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Document 32004R1458

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2004 of 16 August 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

    OJ L 269, 17.8.2004, p. 21–25 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    OJ L 183M, 5.7.2006, p. 76–80 (MT)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 16/08/2004; Implicitly repealed by 32004R1459

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/1458/oj

    17.8.2004   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 269/21


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1458/2004

    of 16 August 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 913/2004 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II to be amended.

    (2)

    The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair’s Notice of 15 June 2004, has provided an updated list of participants in the scheme. The updating concerns the removal from the list of the Republic of Congo. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 16 August 2004.

    For the Commission

    Christopher PATTEN

    Member of the Commission


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

    (2)   OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 73.


    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

    Rua Hochi Min

    Luanda

    Angola

    ARMENIA

    Department of Gemstones and Jewellery

    Ministry of Trade and Economic Development

    Yerevan

    Armenia

    AUSTRALIA

    Community Protection Section

    Australian Customs Section

    Customs House, 5 Constitution Avenue

    Canberra ACT 2601

    Australia

    Minerals Development Section

    Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

    GPO Box 9839

    Canberra ACT 2601

    Australia

    BELARUS

    Department of Finance

    Sovetskaja Str., 7

    220010 Minsk

    Republic of Belarus

    BOTSWANA

    Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water Resources

    PI Bag 0018

    Gaborone

    Botswana

    BRAZIL

    Ministry of Mines and Energy

    Esplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco “U’ — 3° andar

    70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF

    Brasilia

    BULGARIA

    Ministry of Economy

    Multilateral Trade and Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation Directorate

    12, Al. Batenberg str.

    1000 Sofia

    Bulgaria

    CANADA

    International:

    Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

    Peace Building and Human Security Division

    Lester B Pearson Tower B — Room: B4-120

    125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2

    Canada

    For specimen of the Canadian KP Certificate:

    Stewardship Division

    International and Domestic Market Policy Division

    Mineral and Metal Policy Branch

    Minerals and Metals Sector

    Natural Resources Canada

    580 Booth Street, 10th Floor, Room: 10A6

    Ottawa, Ontario

    Canada K1A 0E4

    General Enquiries:

    Kimberley Process Office

    Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS)

    Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

    10th Floor, Area A-7

    580 Booth Street

    Ottawa, Ontario

    Canada K1A 0E4

    CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

    Independent Diamond Valuators (IDV)

    Immeuble SOCIM, 2eme etage

    BP 1613 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 Madiandonglu

    Haidian District, Beijing

    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

    CONGO, Democratic Republic of

    Centre d'Evaluation, d'Expertise et de Certification (CEEC)

    17th floor, BCDC Tower

    30th June Avenue

    Kinshasa

    Democratic Republic of Congo

    CONGO, Republic of

    Directorate General of Mines and Geology

    Brazzaville

    Republic of Congo

    COTE D’IVOIRE

    Ministry of Mines and Energy

    BP V 91

    Abidjan

    Cote d'Ivoire

    CROATIA

    Ministry of Economy

    Zagreb

    Republic of Croatia

    EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

    European Commission

    DG External Relations/A/2

    B-1049 Brussels

    GHANA

    Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd.)

    Diamond House

    Kinbu Road

    P.O. Box M. 108

    Accra

    Ghana

    GUINEA

    Ministry of Mines and Geology

    BP 2696

    Conakry

    Guinea

    GUYANA

    Geology and Mines Commission

    PO Box 1028

    Upper Brickdam

    Stabroek

    Georgetown

    Guyana

    INDIA

    The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council

    Diamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A, Fr D.B. Marg

    Mumbai 400 004

    India

    ISRAEL

    Ministry of Industry and Trade

    P.O. Box 3007

    52130 Ramat Gan

    Israel

    JAPAN

    United Nations Policy Division

    Foreign Policy Bureau

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    2-11-1, Shibakoen Minato-ku

    105-8519 Tokyo

    Japan

    Mineral and Natural Resources Division

    Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

    1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

    100-8901 Tokyo

    Japan

    KOREA, Republic of

    UN Division

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Government Complex Building

    77 Sejong-ro, Jongro-gu

    Seoul

    Korea

    Trade Policy Division

    Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Enterprise

    1 Joongang-dong, Kwacheon-City

    Kyunggi-do

    Korea

    LAOS, People’s Democratic Republic

    Department of Foreign Trade

    Ministry of Commerce

    Vientiane

    Laos

    LESOTHO

    Commission of Mines and Geology

    P.O. Box 750

    Maseru 100

    Lesotho

    MALAYSIA

    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

    Blok 10

    Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta

    50622 Kuala Lumpur

    Malaysia

    MAURITIUS

    Ministry of Commerce and Co-operatives

    Import Division

    2nd Floor, Anglo-Mauritius House

    Intendance Street

    Port Louis

    Mauritius

    NAMIBIA

    Diamond Commission

    Ministry of Mines and Energy

    Private Bag 13297

    Windhoek

    Namibia

    NORWAY

    Section for Public International Law

    Department of Legal Affairs

    Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    P.O. Box 8114

    0032 Oslo

    Norway

    ROMANIA

    National Authority for Consumer Protection

    Strada Georges Clemenceau Nr. 5, sectorul 1

    Bucharest

    Romania

    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

    Gokhran of Russia

    14, 1812 Goda St.

    121170 Moscow

    Russia

    SIERRA LEONE

    Ministry of Mineral Resources

    Youyi Building

    Brookfields

    Freetown

    Sierra Leone

    SINGAPORE

    Ministry of Trade and Industry

    100 High Street

    #0901, The Treasury

    Singapore 179434

    SOUTH AFRICA

    South African Diamond Board

    240 Commissioner Street

    Johannesburg

    South Africa

    SRI LANKA

    Trade Information Service

    Sri Lanka Export Development Board

    42 Nawam Mawatha

    Colombo 2

    Sri Lanka

    SWITZERLAND

    State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

    Export Control Policy and Sanctions

    Effingerstrasse 1

    3003 Berne

    Switzerland

    TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, Separate Customs Territory

    Import and Export office

    Licensing and Administration

    Board of Foreign Trade

    Taiwan

    TANZANIA

    Commission for Minerals

    Ministry of Energy and Minerals

    PO Box 2000

    Dar es Salaam

    Tanzania

    THAILAND

    Ministry of Commerce

    Department of Foreign Trade

    44/100 Thanon Sanam Bin Nam-Nonthaburi

    Muang District

    Nonthaburi 11000

    Thailand

    TOGO

    Directorate General — Mines and Geology

    B.P. 356

    216, Avenue Sarakawa

    Lomé

    Togo

    UKRAINE

    Ministry of Finance

    State Gemological Center

    Degtyarivska St. 38-44

    Kiev

    04119 Ukraine

    International Department

    Diamond Factory “Kristall’

    600 Letiya Street 21

    21100 Vinnitsa

    Ukraine

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre

    PO Box 63

    Dubai

    United Arab Emirates

    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    U.S Department of State

    2201 C St., N.W.

    Washington D.C.

    United States of America

    VENEZUELA

    Ministry of Energy and Mines

    Apartado Postal No. 61536 Chacao

    Caracas 1006

    Av. Libertadores, Edif. PDVSA, Pent House B

    La Campina — Caraca

    Venezuela

    VIETNAM

    Export-Import Management Department

    Ministry of Trade of Vietnam

    31 Trang Tien

    Hanoi 10.000

    Vietnam

    ZIMBABWE

    Principal Minerals Development Office

    Ministry of Mines and Mining Development

    Private Bag 7709, Causeway

    Harare

    Zimbabwe

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