Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2007
of 1 June 2007
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 , and in particular Articles 19 and 20 thereof,
OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 127/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 3).
Whereas:
(1) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair’s Notice of 3 May 2007, has decided to add Liberia to the list of Participants as of 4 May 2007.
(2) Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly. Amendment to Annex II is without prejudice to the specific rules of Council Regulation (EC) No 234/2004 of 10 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1030/2003.
OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1819/2006 (OJ L 351, 13.12.2006, p. 1).
(3) Germany has informed the Commission of changes to the details of its Community authorities.
(4) Annex III should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall be applicable with effect from 4 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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
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

BANGLADESH
Ministry of Commerce
Export Promotion Bureau
Dhaka
Bangladesh

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” — 3o andar
70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF
Brazil

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, 2ème 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
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

CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Ministry of Mines and Energy
BP V 91
Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire

CROATIA
Ministry of Economy
Zagreb
Republic of Croatia

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
European Commission
DG External Relations/A/2
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, Fr D.B. Marg
Mumbai 400 004
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 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

LEBANON
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Beirut
Lebanon

LESOTHO
Commission 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
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 for Legal Affairs
Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
P.O. Box 8114
0032 Oslo
Norway

NEW ZEALAND
Certificate Issuing Authority:
Middle East and Africa Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Private Bag 18 901
Wellington
New Zealand
Import and Export Authority:
New Zealand Customs Service
PO Box 2218
Wellington
New Zealand

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
Export/Import Administration Division
Bureau of Foreign Trade
Ministry of Economic Affairs
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 — Caracas
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’.

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 70
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

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 27-0
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:
Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz
Zoll- und Verbrauchsteuerabteilung
Vorort Außenwirtschaftsrecht
Postfach 10 07 64
D-67407 Neustadt/Weinstraße
Tel. (49-6321) 89 43 49
Fax (49-6321) 89 48 50
E-Mail: diamond.cert@ofdko-nw.bfinv.de

ROMANIA
Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor
Direcția Metale Prețioase și Pietre Prețioase
Strada Georges Clemenceau Nr. 5, sectorul 1
București, România,
Cod poștal 010295
Tel. (40-21) 3184635, 3129890, 3121275
Fax (40-21) 3184635, 3143462
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
E-mail: GDO@gtnet.gov.uk’

Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2007 of 1 June 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (Official Journal of the European Union L 141 of 2 June 2007).