Commission Regulation (EC) No 1459/2004 of 16 August 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1459/2004of 16 August 2004amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamondsTHE 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 diamondsOJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28., as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2004See page 21 of this Official Journal., and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme in Annex II to be amended.(2)The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, through his Chair’s Notice of 9 July 2004, has provided an updated list of participants in the scheme. The updating concerns the removal from the list of the Republic of Congo. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: