This is a Cross-post from the Conflict Minerals Law blog. Please contact Dynda A. Thomas with any questions. In less than 7 months, the EU conflict minerals regulation will take full effect, and importers into the European Union of certain threshold amounts of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG) and of metals containing 3TG will … Continue Reading
We are pleased to announce the launch of our EU Conflict Minerals Regulation Flowchart, which promises to be a valuable tool for those charged with compliance with the EU conflict minerals regulation. Read more about how to use this exciting new resource on our Conflict Minerals Law Blog.… Continue Reading
Responsible sourcing is a vital consideration for supply chain professionals, however, sourcing valuable minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas is one of the most challenging supply chain concerns. Importers of conflict minerals must meet the obligations of EU Regulation 2017/821, the Conflict Minerals Regulation, requiring third-party audits and disclosures about supply chain due diligence. Our resident conflicts … Continue Reading
Following up on our previous post regarding the SEC Conflict Minerals rule, the Conflict Minerals Law Blog discusses the upcoming Form SD filing deadline and the consequences of the April 7, 2017 Statement. Click below to read more: Conflict Minerals Rule — Will It Stay or Will It Go?… Continue Reading
Now that the matter has been remanded to the Commission, Acting Chairman Piwowar and the SEC Division of Corporation Finance have both issued public statements on the D.C. Court of Appeals decision reaffirming its prior holding that the Conflict Minerals rule “violate[s] the First Amendment to the extent the statute and rule require regulated entities to … Continue Reading
The European Council has approved the conflict minerals regulation, marking the final procedural step before publication. Read the latest update and what to expect next on our Conflict Minerals Law Blog. Final EU Conflict Minerals Regulation – Only the Publication Step Remains… Continue Reading
We’ve published another update on conflict minerals rules, this time regarding the EU regulation. Click below to read about the proposed EU conflict minerals regulation, some similarities it has with the US rule, and importantly what EU importers need to know to comply with its requirements. European Conflict Minerals Regulation — Details On What EU … Continue Reading
Below is a link to our Conflict Minerals Law Blog featuring a post about the legal challenge to the SEC conflict mineral rule and what to expect next. Conflict Minerals Rule Legal Challenge — Done and Done… Continue Reading
On February 8, 2017, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued its Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector. The Guidance promotes a framework of actions that enterprises in this sector can use to address and reduce the negative human rights impacts of their business activities. It’s … Continue Reading
The new obligation on commercial organisations over a certain size to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement has come into force today. There will, however, be transitional provisions to allow affected businesses sufficient time to understand the new requirements and produce a statement. Businesses with a year-end date on or after 31 March 2016 … Continue Reading
Last week, we had the great honor of talking with Amy Stickel at Inside Counsel Magazine about the recently filed California lawsuits based on companies’ California Transparency in Supply Chain Disclosure Act statements and/or their internal supply chain policies. Previously, we’ve written about these lawsuits in this blog here and here. With Amy, we discussed how these lawsuits … Continue Reading
In previous posts, we’ve talked about emerging legislation designed to increase visibility and transparency in supply chains to bring about desirable social ends. We’ve discussed, for instance, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and the UK Modern Slavery Act, both of which require companies to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery from their supply … Continue Reading
