A/RES/65/137
5.
Notes the efforts to further strengthen implementation of the minimum
requirements of the Kimberley Process, to review the implementation of import
confirmation requirements and to examine the application of Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme requirements in cross-border Internet sales;
Also notes the decision of the General Council of the World Trade
6.
Organization of 15 May 2003 granting a waiver with respect to the measures taken to
implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, effective from 1 January 2003
to 31 December 2006, 3 and the decision of the General Council of 17 November 2006
granting an extension of the waiver until 31 December 2012; 4
2F
3F
7.
Takes note of the report of the Chair of the Kimberley Process submitted
pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/109,2 and congratulates the participating
Governments, the regional economic integration organization, the diamond industry
and civil society organizations involved in the Process for contributing to the
development, implementation and monitoring of the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme;
2H
Acknowledges the progress made by Kimberley Process working groups,
8.
Participants and observers during 2010 in fulfilling the objectives set by the Chair to
strengthen implementation of the peer review system, increase the transparency and
accuracy of statistics, promote research into the traceability of diamonds, promote
inclusiveness by broadening the level of involvement by Governments, industry and
civil society in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, foster a sense of
ownership by Participants, improve information and communication flows and
enhance the capacity of the Certification Scheme to respond to emerging challenges;
Notes that the annual reporting process on Kimberley Process
9.
Certification Scheme implementation is the main comprehensive and regular source
of information on the implementation provided by Participants, and calls upon
Participants to submit consistent and substantive annual reports in order to conform
to this requirement;
10. Expresses appreciation to Bangladesh, Belarus and India for receiving
review visits, and welcomes the commitment of those countries to continuously
open their certification systems to reviews and improvements;
11. Acknowledges the efforts of the Kimberley Process to strengthen
implementation and enforcement, and in particular to ensure coordination of
Kimberley Process actions in relation to the occurrence of fraudulent certificates, to
apply vigilance and ensure the detection and reporting of shipments of suspicious
origin and to facilitate the exchange of information in cases of infringement;
12. Stresses that the widest possible participation in the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme is essential, and encourages all Member States to contribute to
the work of the Kimberley Process by seeking membership, participating actively in
the Certification Scheme and complying with its undertakings, and welcomes the
increased involvement of civil society organizations in the Process;
13. Calls upon the Participants of the Kimberley Process to continue to
articulate and improve rules and procedures to further enhance the effectiveness of
the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, and notes with satisfaction the
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World Trade Organization, document WT/L/518. Available from http://docsonline.wto.org.
World Trade Organization, document G/C/W/559/Rev.1. Available from http://docsonline.wto.org.