Quyết định 2567/2005/QĐ-BTM

Pursuant to the Government"s Decree No. 29/2004/ND-CP of January 16, 2004, on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Trade;

Pursuant to the Trade Ministry's Circular No. 11/2002/TT-TM-XNK of December 26, 2002, guiding the management of rough diamond import and export;

Pursuant to the October 5, 2005 Notice of the President of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, to which Vietnam became a full-fledged member on January 1, 2003, announcing that the Government of the Ivory Coast has officially placed a ban on the export of rough diamonds as from November 2002 and suspended the grant of the Kimberley origin certificates for rough diamonds exploited in the Ivory Coast, and at the same time, requesting member countries to suspend the import of rough diamonds originating from the Ivory Coast, aiming to detect and prevent illegal diamond trafficking conducted by rebel groups and their allies to fund conflicts with lawful governments;

At the proposal of the director of the Import-Export Department,

Article 1.- To suspend the import and export of rough diamonds originating from the Ivory Coast.

Article 2.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO."

Article 3.- The director of the Office, the director of the Organization and Personnel Department, the director of the Import-Export Department, heads of concerned agencies under the Trade Ministry, and traders engaged in the import and export of rough diamonds shall have to implement this Decision.