On 20 July 2015, the Kimberley Process Chair issued the Administrative Decision on Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the Central African Republic, allowing Central African Republic to export rough diamonds (upon full implementation of the Operational Framework set out in the Annex of the Administrative Decision).
Following this decision, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/557 of 7 April 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds has been published on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 96/8 of 12/04/2016).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/557 updates Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,[1] as to include the Central African Republic.
[1] Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 contains the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities.