Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular
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Ref. : GL 250
20 January 2017
Dear Sirs,
Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular No. 1/2017
Proposed Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60 sub. leg. A)
The Import and Export (General) Regulations (Amendment of Schedule 7) Notice 2017 ("the Notice") was gazetted on 20 January 2017. The Notice seeks to add the following country to the list of specified countries or places in Schedule 7 to the Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60 sub. leg. A) with effect from 1 April 2017, subject to the completion of the legislative process :
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Schedule 7 specifies the list of countries or places for which the certification scheme for rough diamonds in Hong Kong is effective or as permitted by the Kimberley Process.
2.The Department will make further announcement to confirm the implementation date of the above proposed amendment. Meanwhile, the existing list of specified countries or places in Schedule 7 remains in force until further notice.
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3.If you have any enquiry on the content of this circular, please contact the Rough Diamonds and Ozone Depleting Substances Licensing Unit at telephone number 2398 5557.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Emily TSE)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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