Menu8/2/17: Even though many elements of the EU Conflict Mineral Regulation on importers will not be fully implemented until 2021, all members of the supply chain – both upstream and downstream –will be affected. The July 9, 2017 regulation imposes different obligations on companies at different points along the product life cycle, but all companies should know which requirements will apply to them, when the requirements will become mandatory, and how to comply with them. An article posted by law firm Osborne Clark provides a review of the regulation, its key points, and what companies should be doing now.
