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Document 32008R1268
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
OJ L 338, 17.12.2008, p. 39–45
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Relation | Act | Comment | Subdivision concerned | From | To |
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Modifies | 32002R2368 | Amendment | article 4 | 18/12/2008 | |
Modifies | 32002R2368 | Replacement | article 6.2L2 | 18/12/2008 | |
Modifies | 32002R2368 | abolition | article 3.2L2 | 18/12/2008 |
17.12.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 338/39 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1268/2008
of 12 December 2008
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), and in particular Articles 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Delhi Plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process has revised the list of Participants who meet the minimum requirements of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. |
(2) |
The addresses of the KP authorities of some Participants need to be updated. |
(3) |
Annex II should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by Annex I 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, 12 December 2008.
For the Commission
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
‘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 |
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, Energy & Water Resources |
PI Bag 0018 |
Gaborone |
Botswana |
BRAZIL
Ministry of Mines and Energy |
Esplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco “U” — 4o andar |
70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF |
Brazil |
CANADA
International:
|
General Enquiries:
|
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 Madiandonglu |
Haidian District, Beijing 100088 |
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
Bureau d'expertise, d'évaluation et de certification (BEEC) |
Ministère des Mines, des Industries Minières et de la Géologie |
BP 2474 |
Brazzaville |
Republic of Congo |
CROATIA
Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Croatia |
Ulica grada Vukovara 78 |
10000 Zagreb |
Croatia |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
European Commission |
DG External Relations/A/2 |
170, rue de la Loi |
B-1049 Brussels |
Belgium |
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 |
P O Box 1028 |
Upper Brickdam |
Stabroek |
Georgetown |
Guyana |
INDIA
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council |
Diamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A |
Mumbai 400004 |
India |
INDONESIA
Directorate-General of Foreign Trade |
Ministry of Trade |
JI M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5 |
Blok I Iantai 4 |
Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
ISRAEL
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor |
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 |
KOREA, Republic of
Export Control Policy Division |
Ministry of Knowledge Economy |
Government Complex |
Jungang-dong 1, Gwacheon-si |
Gyeonggi-do 427-723 |
Seoul |
Korea |
LAOS, People’s Democratic Republic
Department of Import and Export |
Ministry of Industry and Commerce |
Vientiane |
Laos |
LEBANON
Ministry of Economy and Trade |
Lazariah Building |
Down Town |
Beirut |
Lebanon |
LESOTHO
Department of Mines and Geology |
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 |
Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section |
Blok 10 |
Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta |
50622 Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
MAURITIUS
Import Division |
Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives |
4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building |
Intendance Street |
Port Louis |
Mauritius |
MEXICO
Secretaría de Economía |
Dirección General de Política Comercial |
Alfonso Reyes No 30, Colonia Hipódromo Condesa, Piso 16. |
Delegación Cuactemoc, Código Postal: 06140 México, D.F. |
México |
NAMIBIA
Diamond Commission |
Ministry of Mines and Energy |
Private Bag 13297 |
Windhoek |
Namibia |
NEW ZEALAND
Certificate Issuing authority:
|
Import and Export Authority:
|
NORWAY
Section for Public International Law |
Department for Legal Affairs |
Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
P.O. Box 8114 |
0032 Oslo |
Norway |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gokhran of Russia |
14, 1812 Goda St. |
121170 Moscow |
Russia |
SIERRA LEONE
Ministry of Mineral Resources |
Gold and Diamond Office (GDO) |
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 and Precious Metals Regulator |
SA Diamond Centre |
240 Commissioner Street |
Johannesburg 2000 |
South Africa |
SRI LANKA
National Gem and Jewellery Authority |
25, Galleface Terrace |
Colombo 03 |
Sri Lanka |
SWITZERLAND
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) |
Task Force Sanctions |
Effingerstrasse 27 |
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 |
PO Box 2000 |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania |
THAILAND
Department of Foreign Trade |
Ministry of Commerce |
44/100 Nonthaburi 1 Road |
Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000 |
Thailand |
TOGO
Ministry of Mine, Energy and Water |
Head Office of Mines and Geology |
B.P. 356 |
216, Avenue Sarakawa |
Lomé |
Togo |
TURKEY
Foreign Exchange Department
|
Import and Export Authority:
|
UKRAINE
Ministry of Finance |
State Gemological Center |
Degtyarivska St. 38-44 |
Kiev 04119 |
Ukraine |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
U.A.E Kimberley Process Office |
Dubai Multi Commodities Center |
Dubai Airport Free Zone |
Emirates Security Building |
Block B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20 |
Dubai |
United Arab Emirates |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United States Kimberley Process Authority |
11 West 47 Street 11th floor |
New York, NY 10036 |
United States of America |
U.S. Department of State |
Room 4843 EB/ESC |
2201 C Street, NW |
Washington D.C. 20520 |
United States of America |
VIETNAM
Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Import Export Management Department |
54 Hai Ba Trung |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
ZIMBABWE
Principal Minerals Development Office |
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development |
Private Bag 7709, Causeway |
Harare |
Zimbabwe’ |
ANNEX II
‘ANNEX III
List of Member States' competent authorities and their tasks as referred to in Articles 2 and 19
BELGIUM
Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Dienst Vergunningen/Service Public Fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Service Licence, |
Italiëlei 124, bus 71 |
B-2000 Antwerpen |
Tel. (32-3) 206 94 72 |
Fax (32-3) 206 94 90 |
E-mail: kpcs-belgiumdiamonds@economie.fgov.be |
In Belgium the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:
The Diamond Office, |
Hovenierstraat 22 |
B-2018 Antwerpen |
BULGARIA
Ministry of Finance, |
External Finance Directorate |
102, G. Rakovski str. |
Sofia, 1040 |
Bulgaria |
Tel. (359.2) 985.924.01/985.924.10/985.924.15 |
Fax (359.2).981.2498 |
E-mail: feedback@minfin.bg |
CZECH REPUBLIC
In the Czech Republic the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:
Generální ředitelství cel |
Budějovická 7 |
140 96 Praha 4 |
Česká republika |
Tel. (420-2) 61 33 38 41, (420-2) 61 33 38 59, cell (420-737) 213 793 |
Fax (420-2) 61 33 38 70 |
E-mail: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz |
GERMANY
In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Community certificates, will only be done at the following authority:
Hauptzollamt Koblenz |
Zollamt Idar-Oberstein |
Zertifizierungsstelle für Rohdiamanten |
Hauptstraße 197 |
D-55743 Idar-Oberstein |
Tel. (49-6781) 56 27-31 |
Fax (49-6781) 56 27-19 |
E-mail: poststelle@zabir.bfinv.de |
For the purpose of Articles 5(3), 6, 9, 10, 14(3), 15 and 17 of this Regulation, concerning in particular reporting obligations to the Commission, the following authority shall act as competent German authority:
Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost |
Krelingstraβe 50 |
D-90408 Nürnberg |
Tel. (49-911) 376-3429, 376-3586, 376-3582 |
Fax (49-911) 376-2270 |
E-mail: diamond.cert@ofdn.bfinv.de |
ROMANIA
Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor |
(National Authority for Consumer Protection) |
Precious Metals and Precious Stones Department |
24 Gral Berthelot, Sect. 1 |
010164, Bucharest |
Tel. (40-21) 318 46 35/312 98 90/312 12 75 |
Fax (40-21) 318 46 35/314 34 62 |
www.anpc.ro |
UNITED KINGDOM
Government Diamond Office |
Global Business Group |
Room W 3.111.B |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
King Charles Street |
London SW1A 2AH |
Tel. (44-207) 008 6903 |
Fax (44-207) 008 3905 |
GDO@gtnet.gov.uk’ |