
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1574/2005 of 28 September 2005 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 Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:

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

(2) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair’s Notice of 19 September 2005, has decided to add Lebanon to the list of Participants as of 20 September 2005. 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.
It shall be applicable from 20 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 September 2005.
For the Commission
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
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 Jewellery

Ministry of Trade and Economic Development

Yerevan

Armenia
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” — 3o andar70065 — 900 Brasilia — DFBrazil
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, 2ème étageBP 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 RegionPeople's Republic of ChinaRoom 703, Trade and Industry Tower700 Nathan RoadKowloonHong KongChina
CONGO, Democratic Republic of 

Centre d’Évaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification (CEEC)17th floor, BCDC Tower30th June AvenueKinshasaDemocratic Republic of Congo
COTE D’IVOIRE 

Ministry of Mines and EnergyBP V 91AbidjanCote d’Ivoire
CROATIA 

Ministry of Economy

Zagreb

Republic of Croatia
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 

European CommissionDG External Relations/A/2B-1049 BrusselsBelgium
GHANA 

Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd.)Diamond House,Kinbu Road,P.O. Box M. 108AccraGhana
GUINEA 

Ministry of Mines and GeologyBP 2696ConakryGuinea
GUYANA 

Geology and Mines CommissionP.O. Box 1028Upper BrickdamStabroekGeorgetownGuyana
INDIA 

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion CouncilDiamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-A, Fr D.B. MargMumbai 400 004India
INDONESIA 

Directorate-General of Foreign TradeMinistry of TradeJI M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5Blok I Iantai 4Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110JakartaIndonesia
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 Trade,

Ministry of Commerce

Vientiane

Laos
LEBANON 

Special Committee

Director General

Ministry of Economy and Trade

Beirut

Lebanon
LESOTHO 

Commission of Mines and GeologyP.O. Box 750Maseru 100Lesotho
MALAYSIA 

Ministry of International 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 for 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 Resources

Youyi Building

Brookfields

Freetown

Sierra Leone
SINGAPORE 

Ministry of Trade and Industry100 High Street#0901, The Treasury,Singapore 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 

Export/Import Administration Division

Bureau of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Economic Affairs

Taiwan
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 — CaracasVenezuela
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’.

