Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1108 of 23 May 2025 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 diamonds (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 lists the participants in the Kimberley Process (‘KP’) certification scheme and their respective competent authorities.

(2) On the basis of information from the chair of the KP certification scheme and/or participants, the Commission may amend the list of participants and their competent authorities.

(3) The KP noted the application for membership by Uzbekistan and, following an experts mission, concluded it fulfils the certification’s scheme minimum requirements.

(4) The Kimberley Process Plenary approved the addition of Uzbekistan to the list of participants in that process at its meeting in Dubai in November 2024.

(5) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2025.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Kaja KALLAS High Representative / Vice-President

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/2368/oj.