Seminar on Impact of New EU Conflict Minerals Legislation

Sep 24, 2017 - Sep 24, 2017 | Italian Exhibition Group in association with the CIBJO, World Jewelry Confederation
Vicenza, Italy
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EU Regulation 2017/821, which will regulate minerals from conflict areas into the European Union, presented to the European Council and European Parliament, after prolonged discussion and deliberation lasting almost 4 years, was finally approved in May 2017. The new regulations affecting the import of gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, places certain compulsory legal obligations that must be diligently followed by importing companies. Hence, the new EU regulations become the third major regulatory framework that has a bearing on the Jewelry industry, after the Kimberley Process dealing with the rough diamond trade and Section 1508 of the United States’ Dodd Frank Act, which regulates the same metals, the 3Ts and gold.

Pursuant to this, Italian Exhibition Group, organizers of the VICENZAORO September jewelry show in association with the CIBJO, the World Jewelry Confederation, have decided to hold a seminar during the period of the September, 2017 show, to educate members of the jewelry trade, on the impact of the new EU regulations pertaining to minerals entering the European Union, from conflict areas.

The Seminar will be held at Fiera di Vicenza, on Sunday, September 24, 2017, the second day of the VICENZAORO September jewelry show, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The seminar will provide members of the jewelry trade with the background on the new legislation and its impact, and present strategies for incorporating the new regulations in their businesses.

Organizer: Italian Exhibition Group in association with the CIBJO, the World Jewelry Confederation

When: September 24, 2017 from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Where: Fiera di Vicenza at the VICENZAORO jewelry show