Portugal’s Tax and Customs Authority has been granted authorisation to inspect, check and asses rough diamonds in a further attempt by international authorities to crack down on the illegal trade in ‘blood diamonds’.
On August 7th "Portugal became part of the secure chain implementing the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds in order to counter the trade in blood diamonds," read a statement from Paulo Núncio, the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs.