The 'Responsible Minerals Assurance Process' (RMAP) scheme, owned by the Responsible Minerals Initiative, has been assessed by the Commission and is now recognised as fully aligned with the requirements of the Regulation. EU importers of minerals can now rely on this scheme to demonstrate that they meet their obligations under the Regulation.
The Conflict Minerals Regulation requires EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold to perform supply chain due diligence, meaning they must take reasonable steps to ensure that the minerals and metals they import are not contributing to financing armed groups or human rights abuses. Industry schemes can enable companies to meet these requirements, including through the performance of third-party audits.
Recognition of this scheme is an important step towards reducing the administrative burden on EU importers, while promoting transparency and efficiency in these value chains. Recognition is also an important step towards establishing a 'List of global responsible smelters and refiners', which would provide for further simplification for Union importers.
The Commission also provided an update on the state of play regarding the process towards recognising other due diligence schemes under the Conflict Minerals Regulation.
More information on the recognition of schemes and the implications of the recognition of equivalence of RMAP is available in the Frequently Asked Questions.
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- Publication date
- 17 October 2025
- Author
- Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
- Location
- Brussels
- Trade topics
- Conflict minerals