Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/578 of 13 April 2018 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Date: 2018-04-13
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: Venezuela, export monitoring, import licence, import policy, international trade, precious stones, trade restriction








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17.4.2018   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 97/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/578
of 13 April 2018
         
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 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)


The addresses of the competent authorities of several participants in the Kimberley Process require an update.












(3)


In November 2016, the KP Plenary furthermore agreed on the re-admission of Venezuela to the KP certification scheme. This decision follows the outcome of a written procedure and allows Venezuela to resume exports of rough diamonds.












(4)


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, 13 April 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

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




Predio Geominas, 2° Andar 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, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE)




Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No. 50676 Block C




P/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




Lot 19-61, MOC Road (113 Road), Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat 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, 6th floor,




Narvik Street




BP 35601 Yaounde




Cameroon









CANADA




International:




Global Affairs Canada Natural Resources and Governance Division (MES) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2




Canada




For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:




Kimberley Process Office




Lands and Minerals Sector 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 Madian East Road




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 03/330




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




Belgium









GHANA




Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources




Accra P.O. Box M 212




Ghana









GUINEA




Ministry of Mines and Geology




Boulevard du Commerce – BP 295




Quartier Almamya / Commune de Kaloum




Conakry




Guinea









GUYANA




Geology and Mines Commission




P O Box 1028




Upper Brickdam




Stabroek




Georgetown




Guyana









INDIA




Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry




Udyog Bhawan




New Delhi 110 011




India









INDONESIA




Directorate of Export and Import Facility, Ministry of Trade M. I. Ridwan Rais Road, No. 5 Blok I Iantai 4




Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110




Jakarta




Indonesia









ISRAEL




Ministry of Economy and Industry 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 for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan




Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology




11, Mangilik el street




Astana




Republic of Kazakhstan









KOREA, Republic of




Ministry of Foreign Affairs




United Nations Division 60 Sajik-ro 8-gil




Jongno-gu




Seoul 03172




Korea









LAOS, People's Democratic Republic




Department of Import and Export




Ministry of Industry and Commerce




Phonxay road, Saisettha District




Vientiane, Lao PDR




P.O Box: 4107




Laos









LEBANON




Ministry of Economy and Trade




Lazariah Building




Down Town




Beirut




Lebanon









LESOTHO




Department of Mines




Ministry of Mining




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




MITI Tower,




No.7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala Lumpur




Malaysia









MALI




Ministère des Mines




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




Cité administrative, batiman no. 3, 3eme étage




Bamako




République du Mali









MAURITIUS




Import Division




Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Consumer Protection 4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building




Intendance Street




Port Louis




Mauritius









MEXICO




Directorate-General for International Trade in Goods 296 Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, 23th Floor




Mexico City, D.F. 06600




Mexico









NAMIBIA




The Government of Republic of Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy




Directorate of Diamond Affairs Private Bag 13297




1st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)




Windhoek




Namibia









NEW ZEALAND




Middle East and Africa Division




Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade




Private Bag 18 901




Wellington




New Zealand









NORWAY




Ministry of Foreign Affairs




Legal Department




Box 8114 Dep




0032 Oslo, Norway









PANAMA




National Customs Authority




Panama City, Curundu, Dulcidio Gonzalez Avenue, building # 1009




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 Mines and Mineral Resources




The Permanent Secretary




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




Post Code 00300




Colombo 03




Sri Lanka









SWAZILAND




Office for the Commissioner of Mines




Geological Surveys, Minerals and Mines Departments, Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),Somhlolo Road, Mbabane




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




Kikuyu Avenue, P.O BOX




422, 40744 Dodoma




Tanzania









THAILAND




Department of Foreign Trade




Ministry of Commerce




563 Nonthaburi Road




Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000




Thailand









TOGO




The Ministry of Mines and Energy




Head Office of Mines and Geology




6, 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 / Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond




Market (BIST)




Borsa İstanbul, Resitpasa Mahallesi,




Borsa İstanbul Caddesi No 4




Sariyer, 34467, Istanbul




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




U.S. Department of State




Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs




2201 C Street, NW




Washington DC 20520 United States of America









VENEZUELA




Central Bank of Venezuela




36 Av. Urdaneta, Caracas, Capital District




Caracas




ZIP Code 1010




Venezuela









VIETNAM




Ministry of Industry and Trade




Agency of Foreign Trade 54 Hai Ba Trung




Hoan Kiem




Hanoi




Vietnam









ZIMBABWE




Principal Minerals Development Office




Ministry of Mines and Mining Development




6th Floor, ZIMRE Centre




Cnr L.Takawira St/ K. Nkrumah Ave.




Harare




Zimbabwe






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