Kimberley Process

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KIMBERLEYPROCESS
WORKING GROUP ON STATISTICS
TERMS OF REFERENCE
October 17, 2003 (revised)
The Kimberley Process Working Group on Statistics is mandated to deal with statistical
matters pertaining to rough diamonds, particularly with respect to the production and trade
in rough diamonds, to ensure the effective implementation of the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme.
The current composition of the Working Group on Statistics is given as Appendix 1. The
working group may include representatives of other Participants wishing to contribute to its
activities.
Role
The Working Group will engage in the following activities:
(1) The development of recommendations on the consistent use of common classification
systems, including particularly the Harmonised System commodity classification codes
relating to diamonds;
(2) The collection and compilation of reliable and comparable statistics on the production and
international trade in rough diamonds in line with the principles outlined in Annex III of the
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme;
(3) The development and maintenance of a web site that provides facilities for direct capture
of data submissions and for the release of public compilations of such data;
(4) The dissemination of information to working group members and Participants;
(5) The expert analysis of the data both by Participants and by the Working Group supported
by a high level of expertise on the diamond trade from within the Working Group,
participating organizations and the Diamond Experts Working Group; and
(6) The preparation of reports on progress and issues for presentation at the Plenary meetings
through the Chair of the Kimberley Process.
To accomplish these activities, Working Group members will, on a regular basis, exchange
experiences and other relevant information, including assessments of their national data, in
order to develop the best practices in given circumstances. This interchange will be facilitated
by the Chairperson and the Assistant of the Working Group.

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In all its deliberations, the Working Group will be cognisant of the need to protect
commercially sensitive information.
Operations
The Working Group will normally meet at Plenary Sessions of the Kimberley Process. At
each Plenary Session, the Working Group will submit a report on its activities to the Plenary
through the Chair.
On request of a Participant and with the acceptance thereof by the members, the Working
Group may meet more frequently.
Consensus on the directions to be taken in areas of common interest will normally be achieved
during the meetings of the Working Group. However, the Working Group may address issues
on an ongoing basis through electronic communications, the use of FAX,
teleconferencing, etc., to permit timely decisions to be made.
All decisions taken are subject to the approval of the Chair and the Plenary.
The Chairperson and the Assistant will provide secretariat functions on behalf of the
Working Group. Agendas for Working Group meetings will be prepared with as much
advance notice as possible and will be developed in consultation with all members.
Documentation of Working Group meetings and decisions will be prepared and forwarded to
delegates within one month of the meetings.
The Chairperson, the Assistant and Participants will bring forward action plans or proposals
for consideration by the Working Group.
It is recommended that the Terms of Reference be periodically reviewed and updated to
reflect the evolution of the objectives and activities of the Working Group.
Relationship with other Working Groups
The Working Group on Statistics will provide summaries of its activities to the Plenary
through the Chair of the Kimberley Process as requested by the Chair.
The Committee will establish contacts with other Committees as necessary in order to deal
with issues of common interest.

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APPENDIX 1
Composition of the Working Group on Statistics
OCTOBER 2003 (revised)
The composition of the Working Group shall have regard for equitable geographic rotation
and equitable representation of producing/exporting, importing/exporting and importing
only, Participants.
Taking into consideration the directions stipulated by the Chair of the Kimberley Process on
March 25, 2003 and subsequent directions from Plenary meetings, the composition of the
Working Group is as follows:
Chairperson: Rob Dunn (Canada)
Assistant: Ashok Damarupurshad (South Africa)
Angola: Sebastiao Serafimo
Botswana: Ajay Kumar Garg
Canada: Gabrielle Slivinski
European Community: Oliver Rentschler
Israel: Arie Lev
Russia: Leonid Tolpejnikov
South Africa: Louis Selekane
Switzerland: Fabienne Juilland
United States Of America: Dorothy Lee Brown
World Diamond Council: Mark van Bockstael
NGOs: Ian Smillie
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