Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular

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Ref : GL 250

14 November 2013

Dear Sirs,

Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular No. 3/2013

Temporary Suspension of the Central African Republic from the Kimberley Process

This circular informs the trade that the Kimberley Process (KP) has decided to temporarily suspend the Central African Republic. No exports and imports of rough diamonds with the Central African Republic are allowed until further notice^Note.

2. The Department will closely monitor developments and inform the trade regarding any further decisions by KP on this matter. Meanwhile, traders who wish to import/export rough diamonds from/to the Central African Republic will be requested to provide additional documentation and/or information to prove that the intended import/export in question should not be subject to the above decision. The Department will consider such requests for KP Certificate (Import) or KP Certificate (Export) on a case-by-case basis.

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3. If you have any enquiry on the content of this circular, please contact the Non-Textiles Licensing Unit at telephone number 2398 5557.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Crystal YAN)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: In July 2015, KP allowed for resumption of trade in rough diamonds from "compliant zones" in the Central African Republic upon full implementation of the Operational Framework for Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the Central African Republic. Exports of rough diamonds from the Central African Republic was subsequently resumed in 2016.