Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/2004
of 29 April 2004
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 establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 657/2004(2) and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the amending of the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II.
(2) The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia are listed as participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II.
(3) In view of their accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia cease to be participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in their own right on 30 April 2004 and should therefore be removed from the list of Participants. Annex II should be amended accordingly,