Conflict minerals regulation
Regulation (EU) 2017/821

On January 1, 2021, Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on conflict minerals entered into force.

This Regulation obliges European Union (EU) importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores and gold (3TG), whose annual imports are above certain thresholds, to perform due diligence in their supply chain with the objective of ensuring that the products they purchase have been mined responsibly and do not contribute to financing conflict or other related illegal practices.

To ensure and demonstrate that the minerals they purchase have been sourced responsibly, importing companies should introduce well-documented internal management systems and processes to identify, manage and report on their supply chain risks (risks that the minerals and metals they purchase may have been sourced from conflict zones, violated human rights or may have contributed to the financing of conflict).

Policy of DCM Sistemes in relation to Conflicting Minerals:

• DCM Sistemes is committed to taking measures to prevent the illegal and unethical supply of metals from the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries.
• DCM Sistemes requires its suppliers to comply with the regulations and, in this sense, to put in place processes aimed at guaranteeing that no metal contained in its products comes from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo or in surrounding regions.
• DCM Sistemes requieres its suppliers to determine the origin of the specific minerals and, for this purpose, to transmit this requirement through its own supply chain.
• If DCM Sistemes is aware that a supplier supply chain includes metals from conflict zones, DCM Sistemes will take the appropriate measures to remedy the situation.

* Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

** Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition - Global e-Sustainability Initiative