The US State Department, the US Census Bureau and the US Department of the Kimberley Process (USKPA) formalized public-private partnerships as a means of strengthening the process by which US industry can get a confirmation of the state certification of the Kimberley Process for the export of rough diamonds from the United States, IDEX Online .
This system operates in the United States since the country's accession to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) in 2003.
USKPA is a trade association formed in 2003 to manage the issuance of KP Certificates, and is headed by Dr. Martin Hohbaumom (Martin Hochbaum), former managing director of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York. USKPA Board of Directors consists of Dr. Hohbauma, Cecilia Gardner (Cecilia Gardner), the president and chief executive officer of the Committee for Supervision of the US jewelry industry (JVC), which is also a general consultant USKPA, and Mark Hershberg (Mark Gershberg), President of Gemological Laboratory Gemological Science International (New York-Mumbai).
As part of the US system USKPA licenses the individual companies and transport organizations for the purchase and use of KP certificates. Every company that has a license for the export of rough diamonds should make export information in automated system of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in electronic form.
The Licensee shall sign a license agreement, which obliges it to comply with the requirements on reporting on the use of each certificate CP US government agencies to confirm the receipt of batches of diamonds buyers abroad, and to provide security guarantees certificates during their tenure. Each licensee is subject to certification USKPA and the US government. The licensee must also certify that each party is fully consistent with the Clean Diamond Trade, Statute, which ensured the functioning of the KPCS in the United States.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Keller (Andrew Keller), said: "Since the establishment of the US Office of the Kimberley Process in 2003, the US Department USKPA and work in close cooperation for the functioning of the Kimberley Process and to strengthen control of trade in rough diamonds in the United States. Formalized public-private partnership between the US Department of State, the US Census Bureau and USKPA and signing a new Memorandum of Understanding, we look forward to continued cooperation and progress in the strengthening of our internal trading system. "
Assistant director of the US Census Bureau Economic Programs Nick Orsini (Nick Orsini) said: "The US Census Bureau expects to strengthen partnerships required to ensure continued relevance, quality and transparency of the rough diamond export statistics."
Dr. Hohbaum said: "The working mechanism, which was introduced in 2003, allows dealers here in the United States, to acquire and effectively use IP for the export of rough diamonds certificates in accordance with KPCS standards. Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding formalizes this partnership so that all parties are well represented their roles and responsibilities. We appreciate the support and cooperation of the State Department and the Census Bureau, which has always contributed to the fact that the export of rough diamonds from the United States comply with the rules. "
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