Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/667

of 27 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 19 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Member States' competent authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III.

(2) The contact details for the Kimberley Process Authorities in Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom have to be rectified.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K.

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by 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, 27 April 2016.

For the Commission

Federica Mogherini

Vice-President

ANNEX U.K.

“ANNEX III List of Member States' competent authorities and their tasks as referred to in Articles 2 and 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002

BELGIUM U.K.

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie, Dienst Vergunningen.

Service Public Fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l'Economie internationale, Service Licence.

Italiëlei 124, bus 71

B-2000 Antwerpen

Tel. [phone]

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

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 U.K.

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. [phone], cell (420-737) 213 793

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Permanent service at designated custom office — Praha Ruzyně

Tel. [phone] (Mondays to Fridays -7:30am — 15:30pm)

Tel. [phone] (Saturdays, Sundays and rest — 15:30pm — 7:30am)

GERMANY U.K.

In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of EU certificates, will only be done at the following authority:

Hauptzollamt Koblenz

Zollamt Idar-Oberstein

Zertifizierungsstelle für Rohdiamanten

Hauptstraße 197

D-55743 Idar-Oberstein

Tel. [phone]

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

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:

Generalzolldirektion

- Direktion VI -

Recht des grenzüberschreitenden Warenverkehrs/Besonderes Zollrecht

Krelingstraβe 50

D-90408 Nürnberg

Tel. [phone]

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

PORTUGAL U.K.

Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Direção de Serviços de Regulação Aduaneira

R. da Alfândega, 5

1149-006 Lisboa

Tel. [phone]

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

In Portugal 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:

Alfândega do Aeroporto de Lisboa

Aeroporto de Lisboa,

Terminal de Carga, Edifício 134

1750-364 Lisboa

Tel. [phone]

Fax [phone]

E-mail address: [e-mail]

ROMANIA U.K.

Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor

(National Authority for Consumer Protection)

1 Bd. Aviatorilor Nr. 72, sectorul 1 București, România

(72 Aviatorilor Bvd., sector 1, Bucharest, Romania)

Cod postal (Postal code) 011865

Tel. [phone] 98 90/312 12 75

Fax [phone] 34 62

www.anpc.ro

UNITED KINGDOM U.K.

Government Diamond Office

Conflict Department

Room WH.1.163

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Tel. [phone]/5797

Fax [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]”

(1)

OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.