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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 622/2013 of 25 June 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing            the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds         

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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 622/2013                     

# of 25 June 2013

# amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international                        trade in rough diamonds                     

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 20 thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 lists the participants in the Kimberley Process (‘KP’) certification scheme and their                              duly appointed competent authorities.

(2)On 23 May 2013, the KP Chair issued a notice confirming that, by written procedure, the KP Participants decided to refrain                              from sending or receiving rough diamond shipments from the Central African Republic until such time that clarity is provided                              on the country’s ability to ensure compliance with KP minimum standards.

(3)Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)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.

(5)In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2013.

*For the Commission, On behalf of the President*,                           

Catherine Ashton                            

*Vice-President*                            

## ANNEXU.K.

### “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**

#### ANGOLAU.K.

Ministry of Geology and Mines

Rua Hochi Min

C.P # 1260

Luanda

Angola

#### ARMENIAU.K.

Department of Gemstones and Jewellery

Ministry of Trade and Economic Development

M. Mkrtchyan 5

Yerevan

Armenia

#### AUSTRALIAU.K.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Trade Development Division

R.G. Casey Building

John McEwen Crescent

Barton ACT 0221

Australia

#### BANGLADESHU.K.

Export Promotion Bureau

TCB Bhaban

1, Karwan Bazaar

Dhaka

Bangladesh

#### BELARUSU.K.

Ministry of Finance

Department for Precious Metals and Precious Stones

Sovetskaja Str., 7

220010 Minsk

Republic of Belarus

#### BOTSWANAU.K.

Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water Resources

PI Bag 0018

Gaborone

Botswana

#### BRAZILU.K.

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Esplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco ‘U’ — 4o andar                     

70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF

Brazil

#### CANADAU.K.

          -  International:  
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Peace Building and Human Security Division

Lester B Pearson Tower B — Room: B4-120

125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2

Canada
 
          -  General Enquiries:  
Kimberley Process Office

Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

580 Booth Street, 9th floor

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 0E4
 

#### CAMEROONU.K.

National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley Process

Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development

Intek Building

Navik Street

P.O. Box 8390

Yaoundé

Cameroon

#### CHINA, People’s Republic ofU.K.

Department of Inspection and Quarantine Clearance

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)

9 Madiandonglu

Haidian District, Beijing 100088

People’s Republic of China

#### HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaU.K.

Department of Trade and Industry

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Peoples Republic of China

Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower

700 Nathan Road

Kowloon

Hong Kong

China

#### CONGO, Democratic Republic ofU.K.

Centre d’Evaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification (CEEC)

17th floor, BCDC Tower

30th June Avenue

Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of Congo

#### CONGO, Republic ofU.K.

Bureau d’expertise, d’évaluation et de certification (BEEC)

Ministère des Mines, des Industries Minières et de la Géologie

BP 2474

Brazzaville

Republic of Congo

#### EUROPEAN UNIONU.K.

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

Office EEAS 02/309

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

Belgique/België

#### GHANAU.K.

Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd)

Diamond House

Kinbu Road

P.O. Box M. 108

Accra

Ghana

#### GUINEAU.K.

Ministry of Mines and Geology

BP 2696

Conakry

Guinea

#### GUYANAU.K.

Geology and Mines Commission

P O Box 1028

Upper Brickdam

Stabroek

Georgetown

Guyana

#### INDIAU.K.

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council

Diamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A

Mumbai 400 004

India

#### INDONESIAU.K.

Directorate-General of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Trade

JI M.I. Ridwan Rais No 5

Blok I Iantai 4

Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110

Jakarta

Indonesia

#### ISRAELU.K.

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor

Office of the Diamond Controller

3 Jabotinsky Road

Ramat Gan 52520

Israel

#### JAPANU.K.

United Nations Policy Division

Foreign Policy Bureau

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

100-8919 Tokyo, Japan

Japan

#### KOREA, Republic ofU.K.

Export Control Policy Division

Ministry of Knowledge Economy

Government Complex

Jungang-dong 1, Gwacheon-si

Gyeonggi-do 427-723

Seoul

Korea

#### LAOS, People’s Democratic RepublicU.K.

Department of Import and Export

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Vientiane

Laos

#### LEBANONU.K.

Ministry of Economy and Trade

Lazariah Building

Down Town

Beirut

Lebanon

#### LESOTHOU.K.

Department of Mines and Geology

P.O. Box 750

Maseru 100

Lesotho

#### LIBERIAU.K.

Government Diamond Office

Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy

Capitol Hill

P.O. Box 10-9024

1000 Monrovia 10

Liberia

#### MALAYSIAU.K.

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section

Blok 10

Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta

50622 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

#### MEXICOU.K.

Secretaría de Economía

Dirección General de Política Comercial

Alfonso Reyes No 30, Colonia Hipodromo Condesa, Piso 16.

Delegación Cuactemoc, Código Postal: 06140 México, D.F.

Mexico

#### MAURITIUSU.K.

Import Division

Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives

4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building

Intendance Street

Port Louis

Mauritius

#### NAMIBIAU.K.

Diamond Commission

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Private Bag 13297

Windhoek

Namibia

#### NEW ZEALANDU.K.

          -  Certificate Issuing authority:  
Middle East and Africa Division

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Private Bag 18 901

Wellington

New Zealand
 
          -  Import and Export Authority:  
New Zealand Customs Service

PO Box 2218

Wellington

New Zealand
 

#### NORWAYU.K.

Section for Public International Law

Department for Legal Affairs

Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

P.O. Box 8114

0032 Oslo

Norway

#### RUSSIAN FEDERATIONU.K.

Gokhran of Russia

14, 1812 Goda St.

121170 Moscow

Russia

#### SIERRA LEONEU.K.

Ministry of Mineral Resources

Gold and Diamond Office (GDO)

Youyi Building

Brookfields

Freetown

Sierra Leone

#### SINGAPOREU.K.

Ministry of Trade and Industry

100 High Street

#0901, The Treasury

Singapore 179434

#### SOUTH AFRICAU.K.

South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator

SA Diamond Centre

240 Commissioner Street

Johannesburg 2000

South Africa

#### SRI LANKAU.K.

National Gem and Jewellery Authority

25, Galleface Terrace

Colombo 03

Sri Lanka

#### SWAZILANDU.K.

Office for the Commissioner of Mines

Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy

Mining department

Lilunga House (3rd floor, Wing B)

Somhlolo Road

PO Box 9,

Mbabane H100

Swaziland

#### SWITZERLANDU.K.

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Sanctions Unit

Holzikofenweg 36

CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland

#### TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORYU.K.

Export/Import Administration Division

Bureau of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Economic Affairs

1, Hu Kou Street

Taipei, 100

Taiwan

#### TANZANIAU.K.

Commission for Minerals

Ministry of Energy and Minerals

PO Box 2000

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

#### THAILANDU.K.

Department of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Commerce

44/100 Nonthaburi 1 Road

Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000

Thailand

#### TOGOU.K.

Ministry of Mine, Energy and Water

Head Office of Mines and Geology

B.P. 356

216, Avenue Sarakawa

Lomé

Togo

#### TURKEYU.K.

Foreign Exchange Department

Undersecretariat of Treasury

T.C. Bașbakanlık Hazine

Müsteșarlığı İnönü Bulvarı No:36

06510 Emek — Ankara

Turkey

Import and Export Authority:

Istanbul Gold Exchange

Rıhtım Cad. No:81

34425 Karaköy — İstanbul

Turkey

#### UKRAINEU.K.

Ministry of Finance

State Gemological Center

Degtyarivska St. 38-44

Kiev 04119

Ukraine

#### UNITED ARAB EMIRATESU.K.

U.A.E Kimberley Process Office

Dubai Multi Commodities Center

Dubai Airport Free Zone

Emirates Security Building

Block B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

#### UNITED STATES OF AMERICAU.K.

United States Kimberley Process Authority

11 West 47 Street 11th floor

New York, NY 10036

United States of America

U.S. Department of State

Room 4843 EB/ESC

2201 C Street, NW

Washington D.C. 20520

United States of America

#### VIETNAMU.K.

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Import Export Management Department

54 Hai Ba Trung

Hanoi

Vietnam

#### ZIMBABWEU.K.

Principal Minerals Development Office

Ministry of Mines and Mining Development

Private Bag 7709, Causeway

Harare

Zimbabwe”                     

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