{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-947/annex-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-947/annex-III.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/947",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 947/2012 of 12 October 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-947",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "ANNEX IV\nCommunity certificate as referred to in Article 2\nIn 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.\nThe 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.\nMember 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 should be a High Security Banknote Printer. The printer should provide suitable references from governmental and commercial customers.\nThe European Commission shall make specimens of original EU Certificates available to EU authorities.\nMaterials\nDimensions: A4 (210 mm × 297 mm);\nWatermarked with invisible (yellow/red) UV fibres;\nSolvent sensitive;\nUV dull (features in the document stand out clearly when highlighted under a Ultra-violet lamp);\n95 g/m2 paper.\nPrinting\nRainbow background tint (solvent sensitive);\nThe ‘rainbow’ effect has a security background that will not visualise when photocopied.\nThe inks used must be ‘solvent sensitive’ to protect the document against attack from chemicals used to alter infilled text, such as bleach.\n1 Colour background tint (permanent and light fast);\nEnsure that a secondary ‘Rainbow’ is printed to prevent the Certificates from exposure to sunlight.\nUV invisible working (stars of the EU Flag);\nThe security printer should apply the correct weight of ink to ensure that the UV feature is invisible in normal light.\nEU Flag: Printed gold and European blue;\nIntaglio Border;\nTactile Intaglio ink is one of the most important features in the document.\nExtra Small Print line reading ‘Kimberley Process Certificate’;\nLatent image: KP;\nMicro-text reading ‘KPCS’;\nThe document design must incorporate anticopy (‘Medallion’) features into the background fine-line printing.\nNumbering\nEach EU Certificate shall have a unique serial number, preceded by the code: EU.\nThe Commission shall attribute the serial numbers to the Member States that intend to issue EU Certificates.\nThere should be two types of matching numbering — visible and invisible:\nFirst = 8 digit sequential, once on all parts of the document, printed black\nThe printer should hold all responsibility for numbering every Certificate.\nThe printer should also keep a database of all numbering.\nSecond = 8 digit sequential invisible printed numbering (matching above), fluorescing under UV light.\nLanguage\nEnglish and, where relevant, the language(s) of the Member State concerned.\nLay out and finishing\nObligatory features\nSlot perforated in 1 position, cut to singles A4 size, at 100 mm from right edge\n(a)\nleft side:\n(b)\nright side:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/947/annex/III",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:07.220445+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}