Commission Regulation (EC) No 2062/2003
of 24 November 2003
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 1880/2003(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the amending of the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and the competent authorities they have designated to issue and validate their certificates in Annex II.
(2) The Republic of Slovenia has asked the Commission to amend the entry on its competent authority.
(3) The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair's notice of 7 November 2003, has provided an updated list of participants in the scheme. The updating of the list concerns the addition as participants of Brazil, Ghana, Romania and Togo. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by 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.
It shall be applicable from 7 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 November 2003.