The “KIMBERLEY PROCESS” is a joint initiation of governments, the international diamond industry and social civic rights organizations, conceived in order to prevent the trade of “CONFLICT DIAMONDS” – rough diamonds traded by rebels and terror movements, in order to finance their armed struggles.

The trade in these illicit stones has contributed to devastating conflicts in countries such as Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an innovative, voluntary system that imposes extensive requirements on Participants to certify that shipments of rough diamonds are free from conflict diamonds. The Kimberley Process is composed of 43 Participants, including the European Community. Kimberley Process Participants account for approximately 99.8% of the global production of rough diamonds.

List of participants

Angola Armenia Australia Belarus Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Canada Central African Republic China, People’s Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Cote D’ Ivoire

Croatia European Community Ghana Guinea Guyana India Israel Japan Korea, Republic of Lao, Democratic Republic of Lesotho Malaysia

Mauritius Namibia Norway Romania Russian Federation Sierra Leone Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka Switzerland Tanzania Thailand