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    Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2003 of 6 March 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds and rectifying Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2003

    ELT L 64, 7.3.2003, p. 13–17 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 12/05/2003

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/418/oj

    32003R0418

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2003 of 6 March 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds and rectifying Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2003

    Official Journal L 064 , 07/03/2003 P. 0013 - 0017


    Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2003

    of 6 March 2003

    amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds and rectifying Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2003

    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 Regulation 257/2003(2), and in particular Article 19(3) and (6) and Article 20 thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2003(3), provides for the amending of the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme including WTO members and separate customs territories that fulfils the requirements of the scheme.

    (2) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme and participants thereto have provided the Commission with the relevant information concerning the status as participant, in particular, of Algeria, Brazil, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Republic of Congo, Hungary, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Venezuela, and the separate customs territory Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, as well as with additional information regarding other participants. The additional information concerns China, Hong Kong, Ghana, Guinea, Japan, Laos, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Togo, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (3) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 257/2003 was intended to limit only the application of Article 1(1) to a renewable three-month period. Article 2 of that Regulation should therefore be rectified accordingly.

    (4) The measures provided for in Article 2 of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,

    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

    Article 2, second sentence, of Regulation (EC) No 257/2003 is rectified as follows:"Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall apply for a three month period after that date."

    Article 3

    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 apply until 12 May 2003.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003.

    For the Commission

    Christopher Patten

    Member of the Commission

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

    (2) OJ L 36, 11.2.2003, p. 11.

    (3) OJ L 36, 11.2.2003, p. 7.

    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

    ALGERIA

    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 and Water Resources PI Bag 0018 Gaborone Botswana

    BRAZIL

    Ministry of Mines and Energy Esplanada dos Ministerios - Bloco "U" - 3o andar 70065 - 900 Brasilia - DF Brazil

    BURKINA FASO

    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 Canada K1A 0G2

    - 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 2e étage 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

    People's Republic of China

    Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower

    700 Nathan Road

    Kowloon Hong Kong China

    CÔTE D'IVOIRE

    CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

    Centre d'évaluation, d'expertise et de certification (CEEC) 17th floor, BCDC Tower

    30th June Avenue

    Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo

    CONGO, REPUBLIC OF

    CYPRUS

    CZECH REPUBLIC

    Ministry of Finance Letenska 15 Prague 1 Czech Republic

    EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

    European Commission DG External Relations/A/2 170, rue de la Loi B - 1049 Brussels Belgium

    GABON

    Ministry of Mines, Energy, Oil and Hydraulic Resources of Gabon BP 576 or 874 Libreville Gabon

    GHANA

    Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd) Diamond House

    Kinbu Road

    PO 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

    HUNGARY

    INDIA

    The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council Diamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A, Fr D.B. Marg Mumbai 400 004 India

    ISRAEL

    Ministry of Industry and Trade PO 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, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

    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

    Vienetiane Laos

    LEBANON

    LESOTHO

    Commission of Mines and Geology PO Box 750 Maseru 100 Lesotho

    MALAYSIA

    Ministry of Trade and Industry Block 10, Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta 50622 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

    MALTA

    MAURITIUS

    Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives

    Import Division

    2nd Floor, Anglo-Mauritius House

    Intendance Street

    Port Louis Mauritius

    MEXICO

    NAMIBIA

    Diamond Commission

    Ministry of Mines and Energy

    Private Bag 13297 Windhoek Namibia

    NORWAY

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box 8114 Dep. N - 0032 Oslo Norway

    PHILIPPINES

    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

    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

    SWAZILAND

    Geological Surveys and Mines Department Box 9 Mbabane Swaziland

    SWITZERLAND

    State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

    Export Control Policy and Sanctions

    Effingerstraße 1 CH - 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 BP 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

    US Department of State 2201 C St., N.W. Washington DC 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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