
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1226/2007 of 17 October 2007 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 1038/2007, and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Community authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III;

(2) Bulgaria has designated a Community authority and has informed the Commission thereof. The Commission concluded that sufficient evidence was provided that this authority can reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee designated in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,

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

Article 1 
Annex III 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 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, 17 October 2007.
For the Commission
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


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
BULGARIA 

Ministry of FinanceExternal Finance Directorate102, G. Rakovski str.Sofia, 1040BulgariaTel. (359-2) 98 59 24 01/98 59 24 10/98 59 24 15Fax (359-2) 98 12 498E-mail: extfin@minfin.bg
CZECH REPUBLIC 

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 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:

Hauptzollamt KoblenzZollamt Idar-ObersteinZertifizierungsstelle für RohdiamantenHauptstraße 197D-55743 Idar-ObersteinTel. (49-6781) 56 27-0Fax (49-6781) 56 27-19E-mail: poststelle@zabir.bfinv.de

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:

Oberfinanzdirektion KoblenzZoll- und VerbrauchsteuerabteilungVorort AußenwirtschaftsrechtPostfach 10 07 64D-67407 Neustadt/WeinstraßeTel. (49-6321) 89 43 49Fax (49-6321) 89 48 50E-mail: diamond.cert@ofdko-nw.bfinv.de
ROMANIA 

Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția ConsumatorilorDirecția Metale Prețioase și Pietre PrețioaseStrada Georges Clemenceau nr. 5, sectorul 1București, RomâniaCod poștal 010295Tel. (40-21) 3184635, 3129890, 3121275Fax (40-21) 3184635, 3143462www.anpc.ro
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

