Retained EU Law 2002 United Kingdom

Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

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4 compliance obligations

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Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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s.art004

(1) Containers and the corresponding certificates shall without delay be...

  • Submit rough diamond containers and certificates for verification
s.art012

(1) The United Kingdom competent authority may issue a United...

  • Your business must transport rough diamonds in tamper-resistant containers
s.art017

(1) Organisations representing traders in rough diamonds which have established...

  • Apply to be a self-regulating organisation for rough diamond trading
s.art019

(1) Member States may designate one or more authorities in...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must not charge more than actual cost for diamond certificates Crown / Minister / Government department
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s.annex/i/annex/iii/to/annex/i/paragraph/1

Recognising that reliable and comparable data on the production and...

s.annex/i/annex/iii/to/annex/i/paragraph/2

to keep and publish within two months of the reference...

s.art001

This Regulation sets up a United Kingdom system of certification...

s.art002

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall...

s.art003

The import of rough diamonds into the United Kingdom ......

s.art005

(1) If the United Kingdom competent authority establishes that the...

s.art006

(1) Until the date of applicability of the Articles referred...

s.art007

Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 3, 4 and 5, a...

s.art008

(1) The United Kingdom competent authority shall consult participants on...

s.art009

The Commission shall provide all Community authorities with authenticated specimens...

s.art010

(1) Community authorities shall provide the Commission with a monthly...

s.art011

The export from the United Kingdom ... of rough diamonds...

s.art013

If an exporter is a member of a diamond organisation...

s.art014

(1) If the United Kingdom competent authority establishes that a...

s.art015

(1) Community authorities shall provide the Commission with a monthly...

s.art016

(1) The United Kingdom competent authority shall consult participants on...

s.art018

Articles 4, 11, 12, and 14 shall not apply to...

s.art020

On the basis of relevant Information provided to the Chair...

s.art021

(1) The Union, including Greenland, shall be a participant in...

s.art022

(1) In the performance of its duties under Articles 8,...

s.art023

The Committee referred to in Article 22 may examine any...

s.art024

(1) Any natural or legal person providing services directly or...

s.art025

Information supplied in accordance with this Regulation shall be used...

s.art026

Compliance with this Regulation does not discharge any natural or...

s.art027

Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed...

s.art028

This Regulation shall apply: within the United Kingdom, including its...

s.art029

Amendments to the certification scheme (1) Where the condition in...

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