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
Date: 2013-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central African Republic, import licence, international trade, movement certificate, precious stones, trade restriction








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28.6.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 177/15








            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 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
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






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




ANNEX




                     ‘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




C.P # 1260




Luanda




Angola




ARMENIA





Department of Gemstones and Jewellery




Ministry of Trade and Economic Development




M. Mkrtchyan 5




Yerevan




Armenia




AUSTRALIA





Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade




Trade Development Division




R.G. Casey Building




John McEwen Crescent




Barton ACT 0221




Australia




BANGLADESH





Export Promotion Bureau




TCB Bhaban




1, Karwan Bazaar




Dhaka




Bangladesh




BELARUS





Ministry of Finance




Department for Precious Metals and Precious Stones




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’ — 4o 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













General Enquiries:





Kimberley Process Office




Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS)




Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)




580 Booth Street, 9th floor




Ottawa, Ontario




Canada K1A 0E4








CAMEROON





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 of





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 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




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




CONGO, Republic of





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 UNION





European Commission




Service for Foreign Policy Instruments




Office EEAS 02/309




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




Belgique/België




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




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, Trade and Labor




Office of the Diamond Controller




3 Jabotinsky Road




Ramat Gan 52520




Israel




JAPAN





United Nations Policy Division




Foreign Policy Bureau




Ministry of Foreign Affairs




2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku




100-8919 Tokyo, Japan




Japan




KOREA, Republic of





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 Republic





Department of Import and Export




Ministry of Industry and Commerce




Vientiane




Laos




LEBANON





Ministry of Economy and Trade




Lazariah Building




Down Town




Beirut




Lebanon




LESOTHO





Department of Mines and Geology




P.O. Box 750




Maseru 100




Lesotho




LIBERIA





Government Diamond Office




Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy




Capitol Hill




P.O. Box 10-9024




1000 Monrovia 10




Liberia




MALAYSIA





Ministry of International Trade and Industry




Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section




Blok 10




Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta




50622 Kuala Lumpur




Malaysia




MEXICO





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




MAURITIUS





Import Division




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




4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building




Intendance Street




Port Louis




Mauritius




NAMIBIA





Diamond Commission




Ministry of Mines and Energy




Private Bag 13297




Windhoek




Namibia




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








NORWAY





Section for Public International Law




Department for Legal Affairs




Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs




P.O. Box 8114




0032 Oslo




Norway




RUSSIAN FEDERATION





Gokhran of Russia




14, 1812 Goda St.




121170 Moscow




Russia




SIERRA LEONE





Ministry of Mineral Resources




Gold and Diamond Office (GDO)




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 and Precious Metals Regulator




SA Diamond Centre




240 Commissioner Street




Johannesburg 2000




South Africa




SRI LANKA





National Gem and Jewellery Authority




25, Galleface Terrace




Colombo 03




Sri Lanka




SWAZILAND





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




SWITZERLAND





State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)




Sanctions Unit




Holzikofenweg 36




CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland




TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY





Export/Import Administration Division




Bureau of Foreign Trade




Ministry of Economic Affairs




1, Hu Kou Street




Taipei, 100




Taiwan




TANZANIA





Commission for Minerals




Ministry of Energy and Minerals




PO Box 2000




Dar es Salaam




Tanzania




THAILAND





Department of Foreign Trade




Ministry of Commerce




44/100 Nonthaburi 1 Road




Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000




Thailand




TOGO





Ministry of Mine, Energy and Water




Head Office of Mines and Geology




B.P. 356




216, Avenue Sarakawa




Lomé




Togo




TURKEY





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




UKRAINE





Ministry of Finance




State Gemological Center




Degtyarivska St. 38-44




Kiev 04119




Ukraine




UNITED ARAB EMIRATES





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 AMERICA





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




VIETNAM





Ministry of Industry and Trade




Import Export Management Department




54 Hai Ba Trung




Hanoi




Vietnam




ZIMBABWE





Principal Minerals Development Office




Ministry of Mines and Mining Development




Private Bag 7709, Causeway




Harare




Zimbabwe’