Implementation of the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds. Recast
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In interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues). Parliament and Council are working toward a provisional agreement, which would still need formal adoption to become law.
Last active 13 Nov 2024
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This recast keeps and clarifies EU controls requiring certificates for international trade in rough diamonds to prevent conflict diamonds entering legitimate trade.
Who it affects
It affects rough-diamond importers, exporters, traders, diamond industry organisations, and service providers involved in rough-diamond shipments involving the EU or Greenland.
Core of the proposal
- Imports require a Kimberley Process certificate, tamper-resistant container, and matching consignment identification.
- Exports require a Union certificate and sealed tamper-resistant container, backed by evidence of lawful import or Greenland origin.
- Diamond organisations may be listed if they run warranty, record-keeping, audit, and member-discipline systems.
- Service providers must exercise due diligence and may not knowingly help circumvent the rules.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Articles changed · 2 across 1 law
- Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002
- entire act: repeals the entire regulation; references construed under correlation table
- art. 22: makes a substantive amendment to Article 22
Latest update
09 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
1st reading – European Parliament → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
1st reading – European Parliament → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker