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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2020
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report

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LivaNova PLC

England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
001-37599
(Commission File Number)
 
98-1268150
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

20 Eastbourne Terrace
London, United Kingdom
W2 6LG
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Keyna Skeffington
Company Secretary
+ 44 (0) 203 325 0665
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019.



INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Section 1—Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
LivaNova PLC, headquartered in London, (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “LivaNova”, “we” or “our”), is a global medical device company focused on the development and delivery of important therapeutic solutions for the benefit of patients, healthcare professionals and healthcare systems throughout the world. Working closely with our global team of medical professionals in the fields of Cardiac Surgery and Neuromodulation, we design, develop, manufacture and sell innovative therapeutic solutions. At LivaNova, we unite to provide hope for patients and their families through innovative medical technologies, delivering life-changing improvements for both the Head and Heart.
LivaNova is filing this Specialized Disclosure report on Form SD (this “Form SD”) for LivaNova’s Neuromodulation and Cardiac Surgery supply chain operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. This Form SD is presented in compliance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
A copy of our Conflict Minerals Report is filed as a part of this Form SD. In accordance with Rule 12b-12 (17 CFR 240.12b-12), a copy of this Form SD may be found on our website at https://investor.livanova.com/sec-filings.

Item 1.02 Exhibits
LivaNova has filed as an exhibit to this Form SD, the Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01.

Section 2—Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.
ExhibitDescription
1.01

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
LivaNova PLC
Date: June 1, 2020
By:/s/ Keyna Skeffington   
Name: Keyna Skeffington
Title: Company Secretary

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Exhibit 1.01
LivaNova PLC
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

This Conflict Minerals Report of LivaNova PLC (this “Report”) has been prepared for the reporting period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to implement disclosure and reporting requirements pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). The Act defines conflict minerals as cassiterite (tin), columbite-tantalite (tantalum), gold, wolframite (tungsten), (together, “3TGs”) or their derivatives (“Conflict Minerals”). The “Covered Countries” for the purposes of the Rule are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. The Rule imposes certain reporting requirements on SEC registrants who manufacture or contract to manufacture products that include Conflict Minerals if such Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the products.
1.Company Overview
This Report has been prepared by the management of LivaNova PLC (“LivaNova,” “we,” “us,” “registrant,” “Company” or “our”). It does not include the activities of variable interest entities that are not required to be consolidated.
This Conflict Minerals Report reports the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) conducted in good faith to determine whether any of the 3TGs in LivaNova’s Neuromodulation and Cardiac Surgery supply chain operations originated from the Covered Countries for the year ended December 31, 2019.
At LivaNova, we understand the importance of bringing both clinical and economic value to our customers. We are a strong, market-leading medical technology and services company, offering a diverse product portfolio and global reach. In fiscal year 2019, LivaNova operated as two business franchises:
Cardiac Surgery: LivaNova is engaged in the development, production and sale of cardiac surgery products, including oxygenators, heart-lung machines, perfusion tubing systems, cannulae and other accessories used for extracorporeal circulation, systems for autologous blood transfusion and blood washing, as well as a complete line of surgical tissue and mechanical heart valve replacements and repair products. In 2018, we acquired the TandemLife business, which is focused on the delivery of leading-edge temporary life support systems, including cardiopulmonary and respiratory support solutions. As 2019 represented TandemLife’s first full fiscal year under LivaNova operational and financial control, the supply chain due diligence activities have been included in this report.
Neuromodulation: LivaNova designs, develops and markets neuromodulation-based medical devices for the treatment of epilepsy, depression, heart failure, and sleep apnea. Our seminal neuromodulation products consist of an implantable pulse generator and connective lead that work to stimulate the vagus nerve; surgical equipment to assist with the implant procedure; equipment and software to configure and set parameters; and magnets to manually suspend or induce nerve stimulation. In 2018, LivaNova acquired the ImThera business, which manufactures an implantable device that stimulates multiple tongue muscles via the hypoglossal nerve for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. As 2019 represented ImThera’s first full fiscal year under LivaNova operational and financial control, the supply chain due diligence activities have been included in this report.
Our broad and complex product range may contain conflict minerals within the following components:



Tantalum, used in capacitors;
Tin, used in electrical components, printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), hardware, and equipment;
Tungsten, used in coatings, alloys, heating elements and electrodes; and
Gold, used in circuit boards, electrodes and electronic components.
LivaNova divested its Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) business in 2018. As such, this report no longer contains information specific to CRM.
Additional information on LivaNova is available at www.livanova.com.
2.General Policy and Team

We strive to conduct our activities in a manner that reflects our mission and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics – which includes being a good corporate citizen, dealing fairly in business, behaving ethically, supporting a safe and healthy workplace, doing business in an environmentally responsible manner, and complying with applicable law. We are committed to ensuring that our supply chain reflects our values and beliefs, including adherence to principles of responsible sourcing for materials for our products. As part of our commitment, LivaNova supports the goals and objectives of Section 1502 of the Dodd Frank Act and upholds responsible sourcing practices. We expect our suppliers to support our efforts to comply with the Dodd Frank Act and to proactively identify and work towards eliminating the use of any minerals that fund or benefit armed groups from within our supply chain. In addition, we expect our suppliers to conduct business operations in an ethical manner and to comply with our Code of Conduct and all applicable laws related to environmental responsibility, workplace health and safety, and human resources.
We have established a cross-functional team to implement our conflict mineral compliance strategy and policy. This team has executive level involvement and access to various subject matter experts from such areas as sourcing, procurement, legal and finance.

3.Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

In beginning our analysis in conjunction with our partners at Assent Compliance, we first determined which of our products contained 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of such products. We then conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry with respect to 3TGs contained in our products by assessing our supply chain in accordance with the framework in The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related supplements for gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (the “OECD Guidance”).

The RCOI was designed to determine whether any 3TGs contained in our products originated in the Covered Countries. We do not purchase minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners and therefore must rely on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the minerals contained in components and materials supplied to us or products manufactured for us.

We began our supplier scoping process by:

Determining which of our products commercially distributed in 2019 potentially contained one or more of the 3TGs;
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Identifying our suppliers that manufactured or contracted to manufacture components or products containing these 3TGs contained in our distributed products; and

Providing this list composed of suppliers and parts associated with the in-scope products to Assent Compliance for upload to the Assent Compliance Manager (“ACM”).

The supply chain survey, and the conflict minerals program as a whole, has been developed and implemented in cooperation with Assent Compliance, a third-party service provider.

To collect data on the materials’ sources of origin procured by the supply chain, LivaNova utilized the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) version 5.12 to conduct a survey of all in-scope suppliers.

During the supplier survey, LivaNova contacted 360 suppliers via ACM, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform provided by Assent Compliance that enables users to complete and track supplier communications, and allows suppliers to upload completed CMRTs directly to the platform for validation, assessment and management. The ACM also provides functionality that meets the OECD Guidance process expectations by evaluating the quality of each supplier response and assigning a health score based on the supplier’s declaration of process engagement. Additionally, the metrics provided in this report, as well as the step-by-step process for supplier engagement and upstream due diligence investigations performed, are managed through this platform.

Via the ACM and Assent Compliance team, LivaNova requested that all suppliers, identified as possibly providing components containing 3TGs, complete a CMRT. Training and education to guide suppliers on best practices and the use of this template was included. Assent Compliance monitored and tracked all communications in the ACM for future reporting and transparency. LivaNova directly contacted suppliers that were unresponsive to Assent Compliances’ repeated communication attempts during the diligence process and requested these suppliers complete the CMRT and submit it to Assent Compliance.

LivaNova’s program continues to include automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT. This data validation is based on questions within the declaration tab of the CMRT which helps to identify areas that require further classification or risk assessment, as well as understand the due diligence efforts of the Tier 1 suppliers. The results of this data validation contribute to the program’s health assessment and are shared with the suppliers to ensure they understand areas that require clarification or improvement.

All submitted forms are accepted and classified as valid or invalid so that data is retained. Suppliers are contacted regarding invalid forms and are encouraged to submit a valid form. Suppliers are also provided with guidance on how to correct these validation errors in the form of feedback to their CMRT submission, training courses and direct engagement help through Assent Compliances’ multilingual Supplier Experience team. Since some suppliers may remain unresponsive to feedback, LivaNova tracks program gaps to account for future improvement opportunities. As of May 20, 2020, there were 10 invalid or incomplete supplier submissions that could not be corrected. As of May 20, 2020, there were 360 suppliers in scope of the conflict minerals program and 201 provided a completed CMRT. LivaNova’s total response rate for this reporting year was 56%.

Based on the findings through the RCOI process, LivaNova was able to determine the countries of origin for a large portion of the 3TGs in its products. As such, LivaNova continued to perform further due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the minerals in question.

There were some suppliers who were unable to provide smelter or refiner lists and suppliers who could not provide full smelter lists. Accordingly, before conducting an in-depth examination of the smelter information itself, it is important to note that since LivaNova was unable to obtain full smelter information from all in-scope suppliers, LivaNova is unable to confidently state the countries of origin for all 3TGs contained in our products.
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4.Due Diligence

4.1 Design of Due Diligence

LivaNova designed its due diligence process to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the due diligence framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and related supplements. The program aligns with the five steps for due diligence that are described by the OECD Guidance and LivaNova continues to evaluate market expectations for data collection and reporting to achieve continuous improvement opportunities.

Due diligence requires LivaNova’s necessary reliance on data provided by direct suppliers and third-party audit programs. There is a risk of incomplete or inaccurate data as the process cannot fully be owned by LivaNova. However, through continued outreach and process validation, this aligns with industry standards and market expectations for downstream companies’ due diligence.

4.1.1 Establish Strong Company Management and Control Systems

Conflict Minerals Policy

LivaNova has adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy, which is provided in section 2 of this report.

Internal Team and Training

LivaNova has established a management team relating to conflict minerals. In 2019, our management team was overseen by the Senior Vice President of Global Operations and a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions such as, supply chain, operations, finance and legal. The team of subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy and was led by the Vice President of Neuromodulation Operations, who acts as the Conflict Minerals Program Manager. Assent Compliance provided relevant training sessions, and members of the team from Sourcing and Operations participated.

LivaNova leverages Assent Compliances’ Managed Services in order to work with dedicated program specialists who support LivaNova’s conflict minerals program. LivaNova communicates regularly with the Assent Compliance team to receive updates on program status. Each member of Assent Compliance’s Customer Success team is trained in conflict minerals compliance and understands the intricacies of the CMRT and conflict minerals reporting, as well as Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Control Systems

Controls include, but are not limited to, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which outlines certain expected behaviors for all employees. In addition, we rely on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied to us, including sources of 3TGs that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers.

Supplier Engagement

As we do not have a direct relationship with 3TGs smelters and refiners, we are engaged and actively cooperate with other manufacturers in our industry and other sectors. We rely primarily on our Tier 1 direct
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suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied to us, including sources of 3TGs that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers.

We have leveraged existing communications within the Company, specifically through our procurement personnel, to encourage supplier interactions with Assent Compliance as well for them to understand the need for completion of the surveys. Feedback from this process has allowed us to enhance, focus, and adapt the training to each user’s needs. It has also allowed for our supplier communications to be more focused and ensure expectations are clear.

Grievance Mechanism

LivaNova proactively promotes ethical behavior and encourages employees to report violation of laws, regulations, our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and our policies and procedures. While we encourage employees to raise issues with their managers, we have also recently introduced a new and improved Ethics and Integrity Helpline where concerns can be reported confidentially and anonymously. All reports received are triaged to ensure timely and effective follow up.

Records Maintenance

We have retained relevant documentation from our RCOI and due diligence process. Through Assent Compliance, a document retention policy to retain conflict minerals related documents, including supplier responses to CMRTs and the sources identified within each reporting period, has been implemented.

4.1.2 Identify and Assess Risk in Our Supply Chain

Because of our size, the complexity of our products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of our supply chain, it is difficult for us to identify actors upstream from our direct suppliers.

As a result of a thorough review of the bill of materials (BOMs) of the products we distributed in 2019, for which we manufactured or contracted out manufacturing, we identified 360 direct suppliers to the company that may provide materials which contain any of the 3TGs. We rely on suppliers whose materials or components contain 3TGs to provide us with information about the source of 3TGs contained in those materials or components. Our direct suppliers similarly rely upon information provided by their suppliers. Many of the largest suppliers either are SEC registrants and subject to the Rule or are suppliers to other SEC registrants that are subject to the Rule.

In accordance with OECD Guidelines, it is important to understand risk levels associated with 3TGs in the supply chain. Smelter(s) or refiner(s) (“SORs”) that are not certified as DRC-Conflict Free by third party sources such as the Responsible Minerals Initiative – RMI pose a potential risk. Where a smelter is not identified as Conflict Free, it is assigned a risk rating of High, Medium, or Low. This rating is based on various factors, including the SOR’s geographic location, including proximity to the Covered Countries, the SOR’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process – RMAP audit status, and any known or plausible evidence of unethical or conflicting sourcing.
We calculate supplier risk based on the chances that a supplier provides 3TGs that may originate from Non-Conflict Free sources. The value of this risk is calculated based on the risk ratings of the smelters declared by that supplier on their CMRT. Based on the above criteria, the following facilities have been identified as being of highest concern to the supply chain:
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUGANDACID003185
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZIMBABWECID002515
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002563
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySUDANCID002567
GoldTony Goetz NVBELGIUMCID002587

When these facilities were reported on a CMRT by one of the suppliers surveyed, risk mitigation activities are initiated. Through our third-party vendor, Assent Compliance, submissions that include any of the above facilities immediately produce a receipt instructing the supplier to take their own risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to products that they supply to the Company, and escalating up to removal of these high-risk smelters from their supply chain.
Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the supplier’s program are:
Do you have a policy in place that includes DRC conflict-free sourcing?
Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
Do you review due diligence information received from your suppliers against your company’s expectations?
Do you verify due diligence information received from your suppliers?

When suppliers answer yes, they are deemed to have a strong program. When suppliers do not meet those criteria, they are deemed to have a weak program.

The SORs listed by suppliers in their CMRTs were matched against a database of verified SORs. Verified SORs were matched against available lists of processors that have been certified by internationally-recognized industry validation schemes, such as the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process – RMAP.

In cases where suppliers and products were associated with certified SORs, they were categorized by the Company as “DRC Conflict Free.”

If the SOR was not certified by an internationally-recognized organization, research was conducted to gain more information about the SOR’s sourcing practices, including countries of origin and transfer, and whether there were any internal due diligence procedures in place or other processes the SOR had taken to track the chain-of-custody on the source of its mineral ores.

Tracing materials back to their mine of origin is a complex aspect of responsible sourcing in our supply chain. We have determined that seeking information about 3TG SORs in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain. This was done by adopting methodology outlined by the RMI’s joint industry programs and outreach initiatives and requiring our suppliers to conform with the same standards to meet the OECD Guidelines, and report to us using the CMRT. Through this industry joint effort, we made reasonable determination of the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain. We also requested that all our suppliers support the initiative by following the
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sourcing initiative and working to align their declared sources with the “Known” and “Conflict Free” lists of sourced metals.

4.1.3 Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks

Together with Assent Compliance, LivaNova developed processes to assess and respond to the risks identified in the supply chain. LivaNova has a risk management plan, through which the conflict minerals program is implemented, managed, and monitored. As the program progresses, escalations are sent to non-responsive suppliers to outline the importance of a response via CMRTs and to outline the required cooperation for compliance to the conflict minerals rules and the Company’s expectations.

Feedback on supplier submissions is given directly to suppliers and educational resources are provided to assist suppliers in corrective action methods or to improve their internal programs. Assent Compliance also communicates directly with smelters that have not yet been determined to be conformant with the RMAP in order to request sourcing information and encourage their involvement with the RMI program.

In cases where suppliers have continuously been non-responsive or are not committed to corrective action plans, LivaNova will assess if replacing that supplier is feasible.

4.1.4  Carry out Independent Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

LivaNova does not have a direct relationship with SORs of 3TGs and as a result, LivaNova does not perform direct audits of these entities in its supply chain. LivaNova relies on the efforts of the industry associations that administer independent third-party SOR audit programs and encourages suppliers with more direct relationships with SORs to participate in comparable due diligence validation activities.

4.1.5 Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
This Conflict Minerals Report is being filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our specialized disclosure report on Form SD and is available on our website at https://investor.livanova.com/sec-filings.

5.Due Diligence Results

During our due diligence efforts, members of Assent Compliance and/or members of the LivaNova supply chain team made at least three follow-up inquiries to each “non-responsive” supplier who did not respond to our initial survey, by phone or email. Assent Compliance reviewed the responses against criteria developed to determine which required further engagement with our suppliers. These criteria included incomplete responses as well as inconsistencies within the data reported in the CMRT. Assent Compliance worked directly with those suppliers to provide revised responses.

The large majority of the responses received provided data at the supplier company level or a division/segment level relative to the supplier, rather than at a level directly relating to a part number that the supplier supplies to us, or were otherwise unable to specify the SORs used for components supplied to us. We were therefore unable to determine whether any of the 3TGs that these suppliers reported was contained in components or parts supplied to us are actually in our supply chain.

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As noted above, we received 201 responses from our in-scope suppliers as of May 20, 2020. Based on these responses, for all responses that indicated a SOR, our third-party consultant compared the facilities listed to the list of SORs maintained by the RMI. If a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as “Conflict-Free,” Assent Compliance confirmed that the name was listed by RMI as a certified SOR. No violations were identified. As of May 20, 2020, we have validated 305 SORs and we are working to validate the additional SOR entries from the submitted CMRTs. Appendix A lists all legitimate smelters and refiners that the suppliers we surveyed reported as being in their supply chains. We have not listed in Appendix A any smelters or refiners that we have not been able to validate. Appendix B includes an aggregated list of the potential countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source conflict minerals, based upon information provided by suppliers and RMI.

Based on the smelter lists provided by suppliers via the CMRTs and publicly available information, we have identified 235 SORs that are certified conflict free smelters by the RMI.

Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin

By requesting our suppliers complete the CMRT, and, as the program progresses, requiring full completion of all necessary smelter identification information which will enable the validation and disclosure of the SORs as well as the tracing of the 3TGs to their location of origin, we have determined that seeking information about 3TGs SORs in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain.

Planned Process Improvements

We intend to take the following steps to improve our conflict minerals program:

Track and add new suppliers, providing components containing 3TG, the conflict minerals program.

Engage with suppliers and direct them to training resources to attempt to increase the response rate and improve the content of the supplier survey responses.

Engage any of our suppliers found to be supplying us with 3TG from sources in the DRC or any adjoining country that they cannot demonstrate are “DRC conflict free” to establish an alternative source of 3TG that they can demonstrate are “DRC conflict free”.

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Appendix A 2019 Smelter or Refiner (SOR) List
The following smelters and refiners were reported by our suppliers as being in their supply chains. Only those which we were able to be validated as being legitimate are provided. The validation process involves cross-referencing incoming data from our suppliers with the Assent Database, as well as the latest publicly available Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) smelter data.
MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
Gold8853 S.p.A.ITALYCID002763
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002708
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000015
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUGANDACID003185
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000019
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002560
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GERMANYCID000035
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UZBEKISTANCID000041
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBRAZILCID000058
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SWITZERLANDCID000077
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JAPANCID000082
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CANADACID000924
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000920
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000090
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.TURKEYCID000103
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSOUTH AFRICACID002850
GoldAurubis AGGERMANYCID000113
GoldBangalore RefineryINDIACID002863
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PHILIPPINESCID000128
GoldBoliden ABSWEDENCID000157
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGERMANYCID000176
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASCOLOMBIACID003421
GoldCaridadMEXICOCID000180
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCANADACID000185
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SWITZERLANDCID000189
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.INDIACID003382
GoldChimet S.p.A.ITALYCID000233
GoldChugai MiningJAPANCID000264
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.CHINACID000343
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GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHGERMANYCID002867
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID003348
GoldDODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbHGERMANYCID000362
GoldDowaJAPANCID000401
GoldDS PRETECH Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003195
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000359
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJAPANCID000425
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJAPANCID003424
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJAPANCID003425
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002561
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZIMBABWECID002515
GoldFujairah Gold FZCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002584
GoldGCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.INDIACID002852
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002459
GoldGold Coast RefineryGHANACID003186
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID002243
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMCHINACID001909
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedCHINACID002312
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID000651
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINACID000671
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGERMANYCID000694
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CHINACID000707
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID000711
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID000767
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINACID000773
GoldHwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000778
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CHINACID000801
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002562
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000807
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTURKEYCID000814
GoldItalpreziosiITALYCID002765
GoldJALAN & CompanyINDIACID002893
GoldJapan MintJAPANCID000823
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GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CHINACID000855
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID000927
GoldJSC UralelectromedRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID000929
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000937
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002563
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCKAZAKHSTANCID000956
GoldKazzincKAZAKHSTANCID000957
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000969
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPOLANDCID002511
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000981
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002605
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKYRGYZSTANCID001029
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAORUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002865
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelrySAUDI ARABIACID001032
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.CHINACID001056
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001058
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.ANDORRACID002762
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001078
GoldLT Metal Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000689
GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001093
GoldMarsam MetalsBRAZILCID002606
GoldMaterionUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001113
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001119
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CHINACID001149
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SINGAPORECID001152
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CHINACID001147
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001153
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001157
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MEXICOCID001161
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPANCID001188
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001193
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.INDIACID002509
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIACID002857
GoldMorris and WatsonNEW ZEALANDCID002282
11


GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001204
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TURKEYCID001220
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUZBEKISTANCID001236
GoldNH Recytech CompanyKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003189
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001259
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAUSTRIACID002779
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001325
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001326
GoldOJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID000493
GoldPAMP S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001352
GoldPease & CurrenUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002872
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID001362
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpACHILECID002919
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001386
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkINDONESIACID001397
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001498
GoldQG Refining, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003324
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICACID001512
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.CHINACID000522
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NETHERLANDSCID002582
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCANADACID001534
GoldSAAMPFRANCECID002761
GoldSabin Metal Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001546
GoldSafimet S.p.AITALYCID002973
GoldSAFINA A.S.CZECH REPUBLICCID002290
GoldSai RefineryINDIACID002853
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001555
GoldSamwon Metals Corp.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001562
GoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANYCID002777
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SPAINCID001585
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINACID002525
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.CHINACID001619
12


GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001622
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID001736
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID002516
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001756
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001761
GoldSovereign MetalsINDIACID003383
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyLITHUANIACID003153
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySUDANCID002567
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001798
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002918
GoldT.C.A S.p.AITALYCID002580
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JAPANCID001875
GoldThe Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID001916
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001938
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID001947
GoldTony Goetz NVBELGIUMCID002587
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynKAZAKHSTANCID002615
GoldTorecomKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001955
GoldUmicore Brasil Ltda.BRAZILCID001977
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandTHAILANDCID002314
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBELGIUMCID001980
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001993
GoldValcambi S.A.SWITZERLANDCID002003
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AUSTRALIACID002030
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANYCID002778
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002100
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002129
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID000197
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCHINACID002224
TantalumAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000092
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID000211
TantalumCP Metals Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003402
13


TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002504
TantalumExotech Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000456
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CHINACID000460
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CHINACID002505
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJAPANCID002558
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002557
TantalumGuangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID000616
TantalumH.C. Starck Co., Ltd.THAILANDCID002544
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGERMANYCID002547
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002548
TantalumH.C. Starck Ltd.JAPANCID002549
TantalumH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID002550
TantalumH.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbHGERMANYCID002545
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CHINACID002492
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID002512
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCHINACID002842
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID000914
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CHINACID000917
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID002506
TantalumKEMET Blue MetalsMEXICOCID002539
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.BRAZILCID001076
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.INDIACID001163
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZILCID001175
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001192
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID001277
TantalumNPM Silmet ASESTONIACID001200
TantalumPRG DooelNORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OFCID002847
TantalumQuantumCleanUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001508
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID002707
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001769
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001869
TantalumTelex MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001891
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TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKAZAKHSTANCID001969
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID002508
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID001522
TinAlphaUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000292
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyVIETNAMCID002703
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINACID000228
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID003190
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID001070
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.CHINACID003356
TinDowaJAPANCID000402
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyVIETNAMCID002572
TinEM VintoBOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)CID000438
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.BRAZILCID000448
TinFenix MetalsPOLANDCID000468
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.CHINACID003410
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCCHINACID000942
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CHINACID000538
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CHINACID001908
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINACID000555
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CHINACID003116
TinGuanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting PlantCHINACID002849
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002844
TinHuichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.CHINACID000760
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CHINACID001231
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.RWANDACID003387
TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.CHINACID003379
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BRAZILCID002468
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MALAYSIACID001105
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BRAZILCID002500
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001142
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BELGIUMCID002773
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SPAINCID002774
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TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZILCID001173
TinMinsurPERUCID001182
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPANCID001191
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIACID002858
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyVIETNAMCID002573
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.THAILANDCID001314
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PHILIPPINESCID002517
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)CID001337
TinPongpipat Company LimitedMYANMARCID003208
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedINDIACID003409
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengINDONESIACID001399
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaINDONESIACID002503
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaINDONESIACID002835
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaINDONESIACID001453
TinPT Refined Bangka TinINDONESIACID001460
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurINDONESIACID001477
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokINDONESIACID001482
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID002706
TinRui Da HungTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001539
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BRAZILCID001758
TinSuper LigasBRAZILCID002756
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.VIETNAMCID002834
TinThaisarcoTHAILANDCID001898
TinTin Technology & RefiningUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003325
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyVIETNAMCID002574
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BRAZILCID002036
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID002158
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedCHINACID002180
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID003397
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JAPANCID000004
TungstenACL Metais EireliBRAZILCID002833
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BRAZILCID003427
16


TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.VIETNAMCID002502
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID002513
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.CHINACID002641
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000258
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.CHINACID000281
TungstenCP Metals Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003448
TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.CHINACID003401
TungstenFujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000499
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002645
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID000875
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002315
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CHINACID002494
TungstenGEM Co., Ltd.CHINACID003417
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000568
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000218
TungstenH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID002542
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGERMANYCID002541
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID000766
TungstenHunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. WujiCHINACID002579
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID000769
TungstenHunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID003182
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002649
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000825
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID002551
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002321
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID002313
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CHINACID002318
TungstenJiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002647
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002317
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002316
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003408
TungstenKennametal FallonUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000966
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000105
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TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003388
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID003407
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002319
TungstenMasan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)VIETNAMCID002543
TungstenMoliren Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002845
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002589
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003416
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PHILIPPINESCID002827
TungstenTejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.VIETNAMCID001889
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002724
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAUSTRIACID002044
TungstenWoltech Korea Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002843
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CHINACID002320
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002082
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID002830
TungstenXinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002095

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Appendix B 2019 Countries of Origin List

This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on publicly available information, our RCOI and due diligence. It is important to note that this is also based on company level responses and therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.

Country of Origin ListCountry of Origin ListCountry of Origin ListCountry of Origin List
AfghanistanEcuadorLithuaniaSaudi Arabia
AlbaniaEgyptLuxembourgSierra Leone
AngolaEnglandMadagascarSingapore
ArgentinaEstoniaMalaysiaSlovakia
ArmeniaEthiopiaMaliSlovenia
AustraliaFinlandMauritaniaSouth Africa
AustriaFranceMexicoSpain
BelarusGermanyMongoliaSudan
BelgiumGhanaMoroccoSuri
BermudaGuineaMozambiqueSuriname
BoliviaGuyanaMyanmarSweden
BrazilHungaryNamibiaSwitzerland
BulgariaIndiaNetherlandsTanzania
BurundiIndonesiaNew ZealandThailand
CambodiaIrelandNigerTurkey
CanadaIsraelNigeriaUganda
Central African RepublicItalyPapua New GuineaUnited Arab Emirates
ChileIvory CoastPeruUnited Kingdom
ChinaJapanPhilippinesUSA
ColombiaKazakhstanPolandUzbekistan
Czech RepublicKenyaPortugalVietnam
DjiboutiKyrgyzstanRepublic of KoreaZambia
Dominican RepublicLaosRussiaZimbabwe
DRC (Covered Countries)LiberiaRwanda
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