Brussels, 14/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 14 April, the European Parliament's international trade (INTA) committee adopted - by 22 votes in favour, 16 against and 2 abstentions - the draft regulation (amended by MEPs) on stemming the import of minerals extracted from conflict zones.
The draft regulation proposed by the European Commission in March 2014 (see EUROPE 11032) is based on a European self-certification mechanism for importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, which...