
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1458/2004 of 16 August 2004 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 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/2004, and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II to be amended.

(2) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair’s Notice of 15 June 2004, has provided an updated list of participants in the scheme. The updating concerns the removal from the list of the Republic of Congo. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,
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 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 16 August 2004.
For the Commission
Christopher PATTEN
Member of the Commission
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 MinesRua Hochi MinLuandaAngola
 ARMENIA
Department of Gemstones and JewelleryMinistry of Trade and Economic DevelopmentYerevanArmenia
 AUSTRALIA
— Community Protection SectionAustralian Customs SectionCustoms House, 5 Constitution AvenueCanberra ACT 2601Australia
— Minerals Development SectionDepartment of Industry, Tourism and ResourcesGPO Box 9839Canberra ACT 2601Australia
 BELARUS
Department of FinanceSovetskaja Str., 7220010 MinskRepublic of Belarus
 BOTSWANA
Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water ResourcesPI Bag 0018GaboroneBotswana
 BRAZIL
Ministry of Mines and EnergyEsplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco “U’ — 3° andar70065 — 900 Brasilia — DFBrasilia
 BULGARIA
Ministry of EconomyMultilateral Trade and Economic Policy and Regional Cooperation Directorate12, Al. Batenberg str.1000 SofiaBulgaria
 CANADA
— International:
Department of Foreign Affairs and International TradePeace Building and Human Security DivisionLester B Pearson Tower B — Room: B4-120125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2Canada
— For specimen of the Canadian KP Certificate:
Stewardship DivisionInternational and Domestic Market Policy DivisionMineral and Metal Policy BranchMinerals and Metals SectorNatural Resources Canada580 Booth Street, 10th Floor, Room: 10A6Ottawa, OntarioCanada K1A 0E4
— General Enquiries:
Kimberley Process OfficeMinerals and Metals Sector (MMS)Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)10th Floor, Area A-7580 Booth StreetOttawa, OntarioCanada K1A 0E4
 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Independent Diamond Valuators (IDV)Immeuble SOCIM, 2eme etageBP 1613 BanguiCentral African Republic
 CHINA, People’s Republic of
Department of Inspection and Quarantine ClearanceGeneral Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)9 MadiandongluHaidian District, BeijingPeople's Republic of China
 HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Department of Trade and IndustryHong Kong Special Administrative RegionPeoples Republic of ChinaRoom 703, Trade and Industry Tower700 Nathan RoadKowloonHong KongChina
 CONGO, Democratic Republic of
Centre d'Evaluation, d'Expertise et de Certification (CEEC)17th floor, BCDC Tower30th June AvenueKinshasaDemocratic Republic of Congo
 CONGO, Republic of
Directorate General of Mines and GeologyBrazzavilleRepublic of Congo
 COTE D’IVOIRE
Ministry of Mines and EnergyBP V 91AbidjanCote d'Ivoire
 CROATIA
Ministry of EconomyZagrebRepublic of Croatia
 EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
European CommissionDG External Relations/A/2B-1049 Brussels
 GHANA
Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd.)Diamond HouseKinbu RoadP.O. Box M. 108AccraGhana
 GUINEA
Ministry of Mines and GeologyBP 2696ConakryGuinea
 GUYANA
Geology and Mines CommissionPO Box 1028Upper BrickdamStabroekGeorgetownGuyana
 INDIA
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion CouncilDiamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A, Fr D.B. MargMumbai 400 004India
 ISRAEL
Ministry of Industry and TradeP.O. Box 300752130 Ramat GanIsrael
 JAPAN
— United Nations Policy DivisionForeign Policy BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs2-11-1, Shibakoen Minato-ku105-8519 TokyoJapan
— Mineral and Natural Resources DivisionAgency for Natural Resources and EnergyMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku100-8901 TokyoJapan
 KOREA, Republic of
— UN DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs and TradeGovernment Complex Building77 Sejong-ro, Jongro-guSeoulKorea
— Trade Policy DivisionMinistry of Commerce, Industry and Enterprise1 Joongang-dong, Kwacheon-CityKyunggi-doKorea
 LAOS, People’s Democratic Republic
Department of Foreign TradeMinistry of CommerceVientianeLaos
 LESOTHO
Commission of Mines and GeologyP.O. Box 750Maseru 100Lesotho
 MALAYSIA
Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryBlok 10Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta50622 Kuala LumpurMalaysia
 MAURITIUS
Ministry of Commerce and Co-operativesImport Division2nd Floor, Anglo-Mauritius HouseIntendance StreetPort LouisMauritius
 NAMIBIA
Diamond CommissionMinistry of Mines and EnergyPrivate Bag 13297WindhoekNamibia
 NORWAY
Section for Public International LawDepartment of Legal AffairsRoyal Ministry of Foreign AffairsP.O. Box 81140032 OsloNorway
 ROMANIA
National Authority for Consumer ProtectionStrada Georges Clemenceau Nr. 5, sectorul 1BucharestRomania
 RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gokhran of Russia14, 1812 Goda St.121170 MoscowRussia
 SIERRA LEONE
Ministry of Mineral ResourcesYouyi BuildingBrookfieldsFreetownSierra Leone
 SINGAPORE
Ministry of Trade and Industry100 High Street#0901, The TreasurySingapore 179434
 SOUTH AFRICA
South African Diamond Board240 Commissioner StreetJohannesburgSouth Africa
 SRI LANKA
Trade Information ServiceSri Lanka Export Development Board42 Nawam MawathaColombo 2Sri Lanka
 SWITZERLAND
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsExport Control Policy and SanctionsEffingerstrasse 13003 BerneSwitzerland
 TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, Separate Customs Territory
Import and Export officeLicensing and AdministrationBoard of Foreign TradeTaiwan
 TANZANIA
Commission for MineralsMinistry of Energy and MineralsPO Box 2000Dar es SalaamTanzania
 THAILAND
Ministry of CommerceDepartment of Foreign Trade44/100 Thanon Sanam Bin Nam-NonthaburiMuang DistrictNonthaburi 11000Thailand
 TOGO
Directorate General — Mines and GeologyB.P. 356216, Avenue SarakawaLoméTogo
 UKRAINE
— Ministry of FinanceState Gemological CenterDegtyarivska St. 38-44Kiev04119 Ukraine
— International DepartmentDiamond Factory “Kristall’600 Letiya Street 2121100 VinnitsaUkraine
 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai Metals and Commodities CentrePO Box 63DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
U.S Department of State2201 C St., N.W.Washington D.C.United States of America
 VENEZUELA
Ministry of Energy and MinesApartado Postal No. 61536 ChacaoCaracas 1006Av. Libertadores, Edif. PDVSA, Pent House BLa Campina — CaracaVenezuela
 VIETNAM
Export-Import Management DepartmentMinistry of Trade of Vietnam31 Trang TienHanoi 10.000Vietnam
 ZIMBABWE
Principal Minerals Development OfficeMinistry of Mines and Mining DevelopmentPrivate Bag 7709, CausewayHarareZimbabwe
'.
