The Kimberley Process finally came into effect on January 1, 2003. All participating governments — today covering more than 75 diamond producing, trading and polishing countries — agreed to track the movement of rough, uncut diamonds within their borders, and to issue certificates of origin and probity for every international shipment. Countries that are not members of the KP may not trade diamonds with countries that are. With WTO approval, non-members are effectively cut off …
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