Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2003

of 11 February 2003

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 19(3), (6) and Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The chair of the Kimberley Process and participants provided the Commission with the relevant information concerning participants and the competent authorities they have designated to issue and validate their certificates.

(2) The United Kingdom and Belgium have designated Community authorities and informed the Commission thereof. The Commission concluded that sufficient evidence was provided that these Community authorities can reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. Those Member States also notified to the Commission the offices where the formalities provided for in that Regulation can be completed as well as the location of such offices.

(3) In order to improve the security and functionality of the Community certificate certain technical characteristics laid out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended.

(4) The measures provided for in Article 1(2) of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee designated in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:

1. The text contained in Annex I to this Regulation is added to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

2. The text contained in Annex II to this Regulation is added to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

3. Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:

(a) the heading "Materials" is amended as follows:

(i) the second indent is replaced by:

"- Watermarked with invisible (yellow/red) UV fibres;"

(ii) the third indent is replaced by:

"- Solvent sensitive;"

(iii) the fifth indent is replaced by:

"- 95 g/m2 paper;"

(b) the heading "Printing" is amended as follows:

(i) in the first indent the text "- Rainbow background tint (solvent sensitive) (colour definition: pantone blue-rose)" is replaced by: "- Rainbow background tint (solvent sensitive);"

(ii) in the eighth indent the text "MELT feature reading 'KPCS'" is replaced by: "Micro-text reading 'KPCS';";

(c) under the heading "Numbering", in the fourth and fifth indent, "6 digit" is replaced by "8 digit";

(d) under the heading "Layout and finishing - Obligatory features", the first line is replaced by: "Slot perforated in 1 position, cut to singles A4 size, at 100 mm from right edge".

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall apply for a renewable three month period after that date.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 February 2003.

For the Commission

Christopher Patten

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.

ANNEX I

The following text is added under the title of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002:

"ANGOLA

Ministry of Geology and Mines Rua Hochi Min Luanda

ARMENIA

Department of Gemstones and Jewellery Ministry of Trade and Economic Development Yerevan Armenia

AUSTRALIA

- Community Protection Section

Australian Customs Section

Customs House, 5 Constitution Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

- Minerals Development Section

Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

GPO Box 9839 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

BELARUS (Date of participation to be confirmed)

Director, Department of Finance Sovetskaja Str., 7 220010 Minsk Republic of Belarus

BOTSWANA

Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water Resources PI Bag 0018 Gaborone Botswana

BURKINA FASO

CANADA

- 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

- For specimen of the Canadian KP Certificate:

Stewardship Division

International and Domestic Market Policy Division

Mineral and Metal Policy Branch

Minerals and Metals Sector

Natural Resources Canada

580 Booth Street, 10th Floor, Room: 10A6 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E4

- General Enquiries:

Kimberley Process Office Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

10th Floor, Area A-7

580 Booth Street

Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 4

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Representative and Liaison Officer Independent Diamond Valuators (IDV) Immeuble SOCIM, 2ème étage BP 1613 Bangui Central African Republic

CHINA (People's Republic of)

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ)

COTE D'IVOIRE

CONGO (Democratic Republic of)

Centre d'Evaluation, d'Expertise et de Certification (CEEC) 17th floor, BCDC Tower

30th June Avenue

Kinshasha Democratic Republic of Congo

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

European Commission ER/A/2 170, Rue de la Loi B - 1040 Brussels

GABON

Ministry of Mines, Energy, Oil and Hydraulic Resources of Gabon BP 576 or 874, Libreville Gabon

GHANA

Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd) PO box M108 Accra, Ghana

GUINEA

GUYANA

Geology and Mines Commission Georgetown Guyana

INDIA

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council Diamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A, Fr D.B. Marg Mumbai 400 004 India

ISRAEL

Ministry of Industry and Trade PO box 3007 52130 Ramat Gan Israel

JAPAN

United Nations Policy Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2-11-1, Shibakoen Minato-ku 105-8519 Tokyo Japan

KOREA (Republic of)

- UN Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Government Complex Building

77 Sejong-ro, Jongro-gu

Seoul Korea

- Trade Policy Division Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Enterprise 1 Joongang-dong, Kwacheon-City Kyunggi-do Korea

LAOS

Department of Customs Ministry of Finance

LEBANON

LESOTHO

Commission of Mines and Geology PO box 750 Maseru 100 Lesotho

MALTA (Date of participation to be confirmed)

MAURITIUS

Senior Commercial Office Import Division 2nd Floor, Anglo-Mauritius House Mauritius

MEXICO

NAMIBIA

Diamond Commission Ministry of Mines and Energy Private Bag 13297 Windhoek Namibia

PHILIPPINES

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gokhran of Russia 1812 goda ul., 14 121170 Moscow Russia

SIERRA LEONE

- Ministry of Mineral Resources Youyi Building

Brookfields

Freetown Sierra Leone

- Government Gold and Diamond Office Youyi Building

Brookfields

Freetown Sierra Leone

SOUTH AFRICA

South African Diamond Board 240 Commissioner Street Johannesburg South Africa

SRI LANKA

Trade Information Service Sri Lanka Export Development Board 42 Nawam Mawatha Colombo 2 Sri Lanka

SWAZILAND

Geological Surveys and Mines Department Box 9, Mbabane Swaziland

SWITZERLAND

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Export Control Policy and Sanctions Effingerstrasse 1 CH - 3003 Berne

TANZANIA

Commission for Minerals Ministry of Energy and Minerals PO box 2000 Dar es Salaam Tanzania

THAILAND

TOGO (Date of participation to be confirmed)

UKRAINE

International Department Diamond Factory 'Kristall' 600 Letiya Street 21 21100 Vinnitsa Ukraine

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

US Department of State 2201 C St., NW, Washington DC USA

VIETNAM

ZIMBABWE

Principal Minerals Development Office Ministry of Mines and Mining Development Private Bag 7709, Causeway Harare".

ANNEX II

The following text is added under the title of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002:

"1. the Government Diamond Office (GDO) within the United Nations Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH United Kingdom Tel. (44-20) 70 08 69 02 Fax (44-20) 70 08 39 05 e-mail: clive.wright@fco.gov.uk

2. Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Dienst Vergunningen/Service Public Fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Service Licence, Italiëlei 124, bus 71 B - 2000 Antwerpen tel. (32-3) 206 94 70 fax (32-3) 206 94 90 e-mail: Diamond@mineco.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: The Diamond Office, Hovenierstraat 22 B - 2018 Antwerpen".