L 269/26 Official Journal of the European Union 17.8.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1459/2004 of 16 August 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (2)  The Chair of the Kimberley Process certification scheme, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds ('), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2004 (3, and in particular Article 20 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for the list of participants in the Kimberley Process certi- fication scheme in Annex II to be amended. through his Chair’s Notice of 9 July 2004, has provided an updated list of participants in the scheme. The updating concerns the removal from the list of the Republic of Congo. Annex II should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Atrticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi- cation 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, 16 August 2004. () OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28. (%) See page 21 of this Official Journal. For the Commission Christopher PATTEN Member of the Commission