Introductory text
United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2013
of 16 August 2013
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 diamondsf1, and in particular Articles 19(6) and 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
At the Washington Plenary meeting in November 2012, Kimberley Process participants approved, by a decision of the Plenary, the addition of Panama, Cambodia and Kazakhstan to the list of Kimberley Process participants.
(2)
As confirmed by a KP Chair notice on 1 August 2013, Kimberley Process participants also approved, by written procedure, the addition of Mali to the list of Kimberley Process Participants.
(3)
Furthermore, the address of several participants’ contact points in Annex II should be updated.
(4)
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: