Commission Regulation (EC) No 1214/2003 of 7 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1214/2003
of 7 July 2003
amending 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 803/2003(2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has received an application from the London Diamond Bourse and Club to be listed in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 (hereafter "the Regulation").
(2) The London Diamond Bourse and Club has provided the Commission with information to prove that it has fulfilled the requirements of Article 17 of the Regulation, in particular by adopting a code of conduct that will be binding for all its members.
(3) On the basis of the information provided, the Commission has reached the conclusion that listing the London Diamond Bourse and Club in Annex V to the Regulation is justified.
(4) 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,