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Ministerial Order im­ple­ment­ing the ICGLR Regional Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion Mechanism in the DRC

The Ministerial Order implementing the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism in the DRC (2012) is a binding regulation issued by the DRC Ministry of Mines, designed to implement the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism.

What You Need to Know

Date of Adoption: 29-Feb-2012.

Purpose: Transposes the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism into DRC law and makes OECD mineral due diligence mandatory.

Key Provisions:
- Art. 7: traceability under the ICGLR manual and the OECD Guidance.
- Art. 8: every chain-of-custody actor must conduct due diligence and integrate the OECD Guidance into its management system.
- Art. 9: third-party audits against OECD Annexes I-III.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reviewed on October 5, 2026 by

Henri Cuin

EIT RawMaterials
External Expert at EIT RawMaterials

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