Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/578
of 13 April 2018
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 international trade in rough diamonds , 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)
The addresses of the competent authorities of several participants in the Kimberley Process require an update.
(3)
In November 2016, the KP Plenary furthermore agreed on the re-admission of Venezuela to the KP certification scheme. This decision follows the outcome of a written procedure and allows Venezuela to resume exports of rough diamonds.
(4)
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex 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, 13 April 2018.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Federica Mogherini
Vice-President
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
ANGOLA
Ministry of Geology and Mines
Predio Geominas, 2° Andar 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, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE)
Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No. 50676 Block C
P/Bag 0018
Gaborone
Botswana
BRAZIL
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco ‘U’, 4o andar
70065, 900 Brasilia, DF
Brazil
CAMBODIA
Ministry of Commerce
Lot 19-61, MOC Road (113 Road), Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat Teuk Thla
Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh
Cambodia
CAMEROON
National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley Process
Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development
Intek Building, 6 th floor,
Narvik Street
BP 35601 Yaounde
Cameroon
CANADA
International:
Global Affairs Canada Natural Resources and Governance Division (MES) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
Canada
For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:
Kimberley Process Office
Lands and Minerals Sector Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
580 Booth Street, 10th floor
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0E4
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 Madian East Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100088
People's Republic of China
COTE D'IVOIRE
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
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'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
Bureau d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses (BEEC)
BP 2787
Brazzaville
Republic of Congo
EUROPEAN UNION
European Commission
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Office EEAS 03/330
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Belgium
GHANA
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Accra P.O. Box M 212
Ghana
GUINEA
Ministry of Mines and Geology
Boulevard du Commerce – BP 295
Quartier Almamya / Commune de Kaloum
Conakry
Guinea
GUYANA
Geology and Mines Commission
P O Box 1028
Upper Brickdam
Stabroek
Georgetown
Guyana
INDIA
Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi 110 011
India
INDONESIA
Directorate of Export and Import Facility, Ministry of Trade M. I. Ridwan Rais Road, No. 5 Blok I Iantai 4
Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110
Jakarta
Indonesia
ISRAEL
Ministry of Economy and Industry 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
KAZAKHSTAN
Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology
11, Mangilik el street
Astana
Republic of Kazakhstan
KOREA, Republic of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Division 60 Sajik-ro 8-gil
Jongno-gu
Seoul 03172
Korea
LAOS, People's Democratic Republic
Department of Import and Export
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Phonxay road, Saisettha District
Vientiane, Lao PDR
P.O Box: 4107
Laos
LEBANON
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Lazariah Building
Down Town
Beirut
Lebanon
LESOTHO
Department of Mines
Ministry of Mining
Corner Constitution and Parliament Road
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
MITI Tower,
No.7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
MALI
Ministère des Mines
Bureau d'Expertise d'Evaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts
Cité administrative, batiman no. 3, 3eme étage
Bamako
République du Mali
MAURITIUS
Import Division
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Consumer Protection 4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building
Intendance Street
Port Louis
Mauritius
MEXICO
Directorate-General for International Trade in Goods 296 Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, 23th Floor
Mexico City, D.F. 06600
Mexico
NAMIBIA
The Government of Republic of Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy
Directorate of Diamond Affairs Private Bag 13297
1 st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)
Windhoek
Namibia
NEW ZEALAND
Middle East and Africa Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Private Bag 18 901
Wellington
New Zealand
NORWAY
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Legal Department
Box 8114 Dep
0032 Oslo, Norway
PANAMA
National Customs Authority
Panama City, Curundu, Dulcidio Gonzalez Avenue, building # 1009
Republic of Panama
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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
Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources
The Permanent Secretary
Youyi Building
Brookfields
Freetown
Sierra Leone
SINGAPORE
Ministry of Trade and Industry
100 High Street
#09-01, The Treasury
Singapore 179434
SOUTH AFRICA
South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator
SA Diamond Centre
251 Fox Street
Johannesburg 2000
South Africa
SRI LANKA
National Gem and Jewellery Authority
25, Galleface Terrace
Post Code 00300
Colombo 03
Sri Lanka
SWAZILAND
Office for the Commissioner of Mines
Geological Surveys, Minerals and Mines Departments, Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),Somhlolo Road, Mbabane
Swaziland
SWITZERLAND
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Sanctions Unit
Holzikofenweg 36
CH-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
Kikuyu Avenue, P.O BOX
422, 40744 Dodoma
Tanzania
THAILAND
Department of Foreign Trade
Ministry of Commerce
563 Nonthaburi Road
Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000
Thailand
TOGO
The Ministry of Mines and Energy
Head Office of Mines and Geology
6, Avenue Sarakawa
B.P. 356
Lomé
Togo
TURKEY
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 / Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond
Market (BIST)
Borsa İstanbul, Resitpasa Mahallesi,
Borsa İstanbul Caddesi No 4
Sariyer, 34467, Istanbul
Turkey
UKRAINE
Ministry of Finance
State Gemological Centre
Degtyarivska St. 38-44
Kiev 04119
Ukraine
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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
United States Kimberley Process Authority
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
2201 C Street, NW
Washington DC 20520 United States of America
VENEZUELA
Central Bank of Venezuela
36 Av. Urdaneta, Caracas, Capital District
Caracas
ZIP Code 1010
Venezuela
VIETNAM
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Agency of Foreign Trade 54 Hai Ba Trung
Hoan Kiem
Hanoi
Vietnam
ZIMBABWE
Principal Minerals Development Office
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
6th Floor, ZIMRE Centre
Cnr L.Takawira St/ K. Nkrumah Ave.
Harare
Zimbabwe
OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.