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Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
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PARTICIPANTS,
RECOGNISING that the trade in conflict diamonds is a matter of serious international concern, which can be directly linked to the fuelling of armed conflict, the activities of rebel movements aimed at undermining or overthrowing legitimate governments, and the illicit traffic in, and proliferation of, armaments, especially small arms and light weapons;
FURTHER RECOGNISING the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the trade in conflict diamonds on the peace, safety and security of people in affected countries and the systematic and gross human rights violations that have been perpetrated in such conflicts;
NOTING the negative impact of such conflicts on regional stability and the obligations placed upon states by the United Nations Charter regarding the maintenance of international peace and security;
BEARING IN MIND that urgent international action is imperative to prevent the problem of conflict diamonds from negatively affecting the trade in legitimate diamonds, which makes a critical contribution to the economies of many of the producing, processing, exporting and importing states, especially developing states;
RECALLING all of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, including the relevant provisions of Resolutions 1173 (1998), 1295 (2000), 1306 (2000), and 1343 (2001), and determined to contribute to and support the implementation of the measures provided for in these resolutions;
HIGHLIGHTING the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56 (2000) on the role of the trade in conflict diamonds in fuelling armed conflict, which called on the international community to give urgent and careful consideration to devising effective and pragmatic measures to address this problem;
FURTHER HIGHLIGHTING the recommendation in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56 that the international community develop detailed proposals for a simple and workable international certification scheme for rough diamonds based primarily on national certification schemes and on internationally agreed minimum standards;
RECALLING that the Kimberley Process, which was established to find a solution to the international problem of conflict diamonds, was inclusive of concerned stake holders, namely producing, exporting and importing states, the diamond industry and civil society;
CONVINCED that the opportunity for conflict diamonds to play a role in fuelling armed conflict can be seriously reduced by introducing a certification scheme for rough diamonds designed to exclude conflict diamonds from the legitimate trade;
RECALLING that the Kimberley Process considered that an international certification scheme for rough diamonds, based on national laws and practices and meeting internationally agreed minimum standards, will be the most effective system by which the problem of conflict diamonds could be addressed;
ACKNOWLEDGING the important initiatives already taken to address this problem, in particular by the governments of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Sierra Leone and by other key producing, exporting and importing countries, as well as by the diamond industry, in particular by the World Diamond Council, and by civil society;
WELCOMING voluntary self-regulation initiatives announced by the diamond industry and recognising that a system of such voluntary self-regulation contributes to ensuring an effective internal control system of rough diamonds based upon the international certification scheme for rough diamonds;
RECOGNISING that an international certification scheme for rough diamonds will only be credible if all Participants have established internal systems of control designed to eliminate the presence of conflict diamonds in the chain of producing, exporting and importing rough diamonds within their own territories, while taking into account that differences in production methods and trading practices as well as differences in institutional controls thereof may require different approaches to meet minimum standards;
FURTHER RECOGNISING that the international certification scheme for rough diamonds must be consistent with international law governing international trade;
ACKNOWLEDGING that state sovereignty should be fully respected and the principles of equality, mutual benefits and consensus should be adhered to,
RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
For the purposes of the international certification scheme for rough diamonds (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Certification Scheme’) the following definitions apply:
CONFLICT DIAMONDS means rough diamonds used by rebel movements or their allies to finance conflict aimed at undermining legitimate governments, as described in relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions insofar as they remain in effect, or in other similar UNSC resolutions which may be adopted in the future, and as understood and recognised in United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 55/56, or in other similar UNGA resolutions which may be adopted in future;
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN means the country where a shipment of rough diamonds has been mined or extracted;
COUNTRY OF PROVENANCE means the last Participant from where a shipment of rough diamonds was exported, as recorded on import documentation;
DIAMOND means a natural mineral consisting essentially of pure crystallised carbon in the isometric system, with a hardness on the Mohs (scratch) scale of 10, a specific gravity of approximately 3.52 and a refractive index of 2.42;
EXPORT means the physical leaving/taking out of any part of the geographical territory of a Participant;
EXPORTING AUTHORITY means the authority(ies) or body(ies) designated by a Participant from whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is leaving, and which are authorised to validate the Kimberley Process Certificate;
FREE TRADE ZONE means a part of the territory of a Participant where any goods introduced are generally regarded, insofar as import duties and taxes are concerned, as being outside the customs territory;
IMPORT means the physical entering/bringing into any part of the geographical territory of a Participant;
IMPORTING AUTHORITY means the authority(ies) or body(ies) designated by a Participant into whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is imported to conduct all import formalities and particularly the verification of accompanying Kimberley Process Certificates;
KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATE means a forgery resistant document with a particular format which identifies a shipment of rough diamonds as being in compliance with the requirements of the Certification Scheme;
OBSERVER means a representative of civil society, the diamond industry, international organisations and non-participating governments invited to take part in Plenary meetings;
PARCEL means one or more diamonds that are packed together and that are not individualised;
PARCEL OF MIXED ORIGIN means a parcel that contains rough diamonds from two or more countries of origin, mixed together;
PARTICIPANT means a state or a regional economic integration organisation for which the Certification Scheme is effective;
REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ORGANISATION means an organisation comprised of sovereign states that have transferred competence to that organisation in respect of matters governed by the Certification Scheme;
ROUGH DIAMONDS means diamonds that are unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted and fall under the Relevant Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System 7102 10 00, 7102 21 00 and 7102 31 00;
SHIPMENT means one or more parcels that are physically imported or exported;
TRANSIT means the physical passage across the territory of a Participant or a non-Participant, with or without transhipment, warehousing or change in mode of transport, when such passage is only a portion of a complete journey beginning and terminating beyond the frontier of the Participant or non-Participant across whose territory a shipment passes;
Each Participant should ensure that:
a Kimberley Process Certificate (hereafter referred to as the Certificate) accompanies each shipment of rough diamonds on export;
its processes for issuing Certificates meet the minimum standards of the Kimberley Process as set out in Section IV;
Certificates meet the minimum requirements set out in Annex I. As long as these requirements are met, Participants may at their discretion establish additional characteristics for their own Certificates, for example their form, additional data or security elements;
it notifies all other Participants through the Chair of the features of its Certificate as specified in Annex I, for purposes of validation.
Each Participant should:
with regard to shipments of rough diamonds exported to a Participant, require that each such shipment is accompanied by a duly validated Certificate;
with regard to shipments of rough diamonds imported from a Participant:
require a duly validated Certificate;
ensure that confirmation of receipt is sent expeditiously to the relevant Exporting Authority. The confirmation should as a minimum refer to the Certificate number, the number of parcels, the carat weight and the details of the importer and exporter;
require that the original of the Certificate be readily accessible for a period of no less than three years;
ensure that no shipment of rough diamonds is imported from or exported to a non-Participant;
recognise that Participants through whose territory shipments transit are not required to meet the requirement of paragraphs (a) and (b) above, and of Section II (a) provided that the designated authorities of the Participant through whose territory a shipment passes, ensure that the shipment leaves its territory in an identical state as it entered its territory (i.e. unopened and not tampered with).
Each Participant should:
establish a system of internal controls designed to eliminate the presence of conflict diamonds from shipments of rough diamonds imported into and exported from its territory;
designate an Importing and an Exporting Authority(ies);
ensure that rough diamonds are imported and exported in tamper resistant containers;
as required, amend or enact appropriate laws or regulations to implement and enforce the Certification Scheme and to maintain dissuasive and proportional penalties for transgressions;
collect and maintain relevant official production, import and export data, and collate and exchange such data in accordance with the provisions of Section V.
when establishing a system of internal controls, take into account, where appropriate, the further options and recommendations for internal controls as elaborated in Annex II.
Participants understand that a voluntary system of industry self-regulation, as referred to in the Preamble of this Document, will provide for a system of warranties underpinned through verification by independent auditors of individual companies and supported by internal penalties set by industry, which will help to facilitate the full traceability of rough diamond transactions by government authorities.
Participants should:
provide to each other through the Chair information identifying their designated authorities or bodies responsible for implementing the provisions of this Certification Scheme. Each Participant should provide to other Participants through the Chair information, preferably in electronic format, on its relevant laws, regulations, rules, procedures and practices, and update that information as required. This should include a synopsis in English of the essential content of this information;
compile and make available to all other Participants through the Chair statistical data in line with the principles set out in Annex III;
exchange on a regular basis experiences and other relevant information, including on self-assessment, in order to arrive at the best practice in given circumstances;
consider favourably requests from other Participants for assistance to improve the functioning of the Certification Scheme within their territories;
inform another Participant through the Chair if it considers that the laws, regulations, rules, procedures or practices of that other Participant do not ensure the absence of conflict diamonds in the exports of that other Participant;
cooperate with other Participants to attempt to resolve problems which may arise from unintentional circumstances and which could lead to non-fulfilment of the minimum requirements for the issuance or acceptance of the Certificates, and inform all other Participants of the essence of the problems encountered and of solutions found;
encourage, through their relevant authorities, closer cooperation between law enforcement agencies and between customs agencies of Participants.
to serve as a channel of communication, information sharing and consultation between the Participants with regard to matters provided for in this Document;
to maintain and make available for the use of all Participants a collection of those laws, regulations, rules, procedures, practices and statistics notified pursuant to Section V;
to prepare documents and provide administrative support for Plenary and working group meetings;
to undertake such additional responsibilities as the Plenary meetings, or any working group delegated by Plenary meetings, may instruct.
requesting additional information and clarification from Participants;
review missions by other Participants or their representatives where there are credible indications of significant non-compliance with the Certification Scheme.
A Certificate is to meet the following minimum requirements:
Each Certificate should bear the title ‘Kimberley Process Certificate’ and the following statement: ‘The rough diamonds in this shipment have been handled in accordance with the provisions of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds’
Country of origin for shipment of parcels of unmixed (i.e. from the same) origin
Certificates may be issued in any language, provided that an English translation is incorporated
Unique numbering with the Alpha 2 country code, according to ISO 3166-1
Tamper and forgery resistant
Date of issuance
Date of expiry
Issuing authority
Identification of exporter and importer
Carat weight/mass
Value in US$
Number of parcels in shipment
Relevant Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System
Validation of Certificate by the Exporting Authority
A Certificate may include the following optional features:
Characteristics of a Certificate (for example as to form, additional data or security elements)
Quality characteristics of the rough diamonds in the shipment
A recommended import confirmation part should have the following elements:
Country of destination
Identification of importer
Carat/weight and value in US$
Relevant Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System
Date of receipt by Importing Authority
Authentication by Importing Authority
Rough diamonds may be shipped in transparent security bags.
The unique Certificate number may be replicated on the container.
Characteristics of diamonds produced
Actual production
Recognising that reliable and comparable data on the production and the international trade in rough diamonds are an essential tool for the effective implementation of the Certification Scheme, and particularly for identifying any irregularities or anomalies which could indicate that conflict diamonds are entering the legitimate trade, Participants strongly support the following principles, taking into account the need to protect commercially sensitive information:
to keep and publish within two months of the reference period and in a standardised format, quarterly aggregate statistics on rough diamond exports and imports, as well as the numbers of certificates validated for export, and of imported shipments accompanied by Certificates;
to keep and publish statistics on exports and imports, by origin and provenance wherever possible; by carat weight and value; and under the relevant Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) classifications 7102 10; 7102 21; 7102 31;
to keep and publish on a semi-annual basis and within two months of the reference period statistics on rough diamond production by carat weight and by value. In the event that a Participant is unable to publish these statistics it should notify the Chair immediately;
to collect and publish these statistics by relying in the first instance on existing national processes and methodologies;
to make these statistics available to an intergovernmental body or to another appropriate mechanism identified by the Participants for (1) compilation and publication on a quarterly basis in respect of exports and imports, and (2) on a semi-annual basis in respect of production. These statistics are to be made available for analysis by interested parties and by the Participants, individually or collectively, according to such terms of reference as may be established by the Participants;
to consider statistical information pertaining to the international trade in and production of rough diamonds at annual Plenary meetings, with a view to addressing related issues, and to supporting effective implementation of the Certification Scheme.
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ANGOLA
Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum
Rua Engenheiro Armindo de Andrade, n.° 103
Miramar Bairro Sambizanga
1072 Luanda
Angola
ARMENIA
Department of Gemstones and Jewellery
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development
M. Mkrtchyan 5, Room 407
Yerevan, 0010
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, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE)
Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No 50676 Block C
P/Bag 0018
Gaborone
Botswana
BRAZIL
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco‘U’, 4 o andar
70065, 900 Brasília, DF
Brazil
CAMBODIA
Ministry of Commerce
Lot 19-61, MOC Road (113 Road), Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat 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, 6 th floor,
Navik Street
BP 35601 Yaounde
Cameroon
CANADA
International:
Global Affairs Canada Natural Resources and Governance Division (MES) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
Canada
For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:
Kimberley Process Office
Lands and Minerals Sector 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 Duty Collection
General Administration of China Customs (GACC)
No 6 Jianguomen Nie Rev.
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730
People’s Republic of China
HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Department of Trade and Industry
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
People’s Republic of China
Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower
700 Nathan Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong
China
MACAO, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Macao Economic Bureau
Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region
Rua Dr Pedro José Lobo, no. 1-3, 25 th Floor
Macao
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
COTE D’IVOIRE
Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie
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
ESWATINI
Office for the Commissioner of Mines
Minerals and Mines Departments
Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),
Somhlolo Road,
Mbabane
Eswatini
EUROPEAN UNION
European Commission
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Office EEAS 03/330
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Belgium
GABON
Centre Permanent du Processus de Kimberley (CPPK)
Ministry of Equipment, Infrastructure, and Mines
Immeuble de la Geologie, 261 rue Germain Mba
B.P. 284/576
Libreville
Gabon
GHANA
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Accra P.O. Box M 212
Ghana
GUINEA
Ministry of Mines and Geology
Boulevard du Commerce – BP 295
Quartier Almamya/Commune de Kaloum
Conakry
Guinea
GUYANA
Geology and Mines Commission
P O Box 1028
Upper Brickdam
Stabroek
Georgetown
Guyana
INDIA
Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi 110 011
India
INDONESIA
Directorate of Export and Import Facility, Ministry of Trade M. I. Ridwan Rais Road, No 5 Blok I Iantai 4
Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110
Jakarta
Indonesia
ISRAEL
Ministry of Economy and Industry Office of the Diamond Controller
3 Jabotinsky Road
Ramat Gan 52520
Israel
JAPAN
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Mineral and Natural Resources Division
1, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Japan
KAZAKHSTAN
Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology
11, Mangilik el street
Astana
Republic of Kazakhstan
KOREA, Republic of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Division 60 Sajik-ro 8-gil
Jongno-gu
Seoul 03172
Korea
LAOS, People’s Democratic Republic
Department of Import and Export
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Phon Xay road, Saisettha District
P.O. Box 4107
Vientiane
Lao PDR
LEBANON
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Lazariah Building
Down Town
Beirut
Lebanon
LESOTHO
Department of Mines
Ministry of Mining
Corner Constitution and Parliament Road
P.O. Box 750
Maseru 100
Lesotho
LIBERIA
Government Diamond Office
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Capitol Hill
P.O. Box 10-9024
1000 Monrovia 10
Liberia
MALAYSIA
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MITI Tower,
No 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
MALI
Ministère des Mines
Bureau d’Expertise d’Evaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts
Cité administrative, P.O. Box 1909
Bamako
République du Mali
MAURITIUS
Import Division
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Consumer Protection
4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building
Intendance Street
Port Louis
Mauritius
MEXICO
Directorate-General for International Trade in Goods
189 Pachuca Street, Condesa, 17 th Floor
Mexico City, 06140
Mexico
NAMIBIA
The Government of Republic of Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy
Directorate of Diamond Affairs Private Bag 13297
1 st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)
Windhoek
Namibia
NEW ZEALAND
Middle East and Africa Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Private Bag 18 901
Wellington
New Zealand
NORWAY
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department for Regional Affairs
Section for Southern and Central Africa
Box 8114 Dep
0032 Oslo
Norway
PANAMA
National Customs Authority
Panama City, Curundu, Dulcidio Gonzalez Avenue, building # 1009
Republic of Panama
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
International:
Ministry of Finance
9, Ilyinka Street
109097 Moscow
Russian Federation
Import and Export Authority:
Gokhran of Russia
14, 1812 Goda St.
121170 Moscow
Russian Federation
SIERRA LEONE
Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources
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
251 Fox Street
Doornfontein 2028
Johannesburg
South Africa
SRI LANKA
National Gem and Jewellery Authority
25, Galle Face Terrace
Post Code 00300
Colombo 03
Sri Lanka
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
Kikuyu Avenue, P.O. Box 422
40744 Dodoma
Tanzania
THAILAND
Department of Foreign Trade
Ministry of Commerce
563 Nonthaburi Road
Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000
Thailand
TOGO
The Ministry of Mines and Energies
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/Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond
Market (BIST)
Borsa İstanbul, Resitpasa Mahallesi,
Borsa İstanbul Caddesi No 4
Sariyer, 34467, Istanbul
Turkey
UKRAINE
Ministry of Finance
State Gemological Centre of Ukraine
38-44, Degtyarivska St.
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
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
2201 C Street, NW
Washington DC 20520
United States of America
VENEZUELA
Central Bank of Venezuela
36 Av. Urdaneta, Caracas, Capital District
Caracas
ZIP Code 1010
Venezuela
VIETNAM
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Agency of Foreign Trade
54 Hai Ba Trung
Hoan Kiem
Hanoi
Vietnam
ZIMBABWE
Principal Minerals Development Office
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
6th Floor, ZIMRE Centre
Cnr L.Takawira St/K. Nkrumah Ave.
Harare
Zimbabwe]
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Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel, Dienst Vergunningen/Service Public Fédéral Economie,
PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l'Economie internationale, Service Licences
(Federal Public Service Economy SME's, Self-employed and Energy, Directorate-General for Economic Analyses & International Economy)
Italiëlei 124, bus 71
B-2000 Antwerpen
Tel. +32 22775459
Fax +32 227754 61 or +32 22779870
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 Office
Hovenierstraat 22
B-2018 Antwerpen
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 cel
Budějovická 7
140 96 Praha 4
Česká republika
Tel. (420-2) 61333841, (420-2) 61333859, cell (420-737) 213793
Fax (420-2) 61333870
Email: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz
Permanent service at designated custom office — Praha Ruzyně
Tel. (420-2) 20113788 (Mondays to Fridays — 7.30-15.30)
Tel. (420-2) 20119678 (Saturdays, Sundays and rest — 15.30-7.30)
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 Koblenz
Zollamt Idar-Oberstein
Zertifizierungsstelle für Rohdiamanten
Hauptstraße 197
D-55743 Idar-Oberstein
Tel. + 49 678156270
Fax +49 6781562719
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 Zollrecht
Krelingstraβe 50
D-90408 Nürnberg
Tel. +49 22830349874
Fax +49 22830399106
Email: DVIA3.gzd@zoll.bund.de
The Kimberley Process and Responsible Minerals Authority
Exploration and Mining Division
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
29-31 Adelaide Road
Dublin
D02 X285
Ireland
Tel. +353 16782000
Email: KPRMA@DCCAE.gov.ie
Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Direção de Serviços de Licenciamento
R. da Alfândega, 5
1149-006 Lisboa
Tel. + 351 218813843/8
Fax + 351 218813986
Email: dsl@at.gov.pt
In Portugal the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds 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 Lisboa
Aeroporto de Lisboa,
Terminal de Carga, Edifício 134
1750-364 Lisboa
Tel. +351 210030080
Fax +351 210037777
Email address: aalisboa-kimberley@at.gov.pt
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) 011865
Tel. (40-21) 3184635/3129890/3121275
Fax (40-21) 3184635/3143462
www.anpc.ro
Government Diamond Office
Global Business Group
Room W 3.111.B
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Tel. +44 2070086903/5797
Email: KPUK@fco.gov.uk]
In accordance with the changes enacted by the Treaty of Lisbon, whereby the European Union replaced and succeeded the European Community, the term ‘ EU certificate ’ shall refer to the Community certificate as defined in Article 2(g) of this Regulation.
The EU Certificate shall have the following features: Member States shall ensure that the Certificates they issue shall be identical. To this end they shall submit to the Commission specimens of the Certificates to be issued.
Member States shall be responsible for having the EU Certificates printed. The EU Certificates may be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in which they are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by the Member State must appear on each EU Certificate. Each EU Certificate shall bear an indication of the printer's name and address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified. The printer shall be a High Security Banknote Printer. The printer shall provide suitable references from governmental and commercial customers.
The European Commission shall make specimens of original EU Certificates available to EU authorities.
Dimensions: A4 (210 mm × 297 mm);
Watermarked with invisible (yellow/blue) UV fibres;
Solvent sensitive;
UV dull (features in the document stand out clearly when highlighted under a Ultra-violet lamp);
95 g/m 2 paper.
Rainbow background tint (solvent sensitive);
The ‘ rainbow ’ effect has a security background that will not visualise when photocopied.
The inks used must be ‘ solvent sensitive ’ to protect the document against attack from chemicals used to alter infilled text, such as bleach.
1 Colour background tint (permanent and light fast);
Ensure that a secondary ‘ Rainbow ’ is printed to prevent the Certificates from exposure to sunlight.
UV invisible working (stars of the EU Flag);
The security printer should apply the correct weight of ink to ensure that the UV feature is invisible in normal light.
EU Flag: Printed gold and European blue;
Intaglio Border;
Tactile Intaglio ink is one of the most important features in the document.
Extra Small Print line reading ‘ Kimberley Process Certificate ’ ;
Latent image: KP;
Micro-text reading ‘ KPCS ’ ;
The document design must incorporate anticopy ( ‘ Medallion ’ ) features into the background fine-line printing.
Each EU Certificate shall have a unique serial number, preceded by the code: EU.
The Commission shall attribute the serial numbers to the Member States that intend to issue EU Certificates.
There should be two types of matching numbering — visible and invisible:
First = 8 digit sequential, once on all parts of the document, printed black
The printer shall hold all responsibility for numbering every Certificate.
The printer shall also keep a database of all numbering.
Second = 8 digit sequential invisible printed numbering (matching above), fluorescing under UV light.
English and, where relevant, the language(s) of the Member State concerned.
Slot perforated in 1 position, cut to singles A4 size, at 100 mm from right edge
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