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Dodd-Frank Section 1502 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502)
The US provision requiring SEC-listed companies to investigate and disclose whether tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold in their products originates from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries.
It created the conflict minerals due diligence programmes now standard in electronics supply chains.
- Also known as
- Conflict minerals rule, 3TG
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- Standards & Organisations, Compliance & regulation
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All four 3TG metals are used in semiconductor packaging and boards, which is why chip suppliers are pulled into the reporting chain.
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