
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2149 of 9 December 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds, in order to add Italy as a Union authority and to take into account the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union 

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 17, Article 19(1 and 2), and Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:

(1) The Withdrawal Agreement sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘United Kingdom’) from the Union and from the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’).

(2) The transition period set out in Part Four of the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020 when Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom.

(3) Pursuant to Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement, read in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland will become applicable at the end of the transition period.

(4) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 lists the Participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities.

(5) By virtue of the adoption of the Administrative Decision ‘Admission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme’ by Kimberley Process Participants at the Delhi Plenary in November 2019, the United Kingdom is admitted as a Kimberley Process certification scheme Participant, with such participation taking effect only from the date on which Union law ceases to apply to and in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom should be added to the list of Kimberley Process Participants in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

(6) In addition, the addresses of the competent authorities of several participants in the Kimberley Process, found in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, require an update.

(7) Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Union authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III to that Regulation.

(8) Following the request for designation of a Union authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 by Italy, the Commission met with the Union authority designated by Italy to verify its preparedness to assume the duties referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The preparations undertaken and the procedures envisaged by the Union authority designated by Italy suggest that it will be able to reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The relevant authority in Italy should therefore be added to the list of Union authorities in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

(9) Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, the Union authority in the United Kingdom should be removed from the list of Union authorities in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

(10) In accordance with Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, the Commission shall list in Annex V each organisation that fulfils the requirements of Article 17. Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, the London Diamond Bourse and Club should be removed from the list of diamond organisations implementing the system of warranties and industry self-regulation, found in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

(11) Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.

(12) 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.

(13) To allow the Union’s implementation of the Kimberley Process certification scheme in relation to the United Kingdom as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:

((1)) Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;
((2)) Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;
((3)) Annex V is replaced by the text in Annex III 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.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 December 2020.
For the Commission
Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
Vice-President
ANNEX I

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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 Mineral Resources and Petroleum and GasAv. 4 de Fevereiro no 1051279 LuandaAngola

Export authority:

Ministry of Industry and TradeLargo 4 de Fevereiro #3Edifício Palacio de vidro1242 LuandaAngola
ARMENIA 

Department of Gemstones and JewelleryMinistry of EconomyM. Mkrtchyan 5YerevanArmenia
AUSTRALIA 

Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeInvestment and Business Engagement DivisionR.G. Casey BuildingJohn McEwen CrescentBarton ACT 0221Australia

Import and export authority:

Department of Home AffairsCustoms and Border Revenue BranchAustralian Border Force5 Constitution AveCanberra City 2600AustraliaDepartment of Industry, Science, Energy and ResourcesGPO Box 2013Canberra ACT 2601Australia
BANGLADESH 

Export Promotion BureauTCB Bhaban1, Karwan BazaarDhakaBangladesh
BELARUS 

Ministry of FinanceDepartment for Precious Metals and Precious StonesSovetskaja Str, 7220010 MinskRepublic of Belarus
BOTSWANA 

Ministry of Minerals, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE)Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No 50676 Block CP/Bag 0018GaboroneBotswana
BRAZIL 

Ministry of Mines and EnergyEsplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco‘U’, 4o andar70065, 900 Brasilia, DFBrazil
CAMBODIA 

Ministry of CommerceLot 19–61, MOC Road (113 Road), Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat Teuk ThlaKhan Sen Sok, Phnom PenhCambodia
CAMEROON 

National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley ProcessMinistry of Mines, Industry and Technological DevelopmentIntek Building, 6th floor,Navik StreetBP 35601 YaoundeCameroon
CANADA 

International:Global Affairs Canada Natural Resources and Governance Division (MES) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2Canada

For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:

Kimberley Process OfficeLands and Minerals Sector Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)580 Booth Street, 10th floorOttawa, OntarioCanada K1A 0E4
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 

Secrétariat permanent du processus de KimberleyBP: 26 BanguiCentral African Republic
CHINA, People’s Republic of 

Department of Duty CollectionGeneral Administration of China Customs (GACC)No 6 Jianguomen Nie Rev.Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730People’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
MACAO, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China 

Macao Economic BureauGovernment of the Macao Special Administrative RegionRua Dr Pedro José Lobo, no. 1–3, 25th FloorMacao
CONGO, Democratic Republic of 

Centre d’Expertise, d’Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses et Semi-précieuses (CEEC)3989, av des cliniquesKinshasa/GombeDemocratic Republic of Congo
CONGO, Republic of 

Bureau d’Expertise, d’Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses (BEEC)BP 2787BrazzavilleRepublic of Congo
COTE D’IVOIRE 

Ministère de l’Industrie et des MinesSecrétariat Permanent de la Représentation en Côte d’Ivoire du Processus de Kimberley (SPRPK-CI)Abidjan-Plateau, Immeuble les Harmonies IIAbidjanCôte d’Ivoire
ESWATINI 

Office for the Commissioner of MinesMinerals and Mines Departments, Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),Somhlolo Road,MbabaneEswatini
EUROPEAN UNION 

European CommissionService for Foreign Policy InstrumentsOffice EEAS 03/330B-1049 Bruxelles/BrusselBelgium
GABON 

Centre Permanent du Processus de Kimberley (CPPK)Ministry of Equipment, Infrastructure, and MinesImmeuble de la Geologie, 261 rue Germain MbaB.P. 284/576LibrevilleGabon
GHANA 

Ministry of Lands and Natural ResourcesAccra P.O. Box M 212Ghana

Import and export authority:

Precious Minerals Marketing Company Ltd (PMMC)Diamond HousePO Box M.108AccraGhana
GUINEA 

Ministry of Mines and GeologyBoulevard du Commerce – BP 295Quartier Almamya/Commune de KaloumConakryGuinea
GUYANA 

Geology and Mines CommissionP O Box 1028Upper BrickdamStabroekGeorgetownGuyana
INDIA 

Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & IndustryUdyog BhawanNew Delhi 110 011India

Import and export authority:

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion CouncilKP Exporting/Importing AuthorityTower A, AW-1010, Baharat Diamond BourseOpp NABARD Bank, Bandra Kurla ComplexBandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051India
INDONESIA 

Directorate of Export and Import Facility, Ministry of Trade M. I. Ridwan Rais Road, No 5 Blok I Iantai 4Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110JakartaIndonesia
ISRAEL 

Ministry of Economy and Industry Office of the Diamond Controller3 Jabotinsky RoadRamat Gan 52520Israel
JAPAN 

Agency for Natural Resources and EnergyMineral and Natural Resources DivisionMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku100-8901 Tokyo, JapanJapan
KAZAKHSTAN 

Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of KazakhstanCommittee for Technical Regulation and Metrology11, Mangilik el streetNur-SultanRepublic of Kazakhstan
KOREA, Republic of 

Ministry of Foreign AffairsUnited Nations Division 60 Sajik-ro 8-gilJongno-guSeoul 03172Korea
LAOS, People’s Democratic Republic 

Department of Import and ExportMinistry of Industry and CommercePhonxay road, Saisettha DistrictVientiane, Lao PDRP.O Box: 4107Laos
LEBANON 

Ministry of Economy and TradeLazariah BuildingDown TownBeirutLebanon
LESOTHO 

Department of MinesMinistry of MiningCorner Constitution and Parliament RoadP.O. Box 750Maseru 100Lesotho
LIBERIA 

Government Diamond OfficeMinistry of Mines and EnergyCapitol HillP.O. Box 10-90241000 Monrovia 10Liberia
MALAYSIA 

Ministry of International Trade and IndustryMITI Tower,No 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala LumpurMalaysia

Import and export authority:

Royal Malaysian Customs DepartmentJabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia,Kompleks Kementerian Kewangan No 3,Persiaran Perdana,Presint 2, 62596 Putrajaya,Malaysia.
MALI 

Ministère des MinesBureau d’Expertise d’Évaluation et de Certification des Diamants BrutsCité administrative, P.O. BOX: 1909BamakoRépublique du Mali
MAURITIUS 

Import DivisionMinistry of Industry, Commerce & Consumer Protection 4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius BuildingIntendance StreetPort LouisMauritius
MEXICO 

Directorate-General for International Trade in Goods189 Pachuca Street, Condesa, 17th FloorMexico City, 06140Mexico

Import and export authority:

Directorate-General for Trade Facilitation and Foreign TradeSE. Undersecretary of Industry and Trade1940 South Insurgentes Avenue, PH floorMexico City, 01030MexicoSHCP-AGA. Strategic Planning and CoordinationCustoms Administration “2”160 Lucas Alaman Street, ObreraMexico City, 06800Mexico
NAMIBIA 

The Government of Republic of Namibia Ministry of Mines and EnergyDirectorate of Diamond Affairs Private Bag 132971st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)WindhoekNamibia
NEW ZEALAND 

Middle East and Africa DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs and TradePrivate Bag 18 901WellingtonNew Zealand

Import and export authority:

New Zealand Customs Service1 Hinemoa StreetPO box 2218Wellington 6140New Zealand
NORWAY 

Ministry of Foreign AffairsDepartment for Regional AffairsSection for Southern and Central AfricaBox 8114 Dep0032 Oslo, Norway
PANAMA 

National Customs AuthorityPanama City, Curundu, Dulcidio Gonzalez Avenue, building # 1009Republic of Panama
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

International:Ministry of Finance9, Ilyinka Street109097 MoscowRussian Federation

Import and Export Authority:

Gokhran of Russia14, 1812 Goda St.121170 MoscowRussian Federation
SIERRA LEONE 

Ministry of Mines and Mineral ResourcesYouyi BuildingBrookfieldsFreetownSierra LeoneImport and export authority:National Minerals AgencyNew England VilleFreetownSierra Leone
SINGAPORE 

Ministry of Trade and Industry100 High Street#09-01, The TreasurySingapore 179434Import and Export authority:Singapore Customs55 Newton Road#06-02 Revenue HouseSingapore 307987
SOUTH AFRICA 

South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator251 Fox StreetDoornfontein 2028JohannesburgSouth Africa
SRI LANKA 

National Gem and Jewellery Authority25, Galle Face TerracePost Code 00300Colombo 03Sri Lanka
SWITZERLAND 

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)Sanctions UnitHolzikofenweg 36CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY 

Export/Import Administration DivisionBureau of Foreign TradeMinistry of Economic Affairs1, Hu Kou StreetTaipei, 100Taiwan
TANZANIA 

Mining CommissionMinistry of Energy and MineralsP.O BOX 229240744 DodomaTanzania
THAILAND 

Department of Foreign TradeMinistry of Commerce563 Nonthaburi RoadMuang District, Nonthaburi 11000Thailand
TOGO 

The Ministry of Mines and EnergyHead Office of Mines and Geology216, Avenue SarakawaB.P. 356LoméTogo
TURKEY 

Foreign Exchange DepartmentMinistry of Treasury and FinanceT.C. Bașbakanlık HazineMüsteșarlığı İnönü Bulvarı No 3606510 Emek, AnkaraTurkey

Import and Export Authority:

Istanbul Gold Exchange/Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and DiamondMarket (BIST)Borsa İstanbul, Resitpasa Mahallesi,Borsa İstanbul Caddesi No 4Sariyer, 34467, IstanbulTurkey
UKRAINE 

Ministry of FinanceState Gemological Centre of Ukraine38–44, Degtyarivska St.Kyiv 04119Ukraine
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

U.A.E. Kimberley Process OfficeDubai Multi Commodities CentreDubai Airport Free ZoneEmirates Security BuildingBlock B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20P.O. Box 48800DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
UNITED KINGDOM 

Government Diamond OfficeConflict DepartmentRoom WH1.214Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeKing Charles StreetLondonSW1A 2AHUnited Kingdom
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

United States Kimberley Process AuthorityU.S. Department of StateBureau of Economic and Business Affairs2201 C Street, NWWashington DC 20520United States of America

Import and export authority:

U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionOffice of Trade1400 L Street, NWWashington, DC 20229United States of AmericaU.S. Census Bureau4600 Silver Hill RoadRoom 5K167Washington, DC 20233United States of America
VENEZUELA 

Central Bank of Venezuela36 Av. Urdaneta, Caracas, Capital DistrictCaracasZIP Code 1010Venezuela
VIETNAM 

Ministry of Industry and TradeAgency of Foreign Trade 54 Hai Ba TrungHoan KiemHanoiVietnam
ZIMBABWE 

Principal Minerals Development OfficeMinistry of Mines and Mining Development6th Floor, ZIMRE CentreCnr L.Takawira St/K. Nkrumah Ave.HarareZimbabwe

Import and export authority:

Zimbabwe Revenue AuthorityBlock E 5th Floor, Mhlahlandlela ComplexCnr Basch Street/10th AvenueBulawayoZimbabweMinerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe90 Mutare road,MsasaPO Box 2628HarareZimbabwe
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ANNEX II

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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, Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie, Dienst Vergunningen en Diamant/Service Public Fédéral Économie,

PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l’Economie internationale, Service Licences et Diamants(Federal Public Service Economy SME’s, Self-employed and Energy, Directorate-General for Economic Analyses & International Economy)Italiëlei 124, bus 71B-2000 AntwerpenTel. +32 (0)2 277 54 59Fax +32 (0)2 277 54 61 or +32 (0)2 277 98 70

Email: 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 OfficeHoveniersstraat 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 70

Email: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz

Permanent service at designated custom office – Praha RuzyněTel. (420-2) 20 113 788 (Mondays to Fridays -7:30am – 15:30pm)Tel. (420-2) 20 119 678 (Saturdays, Sundays and rest – 15:30pm – 7:30am)
GERMANY 

In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Union 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 19

Email: poststelle.za-idar-oberstein@zoll.bund.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:

Generalzolldirektion– Direktion VI –Recht des grenzüberschreitenden Warenverkehrs/Besonderes ZollrechtKrelingstraβe 50D-90408 NürnbergTel. +49 228 303-49874Fax +49 228 303-99106

Email: DVIA3.gzd@zoll.bund.de
IRELAND 

The Kimberley Process and Responsible Minerals AuthorityGeoscience Regulation OfficeDepartment of Environment, Climate and Communications29–31 Adelaide RoadDublinD02 X285IrelandTel. +353 1 678 2000

Email: KPRMA@DECC.gov.ie
ITALY 

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

Agenzia delle Dogane e dei MonopoliLaboratorio chimico di Torino – Ufficio antifrode –Direzione Interregionale Liguria, Piemonte e Valle d’AostaCorso Sebastopoli, 310134 TorinoTel. +39 011 3166341 – 0369206

Email: dir.liguria-piemonte-valledaosta.lab.torino@adm.gov.it

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 the competent Italian authority:

Agenzia delle Dogane e dei MonopoliUfficio Origine e valore – Direzione DoganePiazza Mastai, 1200153 RomaTel. +39 06 50245216

Email: dir.dogane.origine@adm.gov.it
PORTUGAL 

Autoridade Tributária e AduaneiraDireção de Serviços de LicenciamentoR. da Alfândega, 51149-006 LisboaTel. + 351 218 813 843/8Fax + 351 218 813 986

Email: dsl@at.gov.pt

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

Alfândega do Aeroporto de LisboaAeroporto de Lisboa,Terminal de Carga, Edifício 1341750-364 LisboaTel. +351 210030080Fax +351 210037777

Email 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 62

www.anpc.ro
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ANNEX III

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ANNEX V List of diamond organisations implementing the system of warranties and industry self-regulation referred to in Articles 13 and 17 

Antwerpsche Diamantkring CVHoveniersstraat 2 bus 515B-2018 Antwerpen

Beurs voor Diamanthandel CVPelikaanstraat 78B-2018 Antwerpen

Diamantclub van Antwerpen CVPelikaanstraat 62B-2018 Antwerpen

Vrije Diamanthandel NVPelikaanstraat 62B-2018 Antwerpen
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