Free Download-Greenberg Traurig Alert: SEC Proposes Rule Relating to Conflict Mineral Disclosure Requirements for Product Manufacturers in Dodd-Frank Act

by Gretchen N. Miller

The SEC issued a proposed rule implementing the provisions of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on December 15^,2010. Section 1502 imposes new reporting requirements on companies that manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products that use certain "conflict minerals" or their derivatives. Companies potentially subject to Section 1502 must be prepared to comply with these disclosure requirements as part of their annual reports for the fiscal year that begins after the final rule is adopted.

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