[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 31, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 31CFR592.306]



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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY

 

 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 592_ROUGH DIAMONDS CONTROL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_General Definitions

 

Sec. 592.306  Importing authority.



    (a) The term importing authority means one or more entities 

designated by a Participant into whose territory a shipment of rough 

diamonds is being imported as having the authority to enforce the laws 

and regulations of the Participant regulating imports, including the 

verification of the Kimberley Process Certificate accompanying the 

shipment.

    (b) The importing authorities for the United States are the U.S. 

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection or, in the case of a territory 

or possession of the United States with its own customs administration, 

analogous officials.



    Note to Sec. 592.306. The Secretary of State will periodically 

publish in the Federal Register an up-to-date listing of the importing 

authorities of all Participants.