Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

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The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an international initiative that aims to prevent the trade in conflict diamonds by requiring participating countries to certify the origins of rough diamond exports.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict-prevention mechanism
international certification scheme
trade regulation framework
addresses conflict diamonds
aimsTo prevent trade in conflict diamonds
allows suspension of participants for non-compliance
alsoKnownAs KPCS NERFINISHED
basedOn United Nations General Assembly resolutions on conflict diamonds
certificateIncludes details of shipment destination
details of shipment origin
unique serial number
value of rough diamonds
weight of rough diamonds
certificateMustBe forged-resistant
tamper-resistant
criticizedFor insufficient attention to human rights abuses in diamond supply chains
limited definition of conflict diamonds
weak enforcement mechanisms
defines conflict diamonds as rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance conflict against legitimate governments
developedBy civil society organizations
diamond industry
governments
establishedIn 2003
focusesOn rough diamonds
hasBody Committee on Participation and Chairmanship NERFINISHED
Kimberley Process Plenary NERFINISHED
Working Groups NERFINISHED
hasDocumentType Kimberley Process certificate NERFINISHED
hasMembershipType voluntary participation by states
hasPillar civil society observers
industry observers
participating governments
hasScope rough diamond exports and imports
hasSecretariatFunction rotating chair
hasStructure tripartite
headquarteredIn no permanent headquarters
influenced corporate due diligence standards in the diamond industry
linkedTo United Nations Security Council sanctions on conflict diamonds
monitors implementation by participating countries
namedAfter Kimberley, South Africa NERFINISHED
negotiationsBeganIn 2000
operatesThrough annual plenary meetings
intersessional meetings
originatedFrom meeting in Kimberley, South Africa
regulates international trade in rough diamonds
requires Kimberley Process certificates for each shipment of rough diamonds
certification of origin for rough diamond exports
participants to enact domestic legislation to implement the scheme
participants to ensure all rough diamond exports are accompanied by Kimberley Process certificates
participants to trade rough diamonds only with other participants
participating states to implement internal controls on diamond production and trade
typeOf multi-stakeholder initiative
uses peer review mechanism

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De Beers implementsStandard Kimberley Process Certification Scheme