
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2026/2006 of 22 December 2006 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 Articles 19 and 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) Bulgaria and Romania are listed as participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II.

(3) In view of their accession to the European Union on 1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania cease to be participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in their own right on 31 December 2006 and should therefore be removed from the list of Participants.

(4) Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 stipulates that Member States may designate Community authorities to fulfil the tasks required by the said Regulation, and entrusts the Commission with maintaining a list of Community authorities in Annex III.

(6) Belgium and Germany have informed the Commission of changes to the details of their respective Community authorities.

(7) Annex III should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.
For the Commission
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


‘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
BANGLADESH 

Ministry of CommerceExport Promotion BureauDhakaBangladesh
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
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 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
CÔTE D’IVOIRE 

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

Ministry of EconomyZagrebRepublic 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 CommerceVientianeLaos
LEBANON 

Ministry of Economy and TradeBeirutLebanon
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
NEW ZEALAND 


 Certificate Issuing Authority:
Middle East and Africa DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs and TradePrivate Bag 18 901WellingtonNew Zealand
 Import and Export Authority:
New Zealand Customs ServicePO Box 2218WellingtonNew Zealand
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 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 DivisionBureau of Foreign TradeMinistry of Economic AffairsTaiwan
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’.


ANNEX II


ANNEX III List of Member States’ competent authorities and their tasks as referred to in Articles 2 and 19 
BELGIUM 

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Dienst Vergunningen/Service Public Fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Service Licence,Italiëlei 124, bus 71B-2000 AntwerpenTel. (32-3) 206 94 70Fax (32-3) 206 94 90E-mail: kpcs-belgiumdiamonds@economie.fgov.be

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 OfficeHovenierstraat 22B-2018 Antwerpen
CZECH REPUBLIC 

In the Czech Republic the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:

Generální ředitelství celBudějovická 7140 96 Praha 4Česká republikaTel. (420-2) 61 33 38 41, (420-2) 61 33 38 59, cell (420-737) 213 793Fax (420-2) 61 33 38 70E-mail: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz
GERMANY 

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

OFD Koblenz— Zoll- und Verbrauchsteuerabteilung —Vorort AußenwirtschaftsrechtWiesenstraße 32D-67433 Neustadt/WeinstraßeTel. (49-6321) 89 43 49Fax (49-6321) 89 48 50E-Mail: diamond.cert@ofdko-nw.bfinv.deContact person: Ms Hiltraud Reinhardt (details as above)E-Mail: hiltraud.reinhardt@ofdko-nw.bfinv.de

or

Hauptzollamt Koblenz— Zollamt Idar-Oberstein —Zertifizierungsstelle für RohdiamantenHauptstraße 197D-55743 Idar-ObersteinTel. (49-6781) 56 27-0Fax (49-6781) 56 27-19E-Mail: poststelle@zabir.bfinv.de
UNITED KINGDOM 

Government Diamond OfficeGlobal Business GroupRoom W 3.111.BForeign and Commonwealth OfficeKing Charles StreetLondon SW1A 2AHTel. (44-207) 008 6903Fax (44-207) 008 3905E-mail: GDO@gtnet.gov.uk

