New Zealand Implementing KP: Report

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(Rapaport…January 13, 2005) New Zealand has restricted rough diamond imports from January 12, in order to implement the Kimberley Process certificate scheme and reduce the trade conflict diamonds, reported stuff.co.nz, a New Zealand web-site, on January 11.

Any rough diamonds without KP certificate would be seized at the border and their importer could face prosecution, said New Zealand Customs Service spokeswoman, Janice Rodenburg.