Kimberley Process Participation List

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Kimberley Process Participation List

The following list, provided by the HRD, includes those Kimberley Process Participants as per December 2, 2002.

KP Participants that will implement on January 1, 2003:

Angola

Australia

Botswana

Brazil

Burdna Paso

Canada

Central African Republic*

Democratic Republic of Congo

European Community

• Austria

• Belgium

• Denmark

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Greece

• Ireland

• Italy

• Luxembourg

• Netherlands

• Portugal

• Spain

• Sweden

• UK

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

India

Israel

Ivory Coast

Korea (S.)

Lesotho

Mauritius

Mexico

Namibia

Norway

People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong)

Philippines

Russian Federation

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Swaziland

Switzerland

Tanzania

Thailand*

Ukraine*

United Arab Emirates

United States of America

Zimbabwe

KP Participants that will implement at a later date in 2003:

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Japan

Malta

Sri Lanka

*The Kimberley Process Chair, namely South Africa, has formally confirmed the participation of these countries to the Kimberley Process.