Conflict Minerals: EU Agrees Law to Curb Flow of Conflict Minerals

Nov 22, 2016 | Reuters
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The European Union agreed a deal on Tuesday to stem the flow of gold and other metals used to fund armed conflicts or produced in conditions that breach human rights. EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold and their ores will from 2021 have to carry out checks on their suppliers in legislation that will also apply to smelters and refiners.