Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2149 of 9 December 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, in order to add Italy as a Union authority and to take into account the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
Date: 2020-12-09
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: Italy, United Kingdom, export monitoring, import licence, import policy, international trade, precious stones, trade restriction, withdrawal from the EU








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18.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 428/38








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2149
of 9 December 2020
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, in order to add Italy as a Union authority and to take into account the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union


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 17, Article 19(1 and 2), and Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Withdrawal Agreement (2) sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘United Kingdom’) from the Union and from the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’).












(2)


The transition period set out in Part Four of the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020 when Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement, read in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland will become applicable at the end of the transition period.












(4)


Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 lists the Participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities.












(5)


By virtue of the adoption of the Administrative Decision ‘Admission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme’
                   by Kimberley Process Participants at the Delhi Plenary in November 2019, the United Kingdom is admitted as a Kimberley Process certification scheme Participant, with such participation taking effect only from the date on which Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom should be added to the list of Kimberley Process Participants in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.












(6)


In addition, the addresses of the competent authorities of several participants in the Kimberley Process, found in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, require an update.












(7)


Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Union authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III to that Regulation.












(8)


Following the request for designation of a Union authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 by Italy, the Commission met with the Union authority designated by Italy to verify its preparedness to assume the duties referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The preparations undertaken and the procedures envisaged by the Union authority designated by Italy suggest that it will be able to reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The relevant authority in Italy should therefore be added to the list of Union authorities in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.












(9)


Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, the Union authority in the United Kingdom should be removed from the list of Union authorities in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.












(10)


In accordance with Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, the Commission shall list in Annex V each organisation that fulfils the requirements of Article 17. Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, the London Diamond Bourse and Club should be removed from the list of diamond organisations implementing the system of warranties and industry self-regulation, found in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.












(11)


Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.












(12)


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.












(13)


To allow the Union’s implementation of the Kimberley Process certification scheme in relation to the United Kingdom as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:






(1)


Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;










(2)


Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;










(3)


Annex V is replaced by the text in Annex III 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.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2020.


For the Commission

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
            

Vice-President






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

(2)  Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7).




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 Mineral Resources and Petroleum and Gas




Av. 4 de Fevereiro no 105




1279 Luanda




Angola




Export authority:





Ministry of Industry and Trade




Largo 4 de Fevereiro #3




Edifício Palacio de vidro




1242 Luanda




Angola




ARMENIA





Department of Gemstones and Jewellery




Ministry of Economy




M. Mkrtchyan 5




Yerevan




Armenia




AUSTRALIA





Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade




Investment and Business Engagement Division




R.G. Casey Building




John McEwen Crescent




Barton ACT 0221




Australia




Import and export authority:





Department of Home Affairs




Customs and Border Revenue Branch




Australian Border Force




5 Constitution Ave




Canberra City 2600




Australia




Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources




GPO Box 2013




Canberra ACT 2601




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,




Navik 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 Duty Collection




General Administration of China Customs (GACC)




No 6 Jianguomen Nie Rev.




Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730




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




MACAO, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China





Macao Economic Bureau




Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region




Rua Dr Pedro José Lobo, no. 1–3, 25th Floor




Macao




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




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




ESWATINI





Office for the Commissioner of Mines




Minerals and Mines Departments, Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),




Somhlolo Road,




Mbabane




Eswatini




EUROPEAN UNION





European Commission




Service for Foreign Policy Instruments




Office EEAS 03/330




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




Belgium




GABON





Centre Permanent du Processus de Kimberley (CPPK)




Ministry of Equipment, Infrastructure, and Mines




Immeuble de la Geologie, 261 rue Germain Mba




B.P. 284/576




Libreville




Gabon




GHANA





Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources




Accra P.O. Box M 212




Ghana




Import and export authority:





Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd (PMMC)




Diamond House




PO Box M.108




Accra




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




Import and export authority:





The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council




KP Exporting/Importing Authority




Tower A, AW-1010, Baharat Diamond Bourse




Opp NABARD Bank, Bandra Kurla Complex




Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051




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





Agency for Natural Resources and Energy




Mineral and Natural Resources Division




Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry




1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku




100-8901 Tokyo, Japan




Japan




KAZAKHSTAN





Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan




Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology




11, Mangilik el street




Nur-Sultan




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 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




Import and export authority:





Royal Malaysian Customs Department




Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia,




Kompleks Kementerian Kewangan No 3,




Persiaran Perdana,




Presint 2, 62596 Putrajaya,




Malaysia.




MALI





Ministère des Mines




Bureau d’Expertise d’Évaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts




Cité administrative, P.O. BOX: 1909




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




189 Pachuca Street, Condesa, 17th Floor




Mexico City, 06140




Mexico




Import and export authority:





Directorate-General for Trade Facilitation and Foreign Trade




SE. Undersecretary of Industry and Trade




1940 South Insurgentes Avenue, PH floor




Mexico City, 01030




Mexico




SHCP-AGA. Strategic Planning and Coordination




Customs Administration “2”
                        




160 Lucas Alaman Street, Obrera




Mexico City, 06800




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




Import and export authority:





New Zealand Customs Service




1 Hinemoa Street




PO box 2218




Wellington 6140




New Zealand




NORWAY





Ministry of Foreign Affairs




Department for Regional Affairs




Section for Southern and Central Africa




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




Russian Federation




Import and Export Authority:





Gokhran of Russia




14, 1812 Goda St.




121170 Moscow




Russian Federation




SIERRA LEONE





Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources




Youyi Building




Brookfields




Freetown




Sierra Leone




Import and export authority:




National Minerals Agency




New England Ville




Freetown




Sierra Leone




SINGAPORE





Ministry of Trade and Industry




100 High Street




#09-01, The Treasury




Singapore 179434




Import and Export authority:




Singapore Customs




55 Newton Road




#06-02 Revenue House




Singapore 307987




SOUTH AFRICA





South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator




251 Fox Street




Doornfontein 2028




Johannesburg




South Africa




SRI LANKA





National Gem and Jewellery Authority




25, Galle Face Terrace




Post Code 00300




Colombo 03




Sri Lanka




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





Mining Commission




Ministry of Energy and Minerals




P.O BOX 2292




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




216, Avenue Sarakawa




B.P. 356




Lomé




Togo




TURKEY





Foreign Exchange Department




Ministry of Treasury and Finance




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 of Ukraine




38–44, Degtyarivska St.




Kyiv 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 KINGDOM (1)






Government Diamond Office




Conflict Department




Room WH1.214




Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office




King Charles Street




London




SW1A 2AH




United Kingdom




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




Import and export authority:





U.S. Customs and Border Protection




Office of Trade




1400 L Street, NW




Washington, DC 20229




United States of America




U.S. Census Bureau




4600 Silver Hill Road




Room 5K167




Washington, DC 20233




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




Import and export authority:





Zimbabwe Revenue Authority




Block E 5th Floor, Mhlahlandlela Complex




Cnr Basch Street/10th Avenue




Bulawayo




Zimbabwe




Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe




90 Mutare road,




Msasa




PO Box 2628




Harare




Zimbabwe






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(1)  Without prejudice to the application of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland, in accordance with Article 5(4), read in conjunction with Annex 2, point 47, of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement as of 1 January 2021 (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7).





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, Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie, Dienst Vergunningen en Diamant/Service Public Fédéral Économie,





PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l’Economie internationale, Service Licences et Diamants




(Federal Public Service Economy SME’s, Self-employed and Energy, Directorate-General for Economic Analyses & International Economy)




Italiëlei 124, bus 71




B-2000 Antwerpen




Tel. +32 (0)2 277 54 59




Fax +32 (0)2 277 54 61 or +32 (0)2 277 98 70




Email: 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




Hoveniersstraat 22




B-2018 Antwerpen




CZECH REPUBLIC
In the Czech Republic 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:





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




Email: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz





Permanent service at designated custom office – Praha Ruzyně




Tel. (420-2) 20 113 788 (Mondays to Fridays -7:30am – 15:30pm)




Tel. (420-2) 20 119 678 (Saturdays, Sundays and rest – 15:30pm – 7:30am)




GERMANY
In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Union 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




Email: poststelle.za-idar-oberstein@zoll.bund.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:





Generalzolldirektion




– Direktion VI –




Recht des grenzüberschreitenden Warenverkehrs/Besonderes Zollrecht




Krelingstraβe 50




D-90408 Nürnberg




Tel. +49 228 303-49874




Fax +49 228 303-99106




Email: DVIA3.gzd@zoll.bund.de
IRELAND





The Kimberley Process and Responsible Minerals Authority




Geoscience Regulation Office




Department of Environment, Climate and Communications




29–31 Adelaide Road




Dublin




D02 X285




Ireland




Tel. +353 1 678 2000




Email: KPRMA@DECC.gov.ie
ITALY
In Italy the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Union certificates, will only be done at the following authority:





Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli




Laboratorio chimico di Torino – Ufficio antifrode –Direzione Interregionale Liguria, Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta




Corso Sebastopoli, 3




10134 Torino




Tel. +39 011 3166341 – 0369206




Email: dir.liguria-piemonte-valledaosta.lab.torino@adm.gov.it
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 the competent Italian authority:





Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli




Ufficio Origine e valore – Direzione Dogane




Piazza Mastai, 12




00153 Roma




Tel. +39 06 50245216




Email: dir.dogane.origine@adm.gov.it
PORTUGAL





Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira




Direção de Serviços de Licenciamento




R. da Alfândega, 5




1149-006 Lisboa




Tel. + 351 218 813 843/8




Fax + 351 218 813 986




Email: dsl@at.gov.pt
In Portugal the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of EU certificates, will only be done at the following authority:





Alfândega do Aeroporto de Lisboa




Aeroporto de Lisboa,




Terminal de Carga, Edifício 134




1750-364 Lisboa




Tel. +351 210030080




Fax +351 210037777




Email address: aalisboa-kimberley@at.gov.pt
ROMANIA





Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor




(National Authority for Consumer Protection)




1 Bd. Aviatorilor Nr. 72, sectorul 1 București, România




(72 Aviatorilor Bvd., sector 1, Bucharest, Romania)




Cod postal (Postal code) 011865




Tel. (40-21) 318 46 35/312 98 90/312 12 75




Fax (40-21) 318 46 35/314 34 62




www.anpc.ro


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ANNEX III



‘ANNEX V
List of diamond organisations implementing the system of warranties and industry self-regulation referred to in Articles 13 and 17





Antwerpsche Diamantkring CV




Hoveniersstraat 2 bus 515




B-2018 Antwerpen









Beurs voor Diamanthandel CV




Pelikaanstraat 78




B-2018 Antwerpen









Diamantclub van Antwerpen CV




Pelikaanstraat 62




B-2018 Antwerpen









Vrije Diamanthandel NV




Pelikaanstraat 62




B-2018 Antwerpen






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