Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2005 of 12 May 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (This text cancels and replaces the text published in Official Journal L 121 of 13 May 2005, p. 64)
Date: 2005-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, export monitoring, international trade, precious stones, surveillance concerning imports

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2005 of 12 May 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC)
No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough
diamonds

(This text cancels and replaces the text published in Official Journal L 121 of 13 May 2005, p. 64)

‘COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 718/2005

of 12 May 2005

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
trade in rough diamonds (1) and in
scheme for
particular Article 19 thereof,

the international

Whereas:

(2)

(3)

The United Kingdom has informed the Commission of new
address details for its Community authority.

The measures provided for in 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

(1)

The Czech Republic has designated a Community authority and
informed the Commission thereof. The Commission
has
concluded that
this
authority can reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil
the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC)
No 2368/2002.

sufficient evidence was provided that

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the
text of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publi-
cation 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, 12 May 2005.

For the Commission

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/2005 (OJ L 84, 2.4.2005,
p. 8).

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ANNEX

“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, 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.

CZECH REPUBLIC

In the Czech Republic the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation 2368/2002 and the
customs treatment will only be done at:

Generální ředitelství cel
Budějovická 7
140 96 Praha 4
Česká republika
Tel. (420-2) 61 33 38 41, (420-2) 61 33 38 59, cell (420-737) 213 793
Fax (420-2) 61 33 38 70
E-mail: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz

GERMANY

In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation 2368/2002, including the
issuing of Community certificates, will only be done at the following authority:

Hauptzollamt Koblenz
Zollamt Idar-Oberstein
Zertifizierungsstelle für Rohdiamanten
Hauptstraße 197
D-55743 Idar-Oberstein
Tel. (49-6781) 56 27 - 0
Fax (49-6781) 56 27 - 19
E-mail: zaio@hzako.bfinv.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:

Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz
Zoll- und Verbrauchsteuerabteilung
Vorort Außenwirtschaftsrecht
Postfach 10 07 64
D-67407 Neustadt a. d. Weinstr.

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UNITED KINGDOM

Government Diamond Office
Global Business Group
Room W 3.111.B
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Tel. (44-207) 008 6903
Fax (44-207) 008 3905
GDO@gtnet.gov.uk” ’