European Commission Initiative specification of raw materials such as tungsten trade in conflict areas

European Commission website on March 5 announcement, the European High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and Trade Commissioner De Gucht joint proposal , requiring EU countries agreed to stop profiting from raw materials trade financing conflict. The purpose of this proposal is to prevent or reduce areas of conflict or high- risk areas by armed groups in the raw materials trade to support its armed actors , the EU requires companies to adopt a responsible attitude and get tin , tantalum, tungsten, gold and other raw materials through legal channels .

The proposal also put forward a series of recommendations to promote European companies support the norm : For manufacturers phones , copiers , computers, etc. containing tin , tantalum, tungsten and other metals to give incentives through government procurement ; involvement in providing financial support for SMEs ; to take responsible approach to obtain raw materials from the company to give public recognition in areas of conflict ; through policy dialogue and diplomatic ways to cooperate with the national mining, processing and consumption in order to get more countries involved in irregularities ; implementation of development cooperation with the countries concerned ; member governments through its policy support.


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