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Article 4

United Kingdom

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F11.

Containers and the corresponding certificates shall without delay be submitted for verification to the United Kingdom competent authority.

4.

The importer shall be responsible for the proper movement of the rough diamonds and the costs thereof.

5.

F2The United Kingdom competent authority shall opt for either of the following methods to verify that the content of a container matches the particulars on the corresponding certificate:

(a)

it will open each container with a view to such verification; or

(b)

it will identify the containers to be opened with a view to such verification on the basis of a risk analysis or equivalent system that gives due consideration to rough diamond shipments.

6.

The United Kingdom competent authority shall complete the verification without delay.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 4(1) substituted for Art. 4(1)-(3) (31.12.2020) by The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/844), regs. 1, 7; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Regulation substituted (31.12.2020) by The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/844), regs. 1, 3(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)