COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1147/2014
of 23 October 2014
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 (1), 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 8 October 2014, the KP Chair issued a notice regarding paragraph 13 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2153(2014) terminating the measures preventing the importation by any State of all rough diamonds from Côte d'Ivoire. The KP Chair notice requested all Participants to take actions to resume rough diamond trade with Côte d'Ivoire. The list of Participants in Annex II should therefore be revised.
(3)
Furthermore, the address of Cambodia's contact point in Annex II should be updated.
(4)
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(5)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,
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 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, 23 October 2014.