President Obama signed an executive order prohibiting the import of any Jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma and any articles of jewelry containing jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma. This is the second time Obama has opted to extend the ban; he first renewed the sanctions against Myanmar in 2009. The ban does not prevent U.S. sales of Burmese jadeite or rubies that were in the country prior to 2008 and it does not extend to exports of Burmese rubies or jadeite from the U.S. nationaljeweler/nj/colored-stones/a/~31530-Obama-again-renews-ban-on
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:29:59 +0000