
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/91 of 26 January 2016 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 the international trade in rough diamonds, 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 sent a letter to the Commission informing of its intention to stop maintaining a Union Authority in Bulgaria according to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

(3) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is 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, 26 January 2016.
For the Commission
Vice-President
Federica MOGHERINI
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 Office,Hovenierstraat 22B-2018 Antwerpen.
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

Permanent service at designated custom office — Praha Ruzyně

Tel. (420-2) 220 113 788

or Tel. (420-2) 220 119 678
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:

Bundesfinanzdirektion SüdostKrelingstraβe 50D-90408 NürnbergTel. (49-911) 376 3754Fax (49-911) 376 2273E-mail: diamond.cert@bfdso.bfinv.de
PORTUGAL 

Autoridade Tributária e AduaneiraDireção de Serviços de Regulação AduaneiraR. da Alfândega, 51149-006 LisboaTel. +351 218813888/9Fax +351 218813941E-mail: dsra@at.gov.pt

In Portugal 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:

Alfândega do Aeroporto de LisboaAeroporto de Lisboa,Terminal de Carga, Edifício 1341750-364 LisboaTel. +351 210030080Fax +351 210037777E-mail address: aalisboa-kimberley@at.gov.pt
ROMANIA 

Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor(National Authority for Consumer Protection)1 Bd. Aviatorilor Nr. 72, sectorul 1 București, România(72 Aviatorilor Bvd., sector 1, Bucharest, Romania)Cod postal (Postal code) 011865Tel. (40-21) 318 46 35/312 98 90/312 12 75Fax (40-21) 318 46 35/314 34 62www.anpc.ro
UNITED KINGDOM 

Government Diamond OfficeConflict DepartmentRoom WH1.214Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHTel. (44-207) 008 6903/5797Fax (44-207) 008 3905

