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The U.S. Department of State updated its participant list of countries eligible for trade in rough diamonds under the nation's Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003, and their respective importing and exporting authorities. The previous revision had been made on December 31, 2008. The Clean Diamond Trade Act requires the sitting president to prohibit the importation into, or the exportation from, the U.S. of any rough diamond, from whatever source, that has not been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. The following list of countries and their representative trading authority is approved for the U.S. trade:
Angola | Ministry of Geology and Mines Armenia | Ministry of Trade and Economic Development Australia | Exporting Authority--Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources; Importing Authority--Australian Customs Service Bangladesh | Ministry of Commerce Belarus | Department of Finance Botswana | Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Brazil | Ministry of Mines and Energy Canada | Natural Resources Canada Central African Republic | Ministry of Energy and Mining China | General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ministry of Mines Republic of Congo | Ministry of Mines Croatia | Ministry of Economy European Union | DG/External Relations/A.2 Ghana | Precious Minerals and Marketing Company Ltd. Guinea | Ministry of Mines and Geology Guyana | Geology and Mines Commission India | The Gem & Jewelry Export Promotion Council Indonesia | Directorate General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Trade Israel | The Diamond Controller Japan | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Republic of Korea | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy Laos | Ministry of Finance Lebanon | Ministry of Economy and Trade Lesotho | Commissioner of Mines and Geology Liberia | Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy Malaysia | Ministry of International Trade and Industry Mauritius | Ministry of Commerce Namibia | Ministry of Mines and Energy Mexico | Economic Secretariat New Zealand | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Norway | The Norwegian Goldsmiths' Association Russia | Gokhran, Ministry of Finance Sierra Leone | Government Gold and Diamond Office Singapore | Singapore Customs South Africa | South African Diamond Board Sri Lanka | National Gem & Jewellery Authority Swaziland | Office of the Commissioner of Mines Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Taiwan | Bureau of Foreign Trade Tanzania | Commissioner for Minerals Thailand | Ministry of Commerce Togo | Ministry of Mines and Geology Turkey | Istanbul Gold Exchange Ukraine | State Gemological Centre of Ukraine United Arab Emirates | Dubai Metals & Commodities Center United States of America | Importing Authority, United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; Exporting Authority--Bureau of the Census Vietnam | Ministry of Trade Zimbabwe | Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
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