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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. 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
6. ANGOLA
7. ARMENIA
8. AUSTRALIA
9. BANGLADESH
10. BELARUS
11. BOTSWANA
12. BRAZIL
13. CAMBODIA
14. CAMEROON
15. CANADA
16. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
17. CHINA, People's Republic of
18. COTE D'IVOIRE
19. HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
20. CONGO, Democratic Republic of
21. CONGO, Republic of
22. EUROPEAN UNION
23. GHANA
24. GUINEA
25. GUYANA
26. INDIA
27. INDONESIA
28. ISRAEL
29. JAPAN
30. KAZAKHSTAN
31. KOREA, Republic of
32. LAOS, People's Democratic Republic
33. LEBANON
34. LESOTHO
35. LIBERIA
36. MALAYSIA
37. MALI
38. MAURITIUS
39. MEXICO
40. NAMIBIA
41. NEW ZEALAND
42. NORWAY
43. PANAMA
44. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
45. SIERRA LEONE
46. SINGAPORE
47. SOUTH AFRICA
48. SRI LANKA
49. SWAZILAND
50. SWITZERLAND
51. TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY
52. TANZANIA
53. THAILAND
54. TOGO
55. TURKEY
56. UKRAINE
57. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
58. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
59. VIETNAM
60. ZIMBABWE

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 20 thereof,

Whereas:

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

(2) On 20 July 2015, the KP Chair issued a notice regarding the adoption of the Administrative Decision on Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the Central African Republic. KP Participants and Observers reached an understanding that the Central African Republic may commence exports of rough diamonds upon full implementation of the Operational Framework set out in the Annex of the Administrative Decision.

(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in 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, 7 April 2016. For the Commission Federica Mogherini Vice-President

ANNEX

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 Mines Rua Hochi Min C.P # 1260 Luanda Angola

ARMENIA

Department of Gemstones and Jewellery Ministry of Trade and Economic Development M. Mkrtchyan 5 Yerevan Armenia

AUSTRALIA

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Trade Development Division R.G. Casey Building John McEwen Crescent Barton ACT 0221 Australia

BANGLADESH

Export Promotion Bureau TCB Bhaban 1, Karwan Bazaar Dhaka Bangladesh

BELARUS

Ministry of Finance Department for Precious Metals and Precious Stones Sovetskaja Str., 7 220010 Minsk Republic of Belarus

BOTSWANA

Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources PI Bag 0018 Gaborone Botswana

BRAZIL

Ministry of Mines and Energy Esplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco U — 4o andar 70065 — 900 Brasilia — DF Brazil

CAMBODIA

Ministry of Commerce Export-Import Department #19-61, MOC Road (1138 Road) Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkai Teuk Thla, Khan Sen Sok Phnom Penh Cambodia

CAMEROON

National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley Process Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development Intek Building Navik Street P.O. Box 8390 Yaoundé Cameroon

CANADA

International: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Human Rights, Governance and Indigenous Affairs Policy Division — MIH 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 Canada For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada: Kimberley Process Office Minerals and Metals Sector (MMS) Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) 580 Booth Street, 10th floor Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0E4

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Secrétariat permanent du processus de Kimberley BP 26 Bangui Central African Republic

CHINA, People's Republic of

Department of Inspection and Quarantine Clearance General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) 9 Madiandonglu Haidian District, Beijing 100088 People's Republic of China

COTE D'IVOIRE

Ministère de l'Industrie et des Mines Secrétariat Permanent de la Représentation en Côte d'Ivoire du Processus de Kimberley (SPRPK-CI) Abidjan-Plateau, Immeuble les Harmonies II Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire

HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Department of Trade and Industry Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Peoples Republic of China Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower 700 Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong China

CONGO, Democratic Republic of

Centre d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses et Semi-précieuses (CEEC) 3989, av des cliniques Kinshasa/Gombe Democratic Republic of Congo

CONGO, Republic of

Bureau d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses (BEEC) BP 2787 Brazzaville Republic of Congo

EUROPEAN UNION

European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments Office EEAS 02/309 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium

GHANA

Precious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd) Diamond House Kinbu Road P.O. Box M. 108 Accra Ghana

GUINEA

Ministry of Mines and Geology BP 2696 Conakry Guinea

GUYANA

Geology and Mines Commission P O Box 1028 Upper Brickdam Stabroek Georgetown Guyana

INDIA

Department of Commerce Ministry of Commerce & Industry Udyog Bhawan Maulana Azad Road New Delhi 110 011 India

INDONESIA

Directorate-General of Foreign Trade Ministry of Trade JI M.I. Ridwan Rais No 5 Blok I Iantai 4 Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110 Jakarta Indonesia

ISRAEL

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour Office of the Diamond Controller 3 Jabotinsky Road Ramat Gan 52520 Israel

JAPAN

United Nations Policy Division Foreign Policy Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 100-8919 Tokyo, Japan Japan

KAZAKHSTAN

Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning Orynbor str., 8, entrance 7 Administrative building The house of ministries 010000 Astana Kazakhstan

KOREA, Republic of

Export Control Policy Division Ministry of Knowledge Economy Government Complex Jungang-dong 1, Gwacheon-si Gyeonggi-do 427-723 Seoul Korea

LAOS, People's Democratic Republic

Department of Import and Export Ministry of Industry and Commerce Vientiane Laos

LEBANON

Ministry of Economy and Trade Lazariah Building Down Town Beirut Lebanon

LESOTHO

Department of Mines Corner Constitution and Parliament Road P.O. Box 750 Maseru 100 Lesotho

LIBERIA

Government Diamond Office Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy Capitol Hill P.O. Box 10-9024 1000 Monrovia 10 Liberia

MALAYSIA

Ministry of International Trade and Industry Trade Cooperation and Industry Coordination Section Block 10 Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta 50622 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

MALI

Ministère des Mines Bureau d'Expertise d'Evaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts Zone Industrielle Ex. DNGM Bamako République du Mali

MAURITIUS

Import Division Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives 4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building Intendance Street Port Louis Mauritius

MEXICO

Secretaría de Economía Dirección General de Política Comercial Alfonso Reyes No 30, Colonia Hipodromo Condesa, Piso 16. Delegación Cuactemoc, Código Postal: 06140 México, D.F. Mexico

NAMIBIA

Diamond Commission Directorate of Diamond Affairs Ministry of Mines and Energy Private Bag 13297 1st Aviation Road (Eros Airport) Windhoek Namibia

NEW ZEALAND

Certificate Issuing authority: Middle East and Africa Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Private Bag 18 901 Wellington New Zealand Import and Export Authority: New Zealand Customs Service PO Box 2218 Wellington New Zealand

NORWAY

Section for Public International Law Department for Legal Affairs Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs P.O. Box 8114 0032 Oslo Norway

PANAMA

General Direction of International Economic Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs San Felipe, Calle 3 Palacio Bolívar, Edificio 26 Panamá 4 Republic of Panama

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

International: Ministry of Finance 9, Ilyinka Street 109097 Moscow Russia Import and Export Authority: Gokhran of Russia 14, 1812 Goda St. 121170 Moscow Russia

SIERRA LEONE

Ministry of Mineral Resources Gold and Diamond Office (GDO) Youyi Building Brookfields Freetown Sierra Leone

SINGAPORE

Ministry of Trade and Industry 100 High Street #09-01, The Treasury Singapore 179434

SOUTH AFRICA

South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator SA Diamond Centre 251 Fox Street Johannesburg 2000 South Africa

SRI LANKA

National Gem and Jewellery Authority 25, Galleface Terrace Colombo 03 Sri Lanka

SWAZILAND

Office for the Commissioner of Mines Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy Mining department Lilunga House (3rd floor, Wing B) Somhlolo Road PO Box 9 Mbabane H100 Swaziland

SWITZERLAND

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Sanctions Unit Holzikofenweg 36 CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland

TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY

Export/Import Administration Division Bureau of Foreign Trade Ministry of Economic Affairs 1, Hu Kou Street Taipei, 100 Taiwan

TANZANIA

Commission for Minerals Ministry of Energy and Minerals PO Box 2000 Dar es Salaam Tanzania

THAILAND

Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce 44/100 Nonthaburi 1 Road Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand

TOGO

Ministry of Mine, Energy and Water Head Office of Mines and Geology 216, Avenue Sarakawa B.P. 356 Lomé Togo

TURKEY

Foreign Exchange Department Undersecretariat of Treasury T.C. Bașbakanlık Hazine Müsteșarlığı İnönü Bulvarı No 36 06510 Emek — Ankara Turkey Import and Export Authority: Istanbul Gold Exchange Rıhtım Cad. No 81 34425 Karaköy — İstanbul Turkey

UKRAINE

Ministry of Finance State Gemological Centre Degtyarivska St. 38-44 Kiev 04119 Ukraine

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

U.A.E. Kimberley Process Office Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Dubai Airport Free Zone Emirates Security Building Block B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20 P.O. Box 48800 Dubai United Arab Emirates

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

United States Kimberley Process Authority 11 West 47 Street 11th floor New York, NY 10036 United States of America U.S. Department of State Room 4843 EB/ESC 2201 C Street, NW Washington D.C. 20520 United States of America

VIETNAM

Ministry of Industry and Trade Import Export Management Department 54 Hai Ba Trung Hoan Kiem Hanoi Vietnam

ZIMBABWE

Principal Minerals Development Office Ministry of Mines and Mining Development Private Bag 7709, Causeway Harare Zimbabwe

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