Final Text of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation

Feb 3, 2017 | Graham J. Stuart, Rachel Barlow, and Aurella Smith-Anthony
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On 24 January 2017, the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) approved the final compromise text of the EU's long awaited Conflict Minerals Regulation. This paves the way for the text to be formally adopted by the EU institutions in the coming months, with the Parliament expected to vote on the legislation in early March 2017.

The text mirrors the political understanding announced by the European Parliament and Council in June 2016, imposing a mandatory supply chain due diligence obligation, conducted according to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains, on EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (3TG) and their ores from conflictaffected and high-risk areas.