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Document 32018R0578

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

IO L 97, 17.4.2018, p. 1–10 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/578/oj

17.4.2018   

EN

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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