Commission Regulation (EC) No 2026/2006 of 22 December 2006 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Date: 2006-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, export monitoring, import policy, international trade, precious stones, trade restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2026/2006

of 22 December 2006

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
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20
December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certifi-
cation
rough
diamonds (1) and in particular Articles 19 and 20 thereof,

international

scheme

trade

the

for

in

Whereas:

Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides
for
the list of participants in the
Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II.

the amending of

Bulgaria and Romania are listed as participants in the
Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II.

In view of their accession to the European Union on
1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania cease to be parti-
cipants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in
their own right on 31 December 2006 and should
therefore be removed from the list of Participants.

rities to fulfil the tasks required by the said Regulation,
and entrusts the Commission with maintaining a list of
Community authorities in Annex III.

(6)

Belgium and Germany have informed the Commission of
changes to the details of
their respective Community
authorities.

(7)

Annex III should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

Article 3

Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 stipulates
that Member States may designate Community autho-

It shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.

For the Commission

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by
L 306,

(EC) No 1636/2006 (OJ

Commission Regulation
7.11.2006, p. 10).

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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

Ministry of Geology and Mines
Rua Hochi Min
Luanda
Angola

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

BANGLADESH

Ministry of Commerce
Export Promotion Bureau
Dhaka
Bangladesh

BELARUS

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

BOTSWANA

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

BRAZIL

Ministry of Mines and Energy
Esplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco “U” — 3o andar
70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF
Brazil

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 0E4

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

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

CHINA, People’s Republic of

Department of Inspection and Quarantine Clearance
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine (AQSIQ)
9 Madiandonglu
Haidian District, Beijing
People’s Republic of China

HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic
of China

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

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CONGO, Democratic Republic of
Centre d’Evaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification (CEEC)
17th floor, BCDC Tower
30th June Avenue
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Ministry of Mines and Energy
BP V 91
Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire

CROATIA

Ministry of Economy
Zagreb
Republic of Croatia

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

European Commission
DG External Relations/A/2
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium

GHANA

Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd.)
Diamond House,
Kinbu Road,
P.O. Box M. 108
Accra
Ghana

GUINEA

Ministry of Mines and Geology
BP 2696
Conakry
Guinea

GUYANA

Geology and Mines Commission
P O Box 1028
Upper Brickdam
Stabroek
Georgetown
Guyana

INDIA

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

INDONESIA

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

ISRAEL

Ministry of Industry and Trade
P.O. Box 3007
52130 Ramat Gan
Israel

JAPAN

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

Mineral and Natural Resources Division
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
100-8901 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, People’s Democratic Republic

Department of Foreign Trade,
Ministry of Commerce
Vientiane
Laos

LEBANON

Ministry of Economy and Trade
Beirut
Lebanon

LESOTHO

Commission of Mines and Geology
P.O. Box 750
Maseru 100
Lesotho

MALAYSIA

Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Blok 10
Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta
50622 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

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MAURITIUS

Ministry of Commerce and Co-operatives
Import Division
2nd Floor, Anglo-Mauritius House
Intendance Street
Port Louis
Mauritius

NAMIBIA

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

NORWAY

Section for Public International Law
Department for Legal Affairs
Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
P.O. Box 8114
0032 Oslo
Norway

NEW ZEALAND

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

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gokhran of Russia
14, 1812 Goda St.
121170 Moscow
Russia

SIERRA LEONE

Ministry of Mineral Resources
Youyi Building
Brookfields
Freetown
Sierra Leone

SINGAPORE

Ministry of Trade and Industry
100 High Street
#0901, The Treasury,
Singapore 179434

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

SWITZERLAND

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

TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, Separate Customs
Territory

Export/Import Administration Division
Bureau of Foreign Trade
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Taiwan

TANZANIA

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

THAILAND

Ministry of Commerce
Department of Foreign Trade
44/100 Thanon Sanam Bin Nam-Nonthaburi
Muang District
Nonthaburi 11000
Thailand

TOGO
Directorate General — Mines and Geology
B.P. 356
216, Avenue Sarakawa
Lomé
Togo

UKRAINE

Ministry of Finance
State Gemological Center
Degtyarivska St. 38-44
Kiev
04119 Ukraine

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

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre
PO Box 63
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

U.S. Department of State
2201 C St., N.W.
Washington D.C.
United States of America

VENEZUELA

Ministry of Energy and Mines
Apartado Postal No 61536 Chacao
Caracas 1006
Av. Libertadores, Edif. PDVSA, Pent House B

La Campina — Caracas
Venezuela

VIETNAM

Export-Import Management Department
Ministry of Trade of Vietnam
31 Trang Tien
Hanoi 10.000
Vietnam

ZIMBABWE

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

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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, 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: 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:

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 (EC) No 2368/2002,
including the issuing of Community certificates, will only be done at the following authority:

OFD Koblenz
— Zoll- und Verbrauchsteuerabteilung —
Vorort Außenwirtschaftsrecht
Wiesenstraße 32
D-67433 Neustadt/Weinstraße
Tel. (49-6321) 89 43 49
Fax (49-6321) 89 48 50
E-Mail: diamond.cert@ofdko-nw.bfinv.de
Contact person: Ms Hiltraud Reinhardt (details as above)
E-Mail: hiltraud.reinhardt@ofdko-nw.bfinv.de

or

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: poststelle@zabir.bfinv.de

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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
E-mail: GDO@gtnet.gov.uk’