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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/557

of 7 April 2016

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 the 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) On 20 July 2015, the KP Chair issued a notice regarding the adoption of the Administrative Decision on Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the Central African Republic. KP Participants and Observers reached an understanding that the Central African Republic may commence exports of rough diamonds upon full implementation of the Operational Framework set out in the Annex of the Administrative Decision.

(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K.

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2 U.K.

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, 7 April 2016.

For the Commission

Federica Mogherini

Vice-President

ANNEX U.K.

“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 U.K.

Ministry of Geology and Mines

Rua Hochi Min

C.P # 1260

Luanda

Angola

ARMENIA U.K.

Department of Gemstones and Jewellery

Ministry of Trade and Economic Development

M. Mkrtchyan 5

Yerevan

Armenia

AUSTRALIA U.K.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Trade Development Division

R.G. Casey Building

John McEwen Crescent

Barton ACT 0221

Australia

BANGLADESH U.K.

Export Promotion Bureau

TCB Bhaban

1, Karwan Bazaar

Dhaka

Bangladesh

BELARUS U.K.

Ministry of Finance

Department for Precious Metals and Precious Stones

Sovetskaja Str., 7

220010 Minsk

Republic of Belarus

BOTSWANA U.K.

Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources

PI Bag 0018

Gaborone

Botswana

BRAZIL U.K.

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Esplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco “U” — 4^o andar

70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF

Brazil

CAMBODIA U.K.

Ministry of Commerce

Export-Import Department

#19-61, MOC Road (1138 Road)

Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkai Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

CAMEROON U.K.

National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley Process

Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development

Intek Building

Navik Street

P.O. Box 8390

Yaoundé

Cameroon

CANADA U.K.

International:

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Human Rights, Governance and Indigenous Affairs Policy Division — MIH

125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2

Canada

For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:

Kimberley Process Office

Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

580 Booth Street, 10th floor

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 0E4

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC U.K.

Secrétariat permanent du processus de Kimberley

BP 26

Bangui

Central African Republic

CHINA, People's Republic of U.K.

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

COTE D'IVOIRE U.K.

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 U.K.

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 U.K.

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 U.K.

Bureau d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification

des Substances Minérales Précieuses (BEEC)

BP 2787

Brazzaville

Republic of Congo

EUROPEAN UNION U.K.

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

Office EEAS 02/309

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

Belgium

GHANA U.K.

Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd)

Diamond House

Kinbu Road

P.O. Box M. 108

Accra

Ghana

GUINEA U.K.

Ministry of Mines and Geology

BP 2696

Conakry

Guinea

GUYANA U.K.

Geology and Mines Commission

P O Box 1028

Upper Brickdam

Stabroek

Georgetown

Guyana

INDIA U.K.

Department of Commerce

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Udyog Bhawan

Maulana Azad Road

New Delhi 110 011

India

INDONESIA U.K.

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 U.K.

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour

Office of the Diamond Controller

3 Jabotinsky Road

Ramat Gan 52520

Israel

JAPAN U.K.

United Nations Policy Division

Foreign Policy Bureau

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

100-8919 Tokyo, Japan

Japan

KAZAKHSTAN U.K.

Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning

Orynbor str., 8, entrance 7

Administrative building “The house of ministries”

010000 Astana

Kazakhstan

KOREA, Republic of U.K.

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 U.K.

Department of Import and Export

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Vientiane

Laos

LEBANON U.K.

Ministry of Economy and Trade

Lazariah Building

Down Town

Beirut

Lebanon

LESOTHO U.K.

Department of Mines

Corner Constitution and Parliament Road

P.O. Box 750

Maseru 100

Lesotho

LIBERIA U.K.

Government Diamond Office

Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy

Capitol Hill

P.O. Box 10-9024

1000 Monrovia 10

Liberia

MALAYSIA U.K.

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section

Block 10

Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta

50622 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

MALI U.K.

Ministère des Mines

Bureau d'Expertise d'Evaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts

Zone Industrielle Ex. DNGM

Bamako

République du Mali

MAURITIUS U.K.

Import Division

Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives

4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building

Intendance Street

Port Louis

Mauritius

MEXICO U.K.

Secretaría de Economía

Dirección General de Política Comercial

Alfonso Reyes No 30, Colonia Hipodromo Condesa, Piso 16.

Delegación Cuactemoc, Código Postal: 06140 México, D.F.

Mexico

NAMIBIA U.K.

Diamond Commission

Directorate of Diamond Affairs

Ministry of Mines and Energy

Private Bag 13297

1^st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)

Windhoek

Namibia

NEW ZEALAND U.K.

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

NORWAY U.K.

Section for Public International Law

Department for Legal Affairs

Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

P.O. Box 8114

0032 Oslo

Norway

PANAMA U.K.

General Direction of International Economic Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

San Felipe, Calle 3

Palacio Bolívar, Edificio 26

Panamá 4

Republic of Panama

RUSSIAN FEDERATION U.K.

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 U.K.

Ministry of Mineral Resources

Gold and Diamond Office (GDO)

Youyi Building

Brookfields

Freetown

Sierra Leone

SINGAPORE U.K.

Ministry of Trade and Industry

100 High Street

#09-01, The Treasury

Singapore 179434

SOUTH AFRICA U.K.

South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator

SA Diamond Centre

251 Fox Street

Johannesburg 2000

South Africa

SRI LANKA U.K.

National Gem and Jewellery Authority

25, Galleface Terrace

Colombo 03

Sri Lanka

SWAZILAND U.K.

Office for the Commissioner of Mines

Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy

Mining department

Lilunga House (3^rd floor, Wing B)

Somhlolo Road

PO Box 9

Mbabane H100

Swaziland

SWITZERLAND U.K.

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Sanctions Unit

Holzikofenweg 36

CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland

TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY U.K.

Export/Import Administration Division

Bureau of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Economic Affairs

1, Hu Kou Street

Taipei, 100

Taiwan

TANZANIA U.K.

Commission for Minerals

Ministry of Energy and Minerals

PO Box 2000

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

THAILAND U.K.

Department of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Commerce

44/100 Nonthaburi 1 Road

Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000

Thailand

TOGO U.K.

Ministry of Mine, Energy and Water

Head Office of Mines and Geology

216, Avenue Sarakawa

B.P. 356

Lomé

Togo

TURKEY U.K.

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

Rıhtım Cad. No 81

34425 Karaköy — İstanbul

Turkey

UKRAINE U.K.

Ministry of Finance

State Gemological Centre

Degtyarivska St. 38-44

Kiev 04119

Ukraine

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES U.K.

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 U.K.

United States Kimberley Process Authority

11 West 47 Street 11^th 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 U.K.

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Import Export Management Department

54 Hai Ba Trung

Hoan Kiem

Hanoi

Vietnam

ZIMBABWE U.K.

Principal Minerals Development Office

Ministry of Mines and Mining Development

Private Bag 7709, Causeway

Harare

Zimbabwe”

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.