Commission Regulation (EC) No 1768/2003 of 8 October 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1768/2003
of 8 October 2003
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 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2003(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, including WTO Members and separate customs territories that fulfil the requirements of the scheme.
(2) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair's notice of 11 September 2003, has provided an updated list of participants in the scheme. The updating of the list concerns the addition as participant of Vietnam. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,