The Gulf Time Newspaper One of the finest business newspapers in the UAE brought to you by our professional writers and editors.
DUBAI / WAM
The UAE’s Kimberly Process Office and the Dubai Central Laboratory, a Dubai Municipality entity, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to further strengthen technical expertise in the testing of rough diamonds entering the country.
The agreement was signed by Maryam Al Hashemi, UAE Kimberly Process Director and Director — Precious Metals and Stones, DMCC, and Amin Ahmed Mohammed, Director of Dubai Central Laboratory. The partnership complements existing policies, measures and mechanisms that safeguard the diamonds supply chain at a time of significant growth for the UAE’s
diamond industry.
The function of the UAE Kimberly Process Office is to protect the legitimacy of the rough diamond trade. As such, any shipment of rough diamonds imported into the UAE must adhere to certain minimum requirements and undergo an inspection to ensure these standards are met by Kimberly Process officers.
“The UAE Kimberly Process Office is committed to transparency through the implementation of the very best international standards,†said Maryam Al Hashemi.
The UAE has been a member of the Kimberly Process since 2002 and its Certification Sche-me was implemented in 2003 by the Ministry of Economy, making the UAE the first Arab country to introduce the process. In 2016/2017, the UAE was the first Arab country to chair the Kimberly Process headed by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC.