The attached memos outline recent developments regarding the Dodd-Frank "conflict minerals” in Court Case No. 12-1422. This report outlines recent developments regarding the Dodd-Frank "conflict minerals” statute. For those watch companies that must comply - - because they are retailers and must register with the SEC - - the first
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers and Business Roundtable asked a federal court to modify or scrap U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules governing so-called conflict minerals. DOWNLOAD PDF
Memorandum from our attorneys at Covington & Burling regarding the exemption in the Dodd-Frank statute that exempts retailers from the "conflict minerals” reporting requirements where the retailer does not "contract to manufacture” a product, such as a watch, that contains gold, tin and other metals from the Congo and adjacent
The Securities and Exchange Commission February 24 announced that final rules to implement the Dodd-Frank statute are on the horizon. DOWNLOAD PDF
Retailers have begun to ask watch companies for assurances regarding the origin of gold, tungsten and other materials subject to the Dodd-Frank Conflict Mineral provisions. DOWNLOAD PDF