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CIBJO previews congress agenda

March 25, 2008

Milan, Italy—What to term lab-grown diamonds is among the items on the agenda when the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) holds its congress next month in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to the meeting, which is scheduled for April 14-16, three CIBJO commissions released reports detailing the topics they will tackle in Dubai.

In the report from the CIBJO Diamond Commission (CDC), it stated that the CDC does not intend to compromise on the need for full disclosure of lab-grown stones.

The report proposes that the terms "man-made," "laboratory-created" or "[company name]-created" diamond be used to describe these stones.

The CDC also intends to discuss standards for diamond-grading labs and will invite a member of the confederation's Gemmological Commission onto its steering commission.

It will partner with the International Diamond Council in discussing these issues.

The confederation's Marketing and Education Commission will preview its latest publication, The Retailer's Guide to Understanding Diamonds, Gemstones, Pearls and Precious Metals, in Dubai.

The book provides retailers with basic information on the fundamental elements of these materials and a series of "key facts" guides that can be distributed to salespeople.

In its report, the Gemmological Commission stated it had been busy fine-tuning an application form for gemological laboratories interested in being listed by CIBJO.

The resulting 10-article document, the CIBJO Chart for Laboratories, is a result of discussion that started in Vancouver, Canada, during the 2006 congress.

Milan, Italy-based CIBJO is an international organization of jewelry trade organizations. It works to promote worldwide cooperation in the jewelry industry, confront issues that face the trade and promote consumer confidence in jewelry.

For more information about CIBJO, visit its Web site, CIBJO.org.
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