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35 The CTC projects in Rwanda and the DRC have shown that a mineral certification mechanism inclu ding independent audits can be developed and ap plied at a realistic scale to ASM production in Central Africa The partners in this effort included govern ment authorities from Rwanda and the DRC BGR and mineral producers and traders In cooperation with ICGLR the standards and procedures developed in the pilot projects are to be integrated into a harmo nized regional mineral certification framework Rwanda s Next Steps For Rwandan authorities CTC is a way of building capacity on issues they had identified as critical to their management of the Rwandan mineral sector while at the same time and in cooperation with other partners e g ITRI also meeting international sup ply chain due diligence expectations The CTC stan dard set serves as a realistic guideline on responsible practice for the local ASM sector In this context the Rwanda Bureau of Standards has integrated the CTC standards into the national Mining and Quarrying Code of Practice just as ICGLR has integrated the CTC standards into their regional mineral certifi cation framework As a next step BGR will support the development and implementation of the ICGLR certification scheme in Rwanda and its application to the whole mining sector 7 Outlook DRC s Next Steps DRC authorities including the Ministry of Mines CEEC and SAESSCAM will continue developing cer tification in South Kivu North Kivu Maniema and Katanga in cooperation with BGR At the same time these partners aim to integrate their developing certification systems into the overall regional certifi cation mechanism National and international partners in DRC including BGR will continue the mapping exercise of artisanal mine sites in eastern DRC and provide an initial assessment on the conflict status of these mine sites as a basis for more compre hensive certification efforts ICGLR s Next Steps Based on the Regional Initiative Against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources ICGLR is committ ed to establishing a credible regional framework for mineral certification in the Great Lakes Region ICGLR and its member states are now facing the challenge of implementing this certification scheme across the region in a timely manner On the ground progress will require extensive cooperation with the minerals industry and will have to stand up to public scrutiny on a global scale in order to provide a credible link to downstream supply chain due diligence efforts and satisfy concerned end users 34 2012 BGR Hannover 2012 BGR Hannover