Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/557 of 7 April 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Date: 2016-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central African Republic, directory, export monitoring, import licence, import policy, international trade, precious stones, trade restriction








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12.4.2016   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 96/8








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/557
of 7 April 2016
         
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 20 July 2015, the KP Chair issued a notice regarding the adoption of the Administrative Decision on Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the Central African Republic. KP Participants and Observers reached an understanding that the Central African Republic may commence exports of rough diamonds upon full implementation of the Operational Framework set out in the Annex of the Administrative Decision.












(3)


Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly,





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 following that 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, 7 April 2016.


For the Commission

Federica MOGHERINI
            

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 and 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




CAMBODIA





Ministry of Commerce




Export-Import Department




#19-61, MOC Road (1138 Road)




Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkai Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok




Phnom Penh




Cambodia




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




CANADA
International:





Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development




Human Rights, Governance and Indigenous Affairs Policy Division — MIH




125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2




Canada




For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:





Kimberley Process Office




Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS)




Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)




580 Booth Street, 10th floor




Ottawa, Ontario




Canada K1A 0E4




CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC





Secrétariat permanent du processus de Kimberley




BP 26




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 100088




People's Republic of China




COTE D'IVOIRE





Ministère de l'Industrie et des Mines




Secrétariat Permanent de la Représentation en Côte d'Ivoire du Processus de Kimberley (SPRPK-CI)




Abidjan-Plateau, Immeuble les Harmonies II




Abidjan




Côte d'Ivoire




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'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification




des Substances Minérales Précieuses et Semi-précieuses (CEEC)




3989, av des cliniques




Kinshasa/Gombe




Democratic Republic of Congo




CONGO, Republic of





Bureau d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification




des Substances Minérales Précieuses (BEEC)




BP 2787




Brazzaville




Republic of Congo




EUROPEAN UNION





European Commission




Service for Foreign Policy Instruments




Office EEAS 02/309




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




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





Department of Commerce




Ministry of Commerce & Industry




Udyog Bhawan




Maulana Azad Road




New Delhi 110 011




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 Labour




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




KAZAKHSTAN





Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning




Orynbor str., 8, entrance 7




Administrative building “The house of ministries”
                        




010000 Astana




Kazakhstan




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




Corner Constitution and Parliament Road




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




Block 10




Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta




50622 Kuala Lumpur




Malaysia




MALI





Ministère des Mines




Bureau d'Expertise d'Evaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts




Zone Industrielle Ex. DNGM




Bamako




République du Mali




MAURITIUS





Import Division




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




4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building




Intendance Street




Port Louis




Mauritius




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




NAMIBIA





Diamond Commission




Directorate of Diamond Affairs




Ministry of Mines and Energy




Private Bag 13297




1st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)




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




PANAMA





General Direction of International Economic Affairs




Ministry of Foreign Affairs




San Felipe, Calle 3




Palacio Bolívar, Edificio 26




Panamá 4




Republic of Panama




RUSSIAN FEDERATION
International:





Ministry of Finance




9, Ilyinka Street




109097 Moscow




Russia




Import and Export Authority:





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




#09-01, The Treasury




Singapore 179434




SOUTH AFRICA





South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator




SA Diamond Centre




251 Fox 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




216, Avenue Sarakawa




B.P. 356




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 Centre




Degtyarivska St. 38-44




Kiev 04119




Ukraine




UNITED ARAB EMIRATES





U.A.E. Kimberley Process Office




Dubai Multi Commodities Centre




Dubai Airport Free Zone




Emirates Security Building




Block B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20




P.O. Box 48800




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




Hoan Kiem




Hanoi




Vietnam




ZIMBABWE





Principal Minerals Development Office




Ministry of Mines and Mining Development




Private Bag 7709, Causeway




Harare




Zimbabwe’