# The Kimberley Process (Fees) Regulations 2004, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prescribe fees to be paid to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in connection with the issue of certificates by the Department in pursuance of the Community obligations of the United Kingdom under Council Regulation (EC) No. 2368/2002 (“the Principal Regulation”) implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds. The fees prescribed are in connection with the issue of Community Certificates under Article 12 of the Principal Regulation.
Fees in connection with the issue of such certificates were first prescribed in the Kimberley Process (Fees) Regulations 2003, which are revoked by these Regulations. The present Regulations prescribe higher fees than the 2003 Regulations; previous charges are indicated in brackets in the Schedule of Prescribed Fees.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of the 2003 Regulations. Copies of this assessment may be obtained from the Government Diamond Office, United Nations Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/686/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/kimberley-process-fees-regulations-2004/note
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