List of Participating Countries and Entities Under the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003[Federal Register: January 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 13)] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6063] Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs; List of November 8, 2007, of Participating Countries and Entities (Hereinafter Known as ``Participants'') Under the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with sections 3 and 6 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-19) and section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003, the Department of State is identifying all the Participants eligible for trade in rough diamonds under the Act, and their respective Importing and Exporting Authorities, and revising the previously published list of August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169, page 50436-7) to include Republic of Congo. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Saarnio, Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State (202) 647-1713. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (the ``Act'') requires the President to prohibit the importation into, or the exportation from, the United States of any rough diamond, from whatever source, that has not been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). Under section 3(2) of the Act, ``controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme'' means an importation from the territory of a Participant or exportation to the territory of a Participant of rough diamonds that is either (i) carried out in accordance with the KPCS, as set forth in regulations promulgated by the President, or (ii) controlled under a system determined by the President to meet substantially the standards, practices, and procedures of the KPCS. The referenced regulations are contained at 31 CFR Part 592 (``Rough Diamonds Control Regulations'') (69 FR 56936, September 23, 2004). Section 6(b) of the Act requires the President to publish in the Federal Register a list of all Participants, and all Importing and Exporting Authorities of Participants, and to update the list as necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003 delegates this function to the Secretary of State. Section 3(7) of the Act defines ``Participant'' as a state, customs territory, or regional economic integration organization identified by the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the Act defines ``Exporting Authority'' as one or more entities designated by a Participant from whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is being exported as having the authority to validate a Kimberley Process Certificate. Section 3(4) of the Act defines ``Importing Authority'' as one or more entities designated by a Participant into whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is imported as having the authority to enforce the laws and regulations of the Participant regarding imports, including the verification of the Kimberley Process Certificate accompanying the shipment. List of Participants Pursuant to section 3 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (the Act), section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003, and Delegation of Authority No. 294 (July 6, 2006), I hereby identify the following entities as of November 8, 2007, as Participants under section 6(b) of the Act. Included in this List are the Importing and Exporting Authorities for Participants, as required by section 6(b) of the Act. This list revises the previously published list of August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169 50436-7). Angola--Ministry of Geology and Mines. |
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