Document ID: 32020R2149
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>18.12.2020&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 428/38</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2149
of 9 December 2020
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, in order to add Italy as a Union authority and to take into account the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, ( 1 ) and in particular Article 17, Article 19(1 and 2), and Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>The Withdrawal Agreement&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (&#8216;United Kingdom&#8217;) from the Union and from the European Atomic Energy Community (&#8216;Euratom&#8217;).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>The transition period set out in Part Four of the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020 when Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement, read in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland will become applicable at the end of the transition period.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 lists the Participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>By virtue of the adoption of the Administrative Decision &#8216;<span>Admission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme&#8217;</span> by Kimberley Process Participants at the Delhi Plenary in November 2019, the United Kingdom is admitted as a Kimberley Process certification scheme Participant, with such participation taking effect only from the date on which Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom should be added to the list of Kimberley Process Participants in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>In addition, the addresses of the competent authorities of several participants in the Kimberley Process, found in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, require an update.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Union authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III to that Regulation.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(8)</p></td><td><p>Following the request for designation of a Union authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 by Italy, the Commission met with the Union authority designated by Italy to verify its preparedness to assume the duties referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The preparations undertaken and the procedures envisaged by the Union authority designated by Italy suggest that it will be able to reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The relevant authority in Italy should therefore be added to the list of Union authorities in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(9)</p></td><td><p>Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, the Union authority in the United Kingdom should be removed from the list of Union authorities in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(10)</p></td><td><p>In accordance with Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, the Commission shall list in Annex V each organisation that fulfils the requirements of Article 17. Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, the<span>London Diamond Bourse and Club</span> should be removed from the list of diamond organisations implementing the system of warranties and industry self-regulation, found in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(11)</p></td><td><p>Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(12)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(13)</p></td><td><p>To allow the Union&#8217;s implementation of the Kimberley Process certification scheme in relation to the United Kingdom as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Annex V is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2020.
For the Commission
Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
Vice-President
( 1 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28 .
( 2 ) Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7 ).
ANNEX I
‘ANNEX II
List of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities as referred to in Articles 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19 and 20
ANGOLA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum and Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Av. 4 de Fevereiro no 105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1279 Luanda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Industry and Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Largo 4 de Fevereiro #3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edif&#237;cio Palacio de vidro</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1242 Luanda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ARMENIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Gemstones and Jewellery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Economy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M. Mkrtchyan 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yerevan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
AUSTRALIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Investment and Business Engagement Division</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>R.G. Casey Building</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John McEwen Crescent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barton ACT 0221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Home Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Customs and Border Revenue Branch</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australian Border Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 Constitution Ave</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canberra City 2600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPO Box 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canberra ACT 2601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
BANGLADESH
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Export Promotion Bureau</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TCB Bhaban</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1, Karwan Bazaar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dhaka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
BELARUS
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Precious Metals and Precious Stones</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sovetskaja Str, 7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>220010 Minsk</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Belarus</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
BOTSWANA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Minerals, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No 50676 Block C</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P/Bag 0018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gaborone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
BRAZIL
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mines and Energy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Esplanada dos Minist&#233;rios, Bloco&#8216;U&#8217;, 4<span>o</span> andar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70065, 900 Brasilia, DF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CAMBODIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Commerce</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lot 19&#8211;61, MOC Road (113 Road), Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat Teuk Thla</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CAMEROON
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley Process</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intek Building, 6<span>th</span> floor,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navik Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BP 35601 Yaounde</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CANADA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>International:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global Affairs Canada Natural Resources and Governance Division (MES) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Kimberley Process Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lands and Minerals Sector Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>580 Booth Street, 10th floor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ottawa, Ontario</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada K1A 0E4</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Secr&#233;tariat permanent du processus de Kimberley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BP: 26 Bangui</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central African Republic</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CHINA, People’s Republic of
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Duty Collection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Administration of China Customs (GACC)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No 6 Jianguomen Nie Rev.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People&#8217;s Republic of China</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Trade and Industry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peoples Republic of China</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>700 Nathan Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kowloon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
MACAO, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Macao Economic Bureau</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rua Dr Pedro Jos&#233; Lobo, no. 1&#8211;3, 25th Floor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macao</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CONGO, Democratic Republic of
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Centre d&#8217;Expertise, d&#8217;Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Min&#233;rales Pr&#233;cieuses et Semi-pr&#233;cieuses (CEEC)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3989, av des cliniques</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kinshasa/Gombe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CONGO, Republic of
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Bureau d&#8217;Expertise, d&#8217;Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Min&#233;rales Pr&#233;cieuses (BEEC)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BP 2787</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazzaville</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Congo</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COTE D’IVOIRE
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Minist&#232;re de l&#8217;Industrie et des Mines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secr&#233;tariat Permanent de la Repr&#233;sentation en C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire du Processus de Kimberley (SPRPK-CI)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abidjan-Plateau, Immeuble les Harmonies II</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abidjan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ESWATINI
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Office for the Commissioner of Mines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minerals and Mines Departments, Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somhlolo Road,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mbabane</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eswatini</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
EUROPEAN UNION
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>European Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service for Foreign Policy Instruments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office EEAS 03/330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
GABON
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Centre Permanent du Processus de Kimberley (CPPK)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Equipment, Infrastructure, and Mines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immeuble de la Geologie, 261 rue Germain Mba</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B.P. 284/576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libreville</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gabon</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
GHANA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accra P.O. Box M 212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd (PMMC)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diamond House</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PO Box M.108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accra</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
GUINEA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mines and Geology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Boulevard du Commerce &#8211; BP 295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quartier Almamya/Commune de Kaloum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conakry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
GUYANA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Geology and Mines Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P O Box 1028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Upper Brickdam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stabroek</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgetown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
INDIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Government of India, Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Udyog Bhawan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Delhi 110 011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>The Gem &amp; Jewellery Export Promotion Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KP Exporting/Importing Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower A, AW-1010, Baharat Diamond Bourse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Opp NABARD Bank, Bandra Kurla Complex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bandra (E), Mumbai &#8211; 400 051</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
INDONESIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate of Export and Import Facility, Ministry of Trade M. I. Ridwan Rais Road, No 5 Blok I Iantai 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jakarta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ISRAEL
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Economy and Industry Office of the Diamond Controller</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 Jabotinsky Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ramat Gan 52520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
JAPAN
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Agency for Natural Resources and Energy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mineral and Natural Resources Division</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>100-8901 Tokyo, Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
KAZAKHSTAN
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11, Mangilik el street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nur-Sultan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Kazakhstan</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
KOREA, Republic of
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Nations Division 60 Sajik-ro 8-gil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jongno-gu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seoul 03172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Korea</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
LAOS, People’s Democratic Republic
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Import and Export</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Industry and Commerce</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phonxay road, Saisettha District</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vientiane, Lao PDR</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P.O Box: 4107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
LEBANON
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Economy and Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lazariah Building</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Down Town</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beirut</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
LESOTHO
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Mines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mining</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corner Constitution and Parliament Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P.O. Box 750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maseru 100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
LIBERIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Government Diamond Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mines and Energy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capitol Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P.O. Box 10-9024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1000 Monrovia 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
MALAYSIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of International Trade and Industry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MITI Tower,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala Lumpur</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Royal Malaysian Customs Department</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kompleks Kementerian Kewangan No 3,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Persiaran Perdana,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Presint 2, 62596 Putrajaya,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
MALI <table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Minist&#232;re des Mines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bureau d&#8217;Expertise d&#8217;&#201;valuation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cit&#233; administrative, P.O. BOX: 1909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bamako</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>R&#233;publique du Mali</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
MAURITIUS
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Import Division</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Industry, Commerce &amp; Consumer Protection 4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intendance Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Louis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
MEXICO
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate-General for International Trade in Goods</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>189 Pachuca Street, Condesa, 17<span>th</span> Floor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico City, 06140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Directorate-General for Trade Facilitation and Foreign Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SE. Undersecretary of Industry and Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1940 South Insurgentes Avenue, PH floor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico City, 01030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHCP-AGA. Strategic Planning and Coordination</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Customs Administration &#8220;2&#8221;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>160 Lucas Alaman Street, Obrera</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico City, 06800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
NAMIBIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government of Republic of Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directorate of Diamond Affairs Private Bag 13297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<span>st</span> Aviation Road (Eros Airport)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windhoek</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
NEW ZEALAND
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Middle East and Africa Division</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Bag 18 901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>New Zealand Customs Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Hinemoa Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PO box 2218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellington 6140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
NORWAY
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Regional Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section for Southern and Central Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Box 8114 Dep</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0032 Oslo, Norway</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
PANAMA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>National Customs Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama City, Curundu, Dulcidio Gonzalez Avenue, building # 1009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Panama</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>International:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9, Ilyinka Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>109097 Moscow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and Export Authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Gokhran of Russia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14, 1812 Goda St.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>121170 Moscow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
SIERRA LEONE
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Youyi Building</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brookfields</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freetown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Import and export authority:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Minerals Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New England Ville</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freetown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
SINGAPORE
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Trade and Industry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>100 High Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>#09-01, The Treasury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore 179434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Import and Export authority:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore Customs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55 Newton Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>#06-02 Revenue House</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore 307987</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
SOUTH AFRICA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>251 Fox Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doornfontein 2028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Johannesburg</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
SRI LANKA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>National Gem and Jewellery Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25, Galle Face Terrace</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Post Code 00300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombo 03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
SWITZERLAND
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sanctions Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holzikofenweg 36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Export/Import Administration Division</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bureau of Foreign Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Economic Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1, Hu Kou Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taipei, 100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
TANZANIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Mining Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Energy and Minerals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P.O BOX 2292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40744 Dodoma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
THAILAND
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Department of Foreign Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Commerce</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>563 Nonthaburi Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
TOGO <table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>The Ministry of Mines and Energy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Head Office of Mines and Geology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>216, Avenue Sarakawa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B.P. 356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lom&#233;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togo</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
TURKEY
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Foreign Exchange Department</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Treasury and Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>T.C. Ba&#537;bakanl&#305;k Hazine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>M&#252;ste&#537;arl&#305;&#287;&#305; &#304;n&#246;n&#252; Bulvar&#305; No 36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06510 Emek, Ankara</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and Export Authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Istanbul Gold Exchange/Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market (BIST)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borsa &#304;stanbul, Resitpasa Mahallesi,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borsa &#304;stanbul Caddesi No 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sariyer, 34467, Istanbul</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
UKRAINE
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Gemological Centre of Ukraine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>38&#8211;44, Degtyarivska St.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyiv 04119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>U.A.E. Kimberley Process Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dubai Multi Commodities Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dubai Airport Free Zone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emirates Security Building</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Block B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P.O. Box 48800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dubai</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
UNITED KINGDOM ( 1 )
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Government Diamond Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conflict Department</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Room WH1.214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King Charles Street</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SW1A 2AH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>United States Kimberley Process Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U.S. Department of State</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2201 C Street, NW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Washington DC 20520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1400 L Street, NW</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Washington, DC 20229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U.S. Census Bureau</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4600 Silver Hill Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Room 5K167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Washington, DC 20233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
VENEZUELA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Central Bank of Venezuela</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36 Av. Urdaneta, Caracas, Capital District</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caracas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZIP Code 1010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
VIETNAM
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministry of Industry and Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agency of Foreign Trade 54 Hai Ba Trung</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hoan Kiem</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hanoi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ZIMBABWE
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Principal Minerals Development Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Mines and Mining Development</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6th Floor, ZIMRE Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cnr L.Takawira St/K. Nkrumah Ave.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Import and export authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe Revenue Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Block E 5th Floor, Mhlahlandlela Complex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cnr Basch Street/10th Avenue</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulawayo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90 Mutare road,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Msasa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PO Box 2628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
’ ( 1 ) Without prejudice to the application of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland, in accordance with Article 5(4), read in conjunction with Annex 2, point 47, of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement as of 1 January 2021 ( OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7 ).
ANNEX II
‘ANNEX III
List of Member States’ competent authorities and their tasks as referred to in Articles 2 and 19
BELGIUM
Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie, Dienst Vergunningen en Diamant/Service Public Fédéral Économie,
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction g&#233;n&#233;rale des Analyses &#233;conomiques et de l&#8217;Economie internationale, Service Licences et Diamants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(Federal Public Service Economy SME&#8217;s, Self-employed and Energy, Directorate-General for Economic Analyses &amp; International Economy)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Itali&#235;lei 124, bus 71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-2000 Antwerpen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +32 (0)2 277 54 59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax +32 (0)2 277 54 61 or +32 (0)2 277 98 70</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: kpcs-belgiumdiamonds@economie.fgov.be
In Belgium the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>The Diamond Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hoveniersstraat 22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-2018 Antwerpen</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
CZECH REPUBLIC
In the Czech Republic the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Gener&#225;ln&#237; &#345;editelstv&#237; cel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bud&#283;jovick&#225; 7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>140 96 Praha 4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#268;esk&#225; republika</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. (420-2) 61 33 38 41, (420-2) 61 33 38 59, cell (420-737) 213 793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax (420-2) 61 33 38 70</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Permanent service at designated custom office &#8211; Praha Ruzyn&#283;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. (420-2) 20 113 788 (Mondays to Fridays -7:30am &#8211; 15:30pm)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. (420-2) 20 119 678 (Saturdays, Sundays and rest &#8211; 15:30pm &#8211; 7:30am)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
GERMANY
In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Union certificates, will only be done at the following authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Hauptzollamt Koblenz</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zollamt Idar-Oberstein</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zertifizierungsstelle f&#252;r Rohdiamanten</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hauptstra&#223;e 197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D-55743 Idar-Oberstein</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +49 6781 56 27 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax +49 6781 56 27 19</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: poststelle.za-idar-oberstein@zoll.bund.de
For the purpose of Articles 5(3), 6, 9, 10, 14(3), 15 and 17 of this Regulation, concerning in particular reporting obligations to the Commission, the following authority shall act as competent German authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Generalzolldirektion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8211; Direktion VI &#8211;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recht des grenz&#252;berschreitenden Warenverkehrs/Besonderes Zollrecht</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Krelingstra&#946;e 50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D-90408 N&#252;rnberg</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +49 228 303-49874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax +49 228 303-99106</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: DVIA3.gzd@zoll.bund.de
IRELAND
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>The Kimberley Process and Responsible Minerals Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geoscience Regulation Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Environment, Climate and Communications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29&#8211;31 Adelaide Road</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dublin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D02 X285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +353 1 678 2000</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: KPRMA@DECC.gov.ie
ITALY
In Italy the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Union certificates, will only be done at the following authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laboratorio chimico di Torino &#8211; Ufficio antifrode &#8211;Direzione Interregionale Liguria, Piemonte e Valle d&#8217;Aosta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corso Sebastopoli, 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10134 Torino</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +39 011 3166341 &#8211; 0369206</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: dir.liguria-piemonte-valledaosta.lab.torino@adm.gov.it
For the purpose of Articles 5(3), 6, 9, 10, 14(3), 15, and 17 of this Regulation, concerning in particular reporting obligations to the Commission, the following authority shall act as the competent Italian authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ufficio Origine e valore &#8211; Direzione Dogane</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Piazza Mastai, 12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>00153 Roma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +39 06 50245216</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: dir.dogane.origine@adm.gov.it
PORTUGAL
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Autoridade Tribut&#225;ria e Aduaneira</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dire&#231;&#227;o de Servi&#231;os de Licenciamento</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>R. da Alf&#226;ndega, 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1149-006 Lisboa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. + 351 218 813 843/8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax + 351 218 813 986</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email: dsl@at.gov.pt
In Portugal the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of EU certificates, will only be done at the following authority:
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Alf&#226;ndega do Aeroporto de Lisboa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aeroporto de Lisboa,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Terminal de Carga, Edif&#237;cio 134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1750-364 Lisboa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. +351 210030080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax +351 210037777</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Email address: aalisboa-kimberley@at.gov.pt
ROMANIA
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Autoritatea Na&#539;ional&#259; pentru Protec&#539;ia Consumatorilor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(National Authority for Consumer Protection)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Bd. Aviatorilor Nr. 72, sectorul 1 Bucure&#537;ti, Rom&#226;nia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(72 Aviatorilor Bvd., sector 1, Bucharest, Romania)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cod postal (Postal code) 011865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tel. (40-21) 318 46 35/312 98 90/312 12 75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fax (40-21) 318 46 35/314 34 62</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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’ ANNEX III
‘ANNEX V
List of diamond organisations implementing the system of warranties and industry self-regulation referred to in Articles 13 and 17
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Antwerpsche Diamantkring CV</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hoveniersstraat 2 bus 515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-2018 Antwerpen</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Beurs voor Diamanthandel CV</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pelikaanstraat 78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-2018 Antwerpen</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Diamantclub van Antwerpen CV</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pelikaanstraat 62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-2018 Antwerpen</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Vrije Diamanthandel NV</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pelikaanstraat 62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B-2018 Antwerpen</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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