The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Convention for the precious metal products and sealing and its amendment article 1. 15 November 1972 Convention on articles of precious metal and its stamping 18 May 1988 version (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), the Convention of 1998, 25 and 26 May, January 9, 2001 and October 15, 2002 amendment (Amendment) law is accepted and approved.
2. article. State prov's monitoring inspection is the body of the Convention paragraph 1 of article 5 establishes the function execution.
3. article. The Ministry of Finance shall coordinate the fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the Convention.
4. article. The Convention shall enter into force on its article 12, amended its article 11 within the time and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal".
5. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Convention and amendments in English and translation into Latvian language.
The Parliament adopted the law of 11 March 2004.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 31 March 2004, an editorial added: the law shall enter into force by 31 March 2004.
CONVENTION ON the CONTROL AND MARKING OF articles OF precious metals Signed in Vienna on 15 November 1972 and Entered into force on 27 June 1975 preamble-the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederations and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(Menu rngton Line4) it is facilitat international trade in articles of precious metals while at the same time maintaining consumer protection justified by the particular nature of these articles;
Have agreed as follows: article I scope and Operation 1 1. Legal provision of a Contracting State which requires articles of precious metal to be assayed by an authorized body and to be marked with the official stamp so as it indicates that they have been satisfactorily assayed, or require such articles to be marked so as it indicates the sponsor, the nature of the metal or the standard of finenes in , shall be deemed to be satisfied in respect of articles of precious metals imported from the territory of another Contracting State if such articles have been controlled and marked in accordanc with the provision of this Convention.
2. For articles marked in accordanc with controlled and the provision of this Convention Contracting State shall not importing Nations require further assaying or marking of a kind referred to in paragraph 1, except for the purpose of the check test as provided in article 6.3. Nothing in this Convention shall require a Contracting State to allow the importation or sale of articles of precious metals which do not fulfil the it national minimum standard of finenes. Furthermore, nothing in this Convention shall require a Contracting State which will accept a standard of finenes 800 for silver to allow the importation or sale of articles marked with the 830 standard of finenes.
Article 2 For the purpose of this Convention "in articles of precious metal ' means articles of silver, gold, Platinum or alloys thereof, as defined in Annex i. Article 3 1. In order to benefit from the provision of article 1, articles of precious metal must be: (a) submitted to an authorized assay Office appointed in accordanc with article 5;
(b) controlled by the authorized assay Office in accordanc with the rules and procedures put down in Annex I and II; (c) marked with the mark as prescribed in Annex II, including the Common Control Mark as described in paragraph 8 thereof.
2. The benefits of article 1 shall not be applicable to articles of precious metals which, after being marked as prescribed in Annex II have had any of these marks or altered obliterated.
Article 4 the Contracting States shall not be obliged to apply the provision of paragraph 1 and 2 of article 1 of the articles of precious metal which is being submitted to an authorized since assay Office, and controlled and marked as prescribed in article 3 have been altered by addition or in any other manner.
 
(II) the Control and sanctions article 5 1. appoin Each Contracting State shall one or more assay offices which shall be the only bodies authorized in its territory to carry out the control of articles of precious metal is provided for in this Convention and to apply its own appointed assay Office mark and the Common Control Mark.
2. Each Contracting State shall notify the depositary of the appointment of such authorized assay Office and of their assay Office mark and any withdrawals of this authorization from any assay Office previously appointed. The depositary shall immediately notify all the other Contracting States accordingly.
Article 6 the provision of this Convention shall not prevent a Contracting State from carrying out a check test on articles of precious metals bearing the mark provided for in this Convention. Such test shall not be carried out in such a way as to unduly hamper the importation or sale of articles of precious metal is marked in conformity with the provision of this Convention.
Article 7 the Contracting States hereby empower the depositary to register with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in accordanc with the Convention of Paris for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Common control Mark as a national hallmark of each Contracting State. The depositary shall also do so in the case of a Contracting State in relations to which this Convention will enter into force at a later date or in the case of an acceding State.
Article 8 1. Each Contracting State shall have and maintain legislation subject to penalties, prohibiting any forgery or misus of the Common Control Mark provided for by this Convention or of the mark of the authorized Office of the assay which have been notified in accordanc with paragraph 2 of article 5, and any unauthorized alteration to the article or alteration or obliteration of the finenes mark or mark after the development Common Control Mark has been applied.
2. Each Contracting State to institute proceedings undertak under such legislation when the sufficient evidence of forgery or misus of the Common Control Mark or mark of the authorized assay Office, or unauthorized alteration to the article or alteration or obliteration of the finenes mark or mark after the development Common Control Mark has been applied is discovered or brough it its attention by another Contracting State or , where more appropriate, to take other action suitabl.
Article 9 1. Contracting State or If an importing one of it is the reason to believe assay Office has that an assay Office of an exporting Contracting State has affixed the Common Control Mark without having complied with the relevant provision of this Convention, the assay Office by which the articles are purported to have been consulted shall be marked immediately, and the latter assay Office shall promptly lend all reasonable assistance for the investigation of the case. If satisfactory settlement is reached, from either of the parties may refer the case to the Standing Committee by notifying it of the Chairman. In such a case the chairman shall conven a meeting of the Standing Committee not later than one month from the receipt of such notification.
2. If any matter has been referred to the Standing Committee under paragraph 1, the Standing Committee may, after having given an opportunity for the parties concerned to be heard, make recommendations as to the appropriate action to be taken.
3. If within a reasonable time (a) the recommendations referred to in paragraph 2 has not been complied with, or the Standing Committee has failed to make any recommendations, the importing Contracting State may then introduce such additional surveillance of articles of precious metal is marked by that particular assay Office and entering its territory, as it does not consider cessary, including the right to OK the refus accept such articles. Such measure shall immediately be notified to all the Contracting States and shall be reviewed from time to time by the Standing Committee.
4. Where there is evidence of repeated and grave misapplications of the Common Control Mark the importing Contracting State may OK refus to accept articles bearing the assay Office mark of the assay Office concerned whethers or not controlled and marked in accordanc with this Convention. In such a case the importing Contracting State shall immediately notify all the other Contracting States and the Standing Committee shall meet within one month to consider the matter.
 
(Iii) Standing Committee and Amendments to article 10 1 A Standing Committee is hereby established on which each Contracting State shall be represented. Each Contracting State shall have one vote.
2. The tasks of the Standing Committee shall be: to consider and review the operation of this Convention;
to promote the technical and administrative co-operation between the Contracting States in matters deal with by this Convention;
consider the measure for securing uniform interpretation and application of the provision of this Convention;
to encourag the adequat protection of the mark against forgery and misus;
to make recommendations in the case of any matter referred to it under the provision of paragraph 2 of article 9, or for the settlement of any dispute arising out of the operation of this Convention which is presented to the Standing Committee;
It is subject to examin the whethers of a State interested in acceding to this Convention comply with the conditions of the Convention and its Annex and to make a report in that respect for considerations by the Contracting States.

3. The Standing Committee shall adop rules of procedure for its meetings including rules for the convening of such meetings. This Committee shall meet at least once a year. The first meeting shall be convened by the depositary not later than six months after the coming into force of this Convention.
4. The Standing Committee may make recommendations on any questions relating to the implementation of the Convention or make a proposal for the amendment of this Convention or its Annex. Such recommendations shall be transmitted to proposals or the depositary shall notify all Contracting States of the who.
Article 11 1. In the case of a proposal received from the Standing Committee for amendment of the Annex to the Convention the depositary shall notify all Contracting States and invite their Governments to give their consent to the proposed amendment within four months. Such a consent may be conditional in order to meet internal constitutional requirements.
2. Unless a negative reply has been received from the Government of a Contracting State within the period mentioned in paragraph 1, the amendment to the Annex shall come into force in six months after the expiration of this period, unless a later date for its entry into force has been provided for in the amendment, and provided that the conditions in any consent referred to it in paragraph 1 have been fulfilled. The depositary shall notify the entry into force and the relevant data to all Contracting States.
3. In the case of a proposal received from the Standing Committee for the amendment of the articles to the Convention, or in the case of a proposal for amendment of the Convention or it is from a Contracting State received of the Annexe, the depositary shall submit such proposals for acceptance to all Contracting States.
4. If within three months from the date of the submission of a proposal for amendment under paragraph 3 a Contracting State requests that negotiation will be opened on the proposal, the depositary shall arrang for such negotiation to be held.
5. Provided it is accepted by all Contracting States, an amendment to this Convention or its proposed under paragraph 3 of the Annex shall enter into force one month after deposit of the last instrument of acceptance unless data is provided for in another in the amendment. Instruments of acceptance shall be deposited with the depositary shall notify all Contracting States of the who.
 
IV Final Provision article 12 1. Any State being a Member of the United Nations or of any of the specialised agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency of the or a Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and having arrangements for the assay and marking of articles of precious metal does not comply with the requirements thereof cessary of the Convention and its Annex may of , upon invitation of the Contracting States to be transmitted by the depositary to accede to this Convention.
2. The Governments of the Contracting States shall base their decision to invite a State whethers it accede primarily on the report referred to in paragraph 2 of article 10. The invited State may accede to this Convention by depositing an instrument of accession with the depositary which shall notify all other Contracting States. The accession shall become effective three months after the deposit of that instrument.
Article 13 the Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Iceland, which participated in the drafting of this Convention, may accede to it by depositing an instrument of accession with the depositary. The accession shall become effective two months after the date of deposit of that instrument, but not before the expiry of the period of four weeks mentioned in paragraph 2 of article 16 article 14 1. The Government of any signatory or acceding State may, when depositing its instrument of ratification or accession, or at any time thereafter, declare in writing to the depositary that this Convention shall apply to all or part of the territories, designated in the declaration, for the external relations of which it is responsible. The depositary shall communicate any such declaration to the Governments of all the other Contracting States If the 2 declaration was made at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession this Convention shall enter into force in the relations to those territories on the same date as the Convention enter into force in the relations to the State having made the declaration. In all other cases the Convention shall enter into force in the relations to those territories three months after the declaration has been received by the depositary.
3. The application of this Convention to all or part of such territories may be terminated by the Government of the State having made the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 provided that it give the three months ' notice in writing to the depositary which shall notify all other Contracting States.
Article 15 Any Contracting State may withdraw from this Convention provided that it give the twelve months ' notice in writing to the depositary who shall notify all Contracting States, or on such other terms as may be agreed upon by the Contracting States. Each Contracting State the undertak, in the event of its withdrawals from the Convention, it will cease after withdrawals to use or apply the Common Control Mark for any purpose.
Article 16 1 this Convention shall be ratified. by the signatory States. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the depositary which shall notify all other signatory States.
2. This Convention shall enter into force four months after deposit of the fourth instrument of ratification. In relations to any other signatory State depositing its instrument of ratification subsequently this Convention shall enter into force two months after the date of deposit but not before the expiry of the above-mentioned period of four months.
In witness thereof the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed the theret the present Convention.
Done in Vienna this 15th day of November 1972, in a single copy in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited with which the Government of Sweden, by which the cop shall be transmitted to the certified all other signatory and acceding States.
Here follow the signatures of the representatives of Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
 
Annex I and II to the convention on the control and marking of articles of precious metal is Amended by the Contracting States to the Convention1 on the basis of a proposal agreed to by the Standing Committee at its forty-fifth meeting in Helsinki on 25 and 26 May 1998 and Entered into force on 10 March 2000 Annex I Definition and Technical requirements 1. Definition For the purpose of this Convention the following definition will apply : 1.1. Precious metals precious metals, with Platinum, gold, and silver [Palladium] 2.
Platinum is the most precious metal followed by gold, [Palladium] 2 and silver.
1.2. Precious metal alloy A precious metal alloy is a solid solutions containing at least one precious metal.
1.3. the precious metal article A precious metal article is any item of jewellery, goldsmith's, silversmith's or watchmakers's wars or any other object made entirely or in part from precious metals or their alloys.
1.4. the finenes Finenes is the content of the named precious metals measured in terms of parts per thousand by weight of alloy.
1.5. the Standard of the finenes standard of finenes is the minimum content of the named precious metals measured in terms of parts per thousand by weight of alloy.
1.6. Precious metal coating/plating A precious metal coating or plating is a layer of precious metal or of precious metal alloy applied to all, or part of a precious metal article e.g. by chemical, electrochemical, mechanical or physical process.
1.7. Base metals base metal with all metals except Platinum, gold, [Palladium] 2, and silver.
2. Technical requirements 2.1. The Convention does not apply to: (a) articles made of alloy) of a finenes of less than 850 for Platinum, 375 for gold, [500 for Palladium] 2 and 800 for silver;
(b)) Any article which is intended to be used for medical, dental, veterinary, scientific or technical purpose;
(c) Legal tender);
d) parts or incomplete semi-manufacture (e.g. metal parts or surface layer);
Raw materials such as e) bars, plates, wire and tubes;
f) base metal articles coated with precious metal;
(g) Any other object) decided by the Standing Committee.
The articles referred to in (a) to (g))) above cannot therefore be marked with the Common Control Mark of finenes in 2.2. Standard applied under the Convention3 for Platinum: 999, 900, 950, 850 for gold: 999, 916, 750, 585, 375 [for the Palladium: 999, 950, 500] 2 for silver: 800 999, 830, 925, 2.2.1. Other standard of finenes may be recognised by the Standing Committee , depending on international developments.
2.3. the tolerance Of the negatives 2.3.1 tolerance is permitted in relations to the standard of finenes is indicated on the article.
2.3.2. the separate rules for special manufacturing techniques are established by the Standing Committee.
2.4. the use of solder Solder may be used only 2.4.1 for joining purpose. In principle, the standard of finenes of the solder shall be the same as the standard of the finenes of the article.
2.4.2. exception from this principle Practical and other methods of joining with a defined by the Standing Committee.
2.5. the use of base metal parts 2.5.1. Base metal parts in precious metal articles shall be prohibited except as follows: (a) Movement of propelling pencil), clocks and watches, the internal mechanisms of the lighter and similar mechanisms where precious metals are the unsuitabl for technical reasons;
b) blades of knives and such parts of the bottle opener and corkscrews and similar articles for which precious metals are the unsuitabl for technical reasons;
c) springs;
d) wire for joints of silver hing;
e) pin for silver brooch.

Others can be decided on by the exception by the Standing Committee.
2.5.2. the rules for joining base metal parts permitted under paragraph 2.5.1 the precious metal parts with the established by the Standing Committee.
2.5.3. the base metal parts where the Stampede or practicabl shall be engraved "METAL" or with a specific designation of the metal; where this is readily impracticabl of these shall be distinguishabl by colour from the precious metal. These requirements shall not apply to clock or watch movement. Base metal shall not be used for the purpose of strengthening, weighting or filling.
2.6. Use of non-metallic substances, the use of the non-metallic parts shall be permitted provided these are clearly distinguishabl from the precious metal, they are not plated or coloured it in precious metal and resembl their exten is visible. The Standing Committee can decide on further details.
2.7. Coating of precious metal articles from precious metal coating must be of at least the same as the finenes article or of a more precious metal.
2.7.1. The Standing Committee decide on permitted coating.
 
Annex II Control by the an assay Office (s) of the authorised assay 1. General Office (s) (thereafter referred to as "the assay Office") shall the examin articles of precious metal whethers of which it presented it in a warrant to be marked with the Common Control Mark fulfil the conditions of Annex I to the Convention.
1.1. If an article is found by the assay Office to be complete as to all metallic parts and if its it with the provision to compl of Annex I to this Convention, the assay Office shall, on request, mark the article with its assay Office mark and the Common Control Mark. In cases where the Common Control Mark is applied the assay Office shall, before the article leaves it in custody, ensur that the article is fully marked in accordanc with the provision of paragraph below.
2. the methods of analysis the assay Office shall use any of the approved methods of analysis in the article of precious metal assaying as listed under Appendix I. The Standing Committee can amend this list according to future developments. Others test methods may be used to evaluate the homogeneity of the batch.
3. Sampling the number of items taken from a batch and the number of sample taken from of these items for testing and analysis shall be sufficient to establish the homogeneity of the batch and ensur that all parts of all articles in the controlled-batch with up to the required standard of finenes. Sampling guidelines are established by the Standing Committee.
4. Marking the following minimum marks shall be applied on articles which satisfy the criteria in Annex I (a)) (a) the registered mark as described in paragraph 4.2 responsibility;
(b)) the mark of the assay Office;
(c) the Common Control Mark) as described in paragraph 4.3.; and (d)) the òàæó finenes mark in arabic numeral;
Mark b) and (c)) shall be punched on the article by the assay Office Mark a) and (d)) can be applied by punching, casting or engraving on the article.
Whenever possible, he shall be placed in all immediate proximity to each other.
Other marks which are not to be confused with the mark mentioned above are allowed as additional mark.
4.1. The Standing Committee can decide on other methods of marking articles.
4.2. The responsibility mark referred to in paragraph 4 (a)), shall be registered in an official register of the Contracting State and/or one of its assay Office, in whose territory the article in question is powered.
4.3. The Common Control Mark IR consis of the representation of a balance together with the Arabic numeral number in the standard of showing finenes of the article in parts per thousand in relief on a lined background surrounded by a shield indicating the nature of the precious metal as follows: — for Platinum articles:-for gold articles: — [for Palladium articles:] 2 — for silver articles : 4.3.1. All different standard of finenes listed by the Standing Committee can be represented.
4.3.2. The approved size of the Common Control Mark is listed in Appendix 2 to this list can be amended by the Standing Committee.
4.4. Articles consisting of more than one alloy of the same precious metal where an article consist of different alloys of the same precious metal, the finenes mark and the Common Control Mark applied shall be that of the lowest finenes is present in the article. An exception can be decided on by the Standing Committee.
4.5. Articles consisting of parts If an article consist of parts which are hinged or readily separabl, the above shall be applied to mark the change of the. practicabl the where the Common Control Mark shall be applied also to the lesser parts.
4.6. Articles consisting of different precious metal alloys If an article on 4.6.1 consist of different precious metal alloy, and if the colour of each alloy with exten the and is clearly visible, the mark referred to in paragraph 4 (a)), (b), (c) and (d)))) one shall be applied on precious metal alloy and the appropriate Common Control Mark on the other (s).
4.6.2. If an article consist of different precious metal alloy and if the colour and exten of each alloy is not visible, the mark referred to in paragraph 4 (a)), (b), (c) and (d)))) on the lease shall be applied to the precious metal. The Common Control Mark relating to the more precious metals may not be applied.
4.6.3. Exception from the rules above are justified by technical reasons decided on by the Standing Committee.
 
Appendix I methods of analysis and other test methods for the testing of articles of precious metal is submitted for marking with the Common Control Mark consist of the following two steps: 1. the evaluation of the homogeneity of the batch, and 2. the determination of the finenes of the alloy.
1. The homogeneity of the batch may be evaluated by one of the following test methods: a) the touchstone testing;
b) testing by x-ray spectroscopy; and (c)) is assembled from scrap analysis of several pieces taken out of the batch.
2. The finenes of the precious metal content is determined by one of the following approved methods of analysis: Platinum: diammoni Gravimetric method after precipitation of non-hexachloroplatinat (document EN/ISO 11210 31210:1995) for Gravimetric method by reduction with mercuro chloride (document EN/ISO 31489 11489:1995) ICP Spectrometric method/solutions (document pr EN/ISO/DIS 11494 31494) Atomic absorption (document ISO/WD 11492) Gold : Cupellation method (document EN/ISO 11426:31426 1997) ICP Spectrometric method/solutions (document ISO/WD 11493) [Palladium: Gravimetric determination with dimethyl glyoxim (document EN/ISO 11490:1995 31490) ICP Spectrometric method/solutions (document EN/ISO/DIS 11495 31495)] 2 Silver: Volumetric (potentiometric) method using potassi Forum "(document EN/ISO 11427 31427:1993) 4 (potentiometric) Volumetric method using sodium chloride or chloride of potassi (document ISO 13756 Appendix II: 1997) Size of the Common Control Mark of the size (height) of the Common Control Mark with: for Platinum: not smaller than 0.75 mm for gold: 1.5 mm-1.0 mm, 0.75 mm, 0.5 mm [for the Palladium: not smaller than 0.75 mm] 2 for silver: 4.0 mm-2.0 mm-1.5 mm-1.0 mm, 0.75 mm __ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1 Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland , Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom Shall apply only 2 after the entry into force of the amendment to article 2 of the Convention 3 see article 1, Paragraph 2 of the Convention As amended by technical corrigenda 4 unit 1:1994: "clause 4.2:" of, solutions, Potassi c (KBr) = 0.1 mol/l "AMENDMENTS TO the CONVENTION ON the CONTROL AND MARKING OF articles OF PRECIOUS METAL is Proposed by the Standing Committee in accordanc with Paragraph 4 of article 10 of the Convention and accepted on 13 December 1999 by the Standing Committee at its meeting held in forty-/8 on 13 and 14 December Morges 1999;
Amended by the Standing Committee at its fiftieth meeting held in Geneva on 9 January 2001 Introduction In accordanc with Paragraph 4 of article 10 of the Convention on the Control and Marking of articles of precious Metal, the Standing Committee sent to the depositary, in December 1998, a proposal for the amendment of the text of the Convention. This text was duly circulated to the Convention's Contracting States with an invitation to give their consent to the amendments in the proposed.
Following the request presented by the Danish Government that further negotiation with the opened on the proposed amendments, a meeting of legal experts from the Contracting States was convened by the depositary. The meeting was held in Copenhagen on 21 September 1999 During this meeting, legal experts addressed a number of legal questions and considered some proposals for amendments. They recommended that the amendments to the Convention will be issued in the form of a protocol. The recommendations of the legal experts and the consolidated amendments to the Convention were subsequently presented to and accepted by the Standing Committee at its meeting held in forty-/8 Morges (Switzerland) on 13 and 14 December 1999 Following another request presented by the Danish Government that further negotiation with the opened on the proposed amendments, a meeting of legal experts from the Contracting States was convened by the depositary. The meeting was held in Geneva on 8 January 2001. During this meeting, legal experts accepted one of the two proposals tabled by Denmark and found a set of suitabl on the second Danish proposal. The recommendations of the legal experts and the consolidated amendments to the Convention were subsequently presented to and accepted by the Standing Committee at its fiftieth meeting held in Geneva (Switzerland) on 9 January 2001.
The consolidated amendments, as agreed by the Standing Committee, with the following preamble: first paragraph:

the following three paragraphs should be added: Considering that the international harmonisation of standards and technical regulations and guidelines for methods and procedures for the control and marking of precious metals articles is a valuable contribution to the free movement of such products;
Considering that this harmonisation should be supplemented by mutual recognition of control and marking and therefore it (menu rngton Line4) promote and maintain co-operation between their assay Office and concerned authorities;
Having regard to the fact that compulsory hallmarking is not required from the Contracting States to the Convention and that the marking of articles of precious metal with the Convention mark is carried out on a voluntary basis;
Article 1 paragraphs 1 and 2 should be deleted and replaced by a new paragraph 1:1. Articles marked by an authorised and controlled assay Office in accordanc with the provision of this Convention shall not be submitted to further compulsory marking an assaying or in importing Contracting State. This does not prevent an importing Contracting State from carrying out the check test in accordanc with article 6 Paragraph 3 of paragraph 2. become and should be amended to read: 2. Nothing in this Convention shall require a Contracting State to allow the importation or sale of articles of precious metals which are not defined in the national legislation or in it do not comply with its national standard of finenes.
Article 2 of the articles of precious metals listed in article 2 should be amended to read "(...) articles of Platinum, gold, Palladium, silver, or alloys thereof (...) ": article 3 in paragraph 1 to article 1 (in fine) the word" be "should be deleted.
in sub-paragraph (a), the word "be" should be added before "submitted" and the word "an" should be spelled the British way.
the following new sub-paragraph 1 (b) should be added: (b) fulfil the technical requirements of this Convention as passed down in Annex I; the former sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) should be amended to read: (c) be controlled in accordanc with the rules and procedures put down in Annex II; (d) be marked with the mark as prescribed in Annexe II. Article 4 the reference to ' paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 1 "should be changed to read" paragraph 1 of Article 1 ".
Article 5 paragraph 1 should be replaced by the following two paragraphs: 1. Each Contracting State shall be appoin one or more an assay Office for the control and marking of articles of precious metal as provided for in Annex II. The Office of an assay shall satisfy the following conditions:-the availability of staff and of the cessary not mean and equipment;
-technical competence and professional integrity of the staff;
— in carrying out the requirements of the Convention, the management and technical staff of the an assay Office must be independent of all circles, grouping, or persons with direct or indirect interest in the area concerned;
— staff must be bound by professional secrecy.
paragraph 2 should be renumbered to become paragraph 3; in the first line, "the appointment of such authorized assay Office and of their Office's mark" assay should be replaced by "the appointment of such assay Office and of their" mark "; "authorisation" should be spelled the British way.
Article 7 Annexe II "described in the add" after "Common Control Mark" article 8 "unauthorised alteration" add after "forgery" and replace the reference to "paragraph 2 of article 5 by" paragraph 3 of article 5. "article 9 paragraph 1: replace" ... one of it in the Office "by" of the assay ... one of its authorised assay offices "; delete the comma after "immediately consulted", delete "the latter assay Office" and delete "not later than one month from the receipt of such notification".
Article 10 paragraph 2: add after the first indent: review and, where it does not, the amendments it proposes cessary the Annex to this Convention;
to take decisions on technical matters, as provided for in the Annex;
paragraph 2: in the fourth indent, add "and" after "promote it maintains";
paragraph 3: the last line should be deleted by the following new paragraph 4 should be added: 4. In accordanc with paragraph 2 above, the Standing Committee shall take decisions on technical matters, as provided for in the Annex, by a unanimous vote.
the present paragraph 4 should be renumbered to become paragraph 5; at the end of the first line, "or its annex" should be deleted; "who" following "should be replaced by" the depositary "which".
Article 11 of the former paragraphs 1 and 2 should become paragraphs 4 and 5 below under the new heading amendment to the Annex and be amended to read: 4. n the case of a proposal made by the Standing Committee for amendment of the Annex to the Convention, the depositary shall notify all Contracting States.
5. The amendment to the Annex shall come into force in six months after the date of notification by the depositary unless an objection has been received from the Government of a Contracting State or unless a later date for its entry into force has been provided for in the amendment.
former paragraph 3 renumbered 1 to 3 to 5 should under the following new heading: the amendment to the Convention in the new paragraph 1 "or its Annex" should be deleted from the text in the new paragraph 2 "under paragraph 3" should be replaced by "under paragraph 1" in the new paragraph 3 of its Annex "or" proposed under paragraph 3 "should be deleted from the text; the word "who" following "should be replaced by" the depositary "which".
 
Chapter IV the following new heading should be added under Final Provision: Accession article 12 the following new paragraph 2 should be added: 2. The Governments of the Contracting States shall notify their reply to the depositary within four months after receipt of the request by the depositary asking them whethers they agree to the invitation. Any Government not replying within the period you shall be deemed to have consented to the invitation.
former paragraphs 2 and 3 should be renumbered accordingly article 13 should be deleted article 14 it should be renumbered accordingly 16 a new heading "withdrawals" should be added before the new article 14 and a new heading "ratification" before the new article 15 article 14 (new) In the first line, "who" following "should be replaced by" the depositary "which".
The first paragraph of article 15 (new) following the word "an" should be spelled the British way.
The proposed amendment of article 1 of the Convention on the Control and Marking of articles of precious Metal, which was adopted by the Standing Committee at its thirtieth meeting held in Geneva on 4 February 1992 (PMC 1/92 of 26 March 1992) and which has not entered into force, is superseded herewith.
After the entry into force of the present proposed amendment of the Convention, the consolidated text in English and French, will read as in the annexed document "amendment to the text of the Convention on the Control and Marking of articles of precious Metal" (PMC/W 9/99 (Rev. 3) dated 25 January 2001).
 
CONVENTION ON the CONTROL AND MARKING OF articles OF PRECIOUS METAL (without Appendix) preamble-the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederations and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(Menu rngton Line4) it is facilitat international trade in articles of precious metals while at the same time maintaining consumer protection justified by the particular nature of these articles;
Considering that the international harmonisation of standards and technical regulations and guidelines for methods and procedures for the control and marking of precious metals articles is a valuable contribution to the free movement of such products;
Considering that this harmonisation should be supplemented by mutual recognition of control and marking and therefore it (menu rngton Line4) promote and maintain co-operation between their assay Office and concerned authorities;
Having regard to the fact that compulsory hallmarking is not required from the Contracting States to the Convention and that the marking of articles of precious metal with the Convention mark is carried out on a voluntary basis;
Have agreed as follows: article I scope and Operation 1 1. Articles marked by an authorised and controlled assay Office in accordanc with the provision of this Convention shall not be submitted to further compulsory marking an assaying or in importing Contracting State. This does not prevent an importing Contracting State from carrying out the check test in accordanc with article 6.2. Nothing in this Convention shall require a Contracting State to allow the importation or sale of articles of precious metals which are not defined in the national legislation or in it do not comply with its national standard of finenes.
Article2 For the purpose of this Convention "in articles of precious metal ' means articles of Platinum, gold, Palladium, silver, or alloys thereof, as defined in Annex i. Article 3 1. In order to benefit from the provision of article 1, articles of precious metal must: (a) be submitted to the UN an assay Office appointed in accordanc with article 5;
(b) fulfil the technical requirements of this Convention as passed down in Annex I; (c) be controlled in accordanc with the rules and procedures put down in Annex II; (d) be marked with the mark as prescribed in Annexe II. 2. The benefits of article 1 shall not be applicable to articles of precious metals which, after being marked as prescribed in Annex II, have had any of these marks or altered obliterated.
Article 4

The Contracting States shall not be obliged to apply the provision of paragraph 1 of article 1 of the articles of precious metals which, since being submitted to an an assay Office, and controlled and marked as prescribed in article 3, have been altered by addition or in any other manner.
 
(II) the Control and sanctions article 5 1. appoin Each Contracting State shall one or more an assay Office for the control and marking of articles of precious metal as provided for in Annex II. The Office of an assay shall satisfy the following conditions:-the availability of staff and of the cessary not mean and equipment;
-technical competence and professional integrity of the staff;
— in carrying out the requirements of the Convention, the management and technical staff of the an assay Office must be independent of all circles, grouping, or persons with direct or indirect interest in the area concerned;
— staff must be bound by professional secrecy.
3. Each Contracting State shall notify the depositary of the appointment of such assay Office and of their mark and any withdrawals of this authorisation from any assay Office previously appointed. The depositary shall immediately notify all the other Contracting States accordingly.
Article 6 the provision of this Convention shall not prevent a Contracting State from carrying out a check test on articles of precious metals bearing the mark provided for in this Convention. Such test shall not be carried out in such a way as to unduly hamper the importation or sale of articles of precious metal is marked in conformity with the provision of this Convention.
Article 7 the Contracting States hereby empower the depositary to register with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), in accordanc with the Convention of Paris for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Common Control Mark described in Annex II as a national hallmark of each Contracting State. The depositary shall also do so in the case of a Contracting State in relations to which this Convention will enter into force at a later date or in the case of an acceding State.
Article 8 1. Each Contracting State shall have and maintain legislation prohibiting, subject to penalties, any unauthorised alteration or forgery, misus of the Common Control Mark or of the mark of the authorised assay offices which have been notified in accordanc with paragraph 3 of article 5, and any unauthorised alteration to the article or alteration or obliteration of the finenes mark or mark after the development Common Control Mark has been applied.
2. Each Contracting State to institute proceedings undertak under such legislation when the sufficient evidence of forgery or misus of the Common Control Mark or mark of the authorised or unauthorised alteration assay Office, to the article or alteration or obliteration of the finenes mark or mark after the development Common Control Mark has been applied is discovered or brough it its attention by another Contracting State or , where more appropriate, to take other action suitabl.
Article 9 1. Contracting State or If an importing one of its authorised assay offices has reason to believe that an assay Office in an exporting Contracting State has affixed the Common Control Mark without having complied with the relevant provision of this Convention, the assay Office by which the articles are purported to have been marked shall be immediately consulted and shall promptly lend all reasonable assistance for the investigation of the case. If satisfactory settlement is reached, from either of the parties may refer the case to the Standing Committee by notifying it of the Chairman. In such a case the Chairman shall conven a meeting of the Standing Committee.
2. If any matter has been referred to the Standing Committee under paragraph 1, the Standing Committee may, after having given an opportunity for the parties concerned to be heard, make recommendations as to the appropriate action to be taken.
3. If within a reasonable time (a) the recommendations referred to in paragraph 2 has not been complied with, or the Standing Committee has failed to make any recommendations, the importing Contracting State may then introduce such additional surveillance of articles of precious metal is marked by that particular assay Office and entering its territory, as it does not consider cessary, including the right to OK the refus accept such articles. Such measure shall immediately be notified to all the Contracting States and shall be reviewed from time to time by the Standing Committee.
4. Where there is evidence of repeated and grave misapplications of the Common Control Mark the importing Contracting State may OK refus to accept articles bearing the assay Office mark of the assay Office concerned whethers or not controlled and marked in accordanc with this Convention. In such a case the importing Contracting State shall immediately notify all the other Contracting States and the Standing Committee shall meet within one month to consider the matter.
 
(Iii) Standing Committee and Amendments to article 10 1 A Standing Committee is hereby established on which each Contracting State shall be represented. Each Contracting State shall have one vote.
2. The tasks of the Standing Committee shall be: to consider and review the operation of this Convention;
to review and, where not, the amendments it proposes cessary the Annex to this Convention;
to take decisions on technical matters, as provided for in the Annex;
to promote and maintain technical and administrative co-operation between the Contracting States in matters deal with by this Convention;
consider the measure for securing uniform interpretation and application of the provision of this Convention;
to encourag the adequat protection of the mark against forgery and misus;
to make recommendations in the case of any matter referred to it under the provision of paragraph 2 of article 9, or for the settlement of any dispute arising out of the operation of this Convention which is presented to the Standing Committee;
It is subject to examin the whethers of a State interested in acceding to this Convention comply with the conditions of the Convention and its Annex and to make a report in that respect for considerations by the Contracting States.
3. The Standing Committee shall adop rules of procedure for its meetings including rules for the convening of such meetings. This Committee shall meet at least once a year.
4. In accordanc with paragraph 2 above, the Standing Committee shall take decisions on technical matters, as provided for in the Annex, by a unanimous vote.
5. The Standing Committee may make recommendations on any questions relating to the implementation of the Convention or make a proposal for the amendment of this Convention. Such recommendations shall be transmitted or proposals to the depositary which shall notify all the Contracting States.
Article 11 amendment to the Convention 1. In the case of a proposal received from the Standing Committee for the amendment of the articles to the Convention, or in the case of a proposal for amendment of the Convention received from a Contracting State, the depositary shall submit such proposals for acceptance to all Contracting States.
2. If within three months from the date of the submission of a proposal for amendment under paragraph 1 (a) the Contracting State requests that negotiation will be opened on the proposal, the depositary shall arrang for such negotiation to be held.
3. Provided it is accepted by all Contracting States, an amendment to this Convention shall enter into force one month after deposit of the last instrument of acceptance unless data is provided for in another in the amendment. Instruments of acceptance shall be deposited with the depositary which shall notify all the Contracting States.
Amendment to the Annex 4. In the case of a proposal made by the Standing Committee for amendment of the Annex to the Convention, the depositary shall notify all Contracting States.
5. The amendment to the Annex shall come into force in six months after the date of notification by the depositary unless an objection has been received from the Government of a Contracting State or unless a later date for its entry into force has been provided for in the amendment.
(IV) Final Provision article 12 1. Accession of Any State being a Member of the United Nations or of any of the specialised agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency of the or a Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and having arrangements for the assay and marking of articles of precious metal does not comply with the requirements thereof cessary of the Convention and its Annex may of , upon invitation of the Contracting States to be transmitted by the depositary to accede to this Convention.
2. The Governments of the Contracting States shall notify their reply to the depositary within four months after receipt of the request by the depositary asking them whethers they agree to the invitation. Any Government not replying within the period you shall be deemed to have consented to the invitation.
3. The Governments of the Contracting States shall base their decision to invite a State whethers it accede primarily on the report referred to in paragraph 2 of article 10 4. The invited State may accede to this Convention by depositing an instrument of accession with the depositary which shall notify all other Contracting States. The accession shall become effective three months after the deposit of that instrument.
Article 13

1. The Government of any signatory or acceding State may, when depositing its instrument of ratification or accession, or at any time thereafter, declare in writing to the depositary that this Convention shall apply to all or part of the territories, designated in the declaration, for the external relations of which it is responsible. The depositary shall communicate any such declaration to the Governments of all the other Contracting States.
2. If the declaration was made at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession this Convention shall enter into force in the relations to those territories on the same date as the Convention enter into force in the relations to the State having made the declaration. In all other cases the Convention shall enter into force in the relations to those territories three months after the declaration has been received by the depositary.
3. The application of this Convention to all or part of such territories may be terminated by the Government of the State having made the declaration referred to in paragraph 1 provided that it give the three months ' notice in writing to the depositary which shall notify all other Contracting States.
Attention article 14 Any Contracting State may withdraw from this Convention provided that it give the twelve months ' notice in writing to the depositary which shall notify all the Contracting States, or on such other terms as may be agreed upon by the Contracting States. Each Contracting State the undertak, in the event of its withdrawals from the Convention, it will cease after withdrawals to use or apply the Common Control Mark for any purpose.
Ratification of article 15 1 the Convention shall be ratified by the by the signatory States. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the depositary which shall notify all other signatory States.
2. This Convention shall enter into force four months after deposit of the fourth instrument of ratification. In relations to any other signatory State depositing its instrument of ratification subsequently this Convention shall enter into force two months after the date of deposit but not before the expiry of the above-mentioned period of four months.
In witness thereof the undersigned, duly authorised, have signed theret the present Convention.
Done in Vienna this 15th day of November 1972, in a single copy in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited with which the Government of Sweden, by which the cop shall be transmitted to the certified all other signatory and acceding States.
Here follow the signatures of the representatives of Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
PMC/W 5/2002 of 21 October 2002 amendment TO ANNEX II OF the CONVENTION ON the CONTROL AND MARKING OF articles OF PRECIOUS METAL is Proposed by the Standing Committee in accordanc with Paragraph 4 of article 10 of the Convention and accepted on 15 October 2002 by the Standing Committee at its fifty-third meeting held in Vienna.
 
In accordanc with Paragraph 4 of article 10 of the Convention on the Control and Marking of articles of precious Metal, the Standing Committee is sending herewith to the Depositary a proposal for the amendment of the table, which follows paragraph 3 of article 4 at Annex II of the Convention. The wording of article 4 (3) as such remains unchanged. The footnote in the table regarding palladium articles remains unchanged also.
This proposal shall be duly circulated to the Convention's Contracting States with an invitation to give their consent to the proposed amendment. The amendment, as agreed by the Standing Committee, is the following: the following brands should be added in the table following the article 4, paragraph 3, of Annex II of the Convention.
-for Platinum articles:-for gold articles:-for Palladium articles:-for silver articles: Shall aply only after the entry into force of the amendment to article 2 of the Convention the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia and has the honour to refer to the request by the United States to accede to the Convention on the Control and Marking of articles of precious metals , done at Vienna on 15 November 1972, for which the Government of Sweden is the depositary.
Under article 12, paragraph 1, of the Convention, it is open for accession by any State Member of the United Nations having arrangements for the assay and marking of articles of precious metal does not comply with the requirements thereof cessary of the Convention. Any such State may accede to the Convention upon invitation by all Contracting States.
The Government of Sweden, in its capacity as depositary, has received (a) Recommendations by the Standing Committee set up under the Convention concerning the accession of Latvia to the Convention.
The Government of Sweden has requested all the Contracting States notified the Government they agree that whethers an invitation to accede to the Convention be extended to Latvia. If a reply was not received within four months from the request, the Government of Sweden should, in accordanc with the Recommendations, consider the proposal as having been accepted.
Of objection has been received within the four months ' period.
Therefore, on behalf of the Contracting States, the Government of Sweden has the honour to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention. The accession shall become effective three months after the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Swedish Government in accordanc with article 12, paragraph 3.
The Ministry takes this opportunity to inform the Embassy that on 9 January 2001, the standing Committee adopted an amendment to the Convention. The amendment has been submitted by the Government of Sweden to all Contracting States for acceptance but has not yet entered into force. Sharp Corporation is about to accede to the Convention, the Ministry would suggest that Latvia will consider to accept this amendment whethers and include it in the instrument of accession. The following documents are annexed.
PMC/W 7/99 (Rev. 4), 4 October 2001 PMC/W 8/99 (Rev. 4), 4 October 2001 PMC/W 9/99 (Rev. 3), 25 January 2001 status of acceptance as of 15 October 2003, Furthermore, the Ministry would like to draw attention to an amendment to Annex II of the Convention, proposed by the Standing Committee on 15 October 2002. This amendment has been submitted by the Government of Sweden to all Contracting States for acceptance but has not yet entered into force. Sharp Corporation is about to accede to the Convention, the Ministry would suggest that Latvia will consider it accept whethers this amendment also and include it in the instrument of accession.
A copy of this amendment is also annexed to document PMC/W 5/2002, 21 October 2002.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs itself of this opportunity is availa ... to renew to the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia the assurance of its highest considerations.
Stockholm, 15 October 2003, the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in STOCKHOLM with the accession agreed in Cabinet 11 June, 2003 order No. 387 Convention on checking the ARTICLES of precious metal and stamping signed in Vienna on 15 November 1972.
Entered into force on 27 June 1975.
The preamble of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Desiring to facilitate international trade in precious metal articles, at the same time continuing compliance with consumer protection, based on the nature of this article of the Convention; have agreed as follows: i. scope article 1 1. The national rules by which articles of precious metal with a notified body must be checked and must be stamped official stamp, to indicate that the process is properly examined, or to those products for which you must specify a guarantor, precious qualities or standards of fineness shall be considered fulfilled in respect of precious metals products come from another territory of a Contracting State If these articles are verified and zīmogot in accordance with the provisions of this Convention.
2. the importing contracting party does not require a more detailed examination referred to in paragraph 1 or the stamping products tested and zīmogot in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, except as provided for in article 6 in the case of kontrolpārbauž.
3. in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, a Contracting State may prevent the precious metals importation or sale of products that do not comply with the national minimum standards in the process. Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, a Contracting State that is determined by the fineness of the silver standard of 800, can prevent the product with the standard of fineness of the importation or sale of 830.
Article 2 of this Convention, "precious articles" are silver, gold, Platinum or alloys thereof, as defined in annex I.
3. Article 1. for the purposes of applying the provisions of article 1, articles of precious metal shall meet the following conditions: (a) it must be submitted to the notified body in the process of examination, appointed in accordance with article 5;
(b) the notified body verification process they must be tested in accordance with Annex I and II rules and procedures;
(c) they must be zīmogot in accordance with annex II and paragraph 8, which describes the single inspection stamp.
2. the first article does not apply to articles of precious metal which after the labeling in accordance with annex II, one of the stamps is changed or deleted.
Article 4

Contracting State should not apply article 1, paragraph 1 and 2, the provisions of those articles of precious metal which, in their submission to the authorized inspection body in the process, the verification and sealing under article 3 is modified by attachments or otherwise.
 
II. Inspection and sanctions article 5 1. Each Contracting State shall designate one or more authorities, inspection of the process which is the only body in the territory of the State in question under this Convention the precious product inspection and special determination of the fineness of the embossing and a single inspection stamp.
2. Each Contracting State shall notify the depositary of their authorized inspection authorities in the process of appointment and inspection authorities in the process of discovery, as well as the earlier appointment of the inspection authorities in the process of withdrawal. The depositary shall respectively shall forthwith notify the other Contracting States.
Article 6 the provisions of this Convention shall not prevent a Contracting State to be cross-precious metal articles which are seals under this Convention. Cross-checks shall be carried out in a way that does not unduly delayed in accordance with the provisions of this Convention of a precious metal preparations sealed importation or sale.
Article 7 the Contracting States is hereby empowered to register single depositary checks each of the stamps as a national of a Contracting State prov's mark at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in accordance with the Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property. The depositary also acts, if any of the Contracting States this Convention shall enter into force on the later of the candidate or a new case.
Article 8 each Contracting State is and shall remain in force legislation that prohibits the Convention provides a single stamp of inspection or verification by notified bodies in the process, reported in accordance with article 5, paragraph 2, the exposure of the stamp penalties, fraud or abuse, as well as prohibit the unauthorized modification of the product, prov or warranty seal stamp of transformation or destruction by joint inspection stamp.
2. Each Contracting State shall, subject to this legislation, undertake to initiate judicial proceedings or to apply other appropriate action if sufficient evidence is found, or if the other Contracting State has it provided evidence for a single inspection stamp or authorized inspection authorities in the process of forgery or misuse, unauthorized modification of the product, as well as in the process of transformation or warranty seal or destruction by joint inspection stamp.
Article 9 1. If the importing contracting State or one of the inspection bodies in the process there is reason to believe that the purity of the exporting Party's inspection authority is the single test places the stamp, not subject to the relevant provisions of the Convention should be discussed immediately with the process of the inspection body that stamped by the products, and the authority shall promptly provide all necessary assistance in the investigation of this case. If you are not an appropriate agreement is reached, either party may refer the matter to the Standing Committee, respectively reported to the President. In this case, the President shall convene a meeting of the Standing Committee not later than one month after receipt of such notification.
2. where, in accordance with paragraph 1, a case is submitted to the Standing Committee, it may make recommendations for appropriate measures after the two parties have had the opportunity to testify.
3. If, within a reasonable period of time the recommendations referred to in paragraph 2 are not fulfilled or the Standing Committee also has not provided any advice importing contracting State can introduce products of precious metals, which are stamped by the inspection authority and purity which are imported into the territory of the importing country, additional surveillance measures that it deems necessary, including the right to refuse to accept such products. Such measures shall immediately notify all Contracting States and the Standing Committee shall periodically review them.
4. If there is evidence of repeated and serious joint inspection stamp abuse, importing contracting State may refuse to accept the products, which is in the process of testing the concerned authority, regardless of whether or not a product tested and zīmogot in accordance with this Convention. In this case, the importing contracting party shall immediately notify all Contracting States and the Standing Committee shall convene within one month of the meeting proceedings.
 
III. the Standing Committee and the amended article 10 1. There is hereby established a Standing Committee shall be represented in each Contracting State. Each Contracting State shall have one vote.
2. the tasks of the Standing Committee are: to assess and review the operation of this Convention;
to promote the technical and administrative cooperation between the Contracting States on matters covered by this Convention;
assess measures to ensure that the provisions of this Convention the same interpretation and application;
to promote adequate protection from counterfeiting of stamps and abuse;
pursuant to article 9 paragraph 2, make recommendations on any matter submitted to it, or any dispute settlement case arising in connection with the operation of this Convention, if it is presented to the Standing Committee;
Verify that the State wishing to accede to this Convention, the implementation of measures is in line with the terms of this Convention and of its annexes, and to prepare a report examining the issue of the contracting countries.
3. the Standing Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure the meetings, as well as the rules for convening such meetings. Committee shall meet at least once a year. The first meeting shall be convened by the depositary not later than six months after the entry into force of this Convention.
4. the Standing Committee may make recommendations on any of these issues relating to the implementation of the Convention, as well as proposals for amendments to the Convention or its annexes. These recommendations or proposals forwarded to the depositary, which shall notify all the Contracting States.
Article 11 1. If the Standing Committee has received a proposal for the amendment of the annexes of the Convention, the depositary shall notify all Contracting States and ask their Government for four months to give consent to the proposed amendment. Such consent can be provided that respect the internal constitutional requirements.
2. If the one referred to in paragraph 1 during the period of any Contracting Government not received negative response, amendments to the annex shall enter into force six months after the expiry of this period, if the amendment is not intended for a later effective date and if the consent referred to in paragraph 1, the conditions have been met. The depositary shall notify the date of entry into force and the date of all Contracting States.
3. If the Standing Committee received the proposal for amendments to the articles of the Convention or of a Contracting State received a proposal for the amendment of the Convention or its annexes, the depositary shall submit these proposals to all Contracting States for acceptance.
4. If, within three months of the amendment referred to in paragraph 3, the date of referral to the Contracting State requested to start negotiations on this proposal, the depositary shall prepare progress of these negotiations.
5. If, in accordance with paragraph 3 of the proposed amendment to the annexes to the Convention or its proposal, agree to all the Contracting States, the amendment shall enter into force one month after the last date of the consent, unless the amendment is not for another date. Acceptance shall be deposited with the depositary, which shall notify all the Contracting States.
 
IV. Final provisions article 12 1. Any State, which is the United Nations, of one of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or international member of the Statute of the Court of Justice and the requirements of the Convention and its amendments necessary for the performance of the order of the articles of precious metal fineness control and for stamping, may accede to this Convention by a Contracting State of the invitation sent to the depositary.
2. the Government of the Contracting States in the taking of a decision on inviting a country join mainly based on article 10, paragraph 2 of the report.
3. the Invited country may accede to this Convention by depositing an instrument of accession with the depositary, which shall notify all the other contracting countries. Accession shall take effect three months after the deposit of the said document.
Article 13 the Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Iceland who participated in the drafting of the Convention, may accede by depositing an instrument of accession with the depositary. Accession shall take effect two months after the deposit of the said document, but not before article 16 referred to in paragraph 2 within four months of the end of the period.
Article 14

1. Any signatory or acceding State Government after ratification or accession or at any time the deposit then you can notify the depositary that this Convention shall apply to all specified in the notice or part of the territory, on the external relations of which that State is responsible. The depositary shall circulate such communication to all Contracting Governments.
2. If a notification is provided in the instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention at the time of the deposit with respect to the territories shall enter into force on the same date when it shall enter into force for the country, which has provided this statement. In all other cases, the Convention relating to these areas shall enter into force three months after the notification is received by the depositary.
3. application of the Convention to all the territories or parts of them may terminate its State Government which provided the notification referred to in paragraph 1, if it's three months written notice to the depositary, which shall notify all the other Contracting States.
Article 15 any Contracting State may withdraw from this Convention, if it's 12 months advance written notification to the depositary, which shall notify all the other Contracting States, or by other provisions agreed between the Contracting States. The Contracting States undertake to abandon the use of the single stamp of inspection or for any purposes of application when the State withdraws from the Convention.
16. Article 1. this Convention shall be ratified by signatory States. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the depositary, which shall notify all other signatories.
2. this Convention shall enter into force four months after the deposit of the fourth instrument of ratification. If someone deposits an instrument of ratification by the signatory of the document then, then in this country this Convention shall enter into force two months after the date of deposit, but not earlier than the above four months to the end of the period.
In witness thereof, the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention.
Convention signed in 1972 in Vienna on November 15, in a single copy in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Government of Sweden by which certified copies forwarded to all signatory States and to the candidate countries.
Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom delegate signature.
 
Convention on the precious metal ARTICLES and annexes I and II of the STAMPING modified valstis1 to the Convention, on the basis of the proposals of the Standing Committee, which it adopted in its 45. meeting of 25 and 26 may in Helsinki.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 1Austrij Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, annex I definitions and technical requirements Definition 1 of the Convention, the following definitions shall apply: 1.1. Precious metals.
Precious metals is a Platinum, gold, and silver [Palladium] 2.
Platinum is the most valuable precious metal followed gold, [Palladium] 2 and silver.
1.2. Precious metal alloy.
Precious metal alloy is a solid solution that contains at least one of the precious metal.
1.3. the precious metals products.
Articles of precious metal is any jewelry, goldsmiths, sudrabkaļ or pulksteņmeistar or any other articles the subject of which is wholly or partly made of precious metals or their alloys.
1.4. Prov.
The process is that the precious metal content expressed with the quantity of precious metals melt weight thousandths.
1.5. the standard of Fineness.
The standard of fineness of precious metals that have minimum content, expressed as the quantity of precious metals melt weight thousandths.
1.6. Precious metal coating.
Precious metal coating is precious metal or precious metal alloy layer that covered the entire precious metal or part of the product, such as chemical, electrochemical, mechanical or physical process.
1.7. common metals.
Base metals are all metals except Platinum, gold, and silver [Palladium] 2.
2. technical requirements 2.1. This Convention does not apply to: (a)) articles made of alloys with a lower purity than Platinum, gold, 850 375 [Palladium 500] 2 and silver 800 prov;
(b)) any products intended for use in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, science or technology;
(c) legal tender);
(d)) or not finished semi-finished products (such as metal or top layer);
raw materials such as e), rods, plates, wires or pipes;
f) ordinary metal articles coated with precious metal;
g) any other items determined by the Standing Committee.
Therefore, the products referred to in point (a)), and (g)), can not be joint inspection stamp seal.
2.2. the process of the standards set Konvencijā3:-999, 950 platinum, 900, 850;
Gold 999, 916-585, 375, 750,;
[Palladium 950, 500-999,] 2;
Silver-925, 800 999, 830,. 2.2.1. Other standards of fineness may be recognised by the Standing Committee, taking into account international developments.
2.3. Remedij.
2.3.1. On the product standard of fineness specified do not allow negative remedij.
2.3.2. the Standing Committee has put in place certain rules on specific methods of manufacture.
2.4. the use of Solder.
2.4.1. Solder may be used only for connection. In principle, solder the standard of fineness must be the same as the standard of fineness of the product.
2.4.2. exceptions to this principle, the practical and the other joining methods determined by the Standing Committee.
2.5. Metal part.
2.5.1. part of the precious metal articles of use prohibited, except in the following cases: (a)) pildzīmuļ, and watches the clock mechanisms, internal mechanisms in lighters and similar mechanisms, where precious metals are not suitable for technical reasons;
(b)) and in the asmeņo knife bottle opener, korķviļķ and similar articles parts where precious metals are not suitable for technical reasons;
c) spring;
d) silver sash axes;
e silver pins of the spike).
For other exceptions, the Standing Committee decides.
2.5.2. the rules on permitted in paragraph 2.5.1 metal part with precious metal parts develop 2.5.3. The Standing Committee On metal parts, if practicable, stamped or engraved the words "METAL" or the specific metal; If it is not reasonably practicable, these parts must be easily distinguishable from the precious metal by color. These requirements do not apply and watches the clock mechanism. Do not use base metal strength and weight gain, as well as filling.
2.6. metal free use.
Metals-part is allowed if these parts are easy to distinguish from precious metals, not coated or painted to resemble a precious metal, and it is visible. The Standing Committee may decide on the need for more detailed information.
2.7. Precious metal products coating.
Precious metal coating product must conform to the same prov, what is in the article, or does it have to be from the precious metal higher.
2.7.1. About authorized coverage shall be decided by the Standing Committee.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2 apply only after the amendment of article 2 of the Convention's entry into force. 3 see. Article 1 of the Convention (2).
 
Annex II verification by notified bodies in the process control 1. General notified prov check authority (authorities) (hereinafter referred to as "prov inspection authority") check them precious product compliance with the provisions of annex I to the Convention, which is submitted in a single inspection stamp to taxation.
1.1. If the inspection body in the process recognizes that the product is complete with respect to the metal components and complies with the provisions of annex I to the Convention, prov checks stamped, on request, with its purity of products inspection stamp and the stamp of the uniform inspection. If you use the single stamp of the inspection, the inspection body in the process guarantees the conformity of the product in zīmogot following the provisions of point while this product is in the body.
2. the methods of analysis for the Verification Process the institution uses any of the listed in Appendix I to the approved analytical methods for the determination of fineness of precious metal products. The Standing Committee may modify this list according to the development of the international situation. A lot of the products can be used for the assessment of uniformity of other testing methods.
3. selection of samples from the lot number of the products selected and of these articles to the selected number of samples testing and analysis must be sufficient to determine the product batch consistency and guarantee that all test batches of the product all parts meet the required standard of fineness. Sampling guidelines determined by the Standing Committee.
4. Stamping products that comply with the criteria of annex I, at least, the following shall apply: (a) seals) 4.2 describes the registered seal of responsibility;
(b) the process of inspection body) stamp;
c) described in paragraph 4.3 of the single examination stamp;
(d) the seal of purity) with Arabic numerals.
(C) in point (b)) and stamps referred to) articles in the process of the inspection body shall be stamped.
Point (a)) and (d)), these stamps stamped products, poured or engraved.
If possible, all the stamps placed in close proximity to one another.

Other stamps, which should not be confused with the stamps listed are allowed as an additional seal.
4.1. the Standing Committee may decide on other methods of stamping products.
4.2 accountability the stamp referred to in paragraph 4 (a)), recorded in the official national and/or any of these countries in the process of testing the authorities register in the territory of which the product concerned is checked.
4.3. Joint Inspection seal consists of a weight and an Arabic numeral that shows the standard of fineness of the product weight to be deleted per, embossed background, surrounded by a shield on which precious metal properties are specified as follows: — the Platinum products:-Gold: — [Palladium products:] 2 — silver products: 4.3.1. May be represented in all the different standards of fineness are counted by the Standing Committee.
4.3.2. the inspection confirmed the single stamp sizes are included in Appendix 2. This list may be amended by the Standing Committee.
4.4. Products that are composed of more than one of the same precious metal alloy.
If the product consists of a variety of the same precious metal alloys, the lowest in the article prov stamp and uniform inspection stamp. For the exceptions, the Standing Committee may decide.
4.5 products which consist of parts.
If the product consists of a chained or clearly separable parts, these stamps are applied to the main part. If it is reasonably practicable, the uniform inspection stamp also applies to the smallest parts.
4.6. Product consisting of various precious metal alloys.
4.6.1 if the article consists of various precious metal alloys and if each color and the amount of the alloy is clearly visible, 4. a), (b), (c) and (d)))) the stamps referred to apply to one precious metal alloy, but the joint inspection stamp of other alloys.
4.6.2. If the product consists of various precious metal alloys and if each color and size of the alloy is not clearly visible, 4. a), (b), (c) and (d)))) the stamp referred to in paragraph shall apply to the precious metal with the lowest value. Single stamp of the inspection may not apply in precious metals with higher value.
4.6.3. For technical reasons justified exceptions to those conditions decided by the Standing Committee.
 
Appendix I tests and other test methods for The examination of articles of precious metal submitted to joint sealing inspection stamp has the following phases: 1. the assessment of uniformity of the batch of products;
2. determination of the fineness of the alloy.
1. homogeneity of the batches of products can be evaluated with the following test methods: a) check with prov's stone;
(b) rentgenfluorescenc-spectrometry); and (c)) from the batch of products selected individual items of metal samples.
2. the composition of the article of precious metal fineness is determined by one of the following approved methods of analysis.
Platinum: with gravimetric method after precipitation of diammonium heksahlorplatināt (in accordance with EN/ISO 11210 31210:1995);
with the gravimetric method, reducing the mercury chloride (in accordance with EN/ISO 31489 11489:1995);
with spectrometry method/solution with inductively coupled plasma (in accordance with EN/ISO/DIS 11494 31494);
with the atomic absorption method (in accordance with document ISO/WD 11492).
Gold: with the kupelēšan method (in accordance with EN/ISO 31426 11426:1997);
with spectrometry method/solution with inductively coupled plasma (in accordance with document ISO/WD11493);
[Palladium: with Gravimetric determination method using dimetilglioksīm (in accordance with EN/ISO 11490:1995 31490); with spectrometry method/solution with inductively coupled plasma (in accordance with EN/ISO/DIS 11495 31495)] 2;
Silver: with volumetric (potentiometric) method using potassium bromide (in accordance with EN/ISO 11427 31427:1993) 4 with the volumetric (potentiometric) method using potassium chloride (in accordance with ISO 13756:1997).
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 amended by technical corrigendum 1:1994: "in point 4.2: potassium bromide, solution, c (KBr) = 0,1 mol/l" Appendix II joint verification seal in a single inspection stamp size dimensions (height) is as follows.
Platinum: not less than 0.75 mm. Gold:-1.0 mm 1.5 mm;-;-;-0.5 0.75 mm mm. [Palladium: not less than 0.75 mm] 2 Silver: 4.0 mm 2.0 mm,;-;-;-1.0 mm 1.5 mm, 0.75 mm joining accepted by the Cabinet of Ministers of 11 June 2003 order No. 387 amended Convention on precious metal products and sealing the Standing Committee proposed by the Convention in accordance with article 10 paragraph 4 and adopted the 1999 December 13 meeting of its 48. that happened in 1999 on December 13 and 14 Morž;
The Standing Committee amended its 50. meeting, held on 9 January 2001 in Geneva.
Introduction in accordance with the articles of the Convention on the precious metal and stamping, point 4 of article 10 of the Standing Committee in December 1998, has sent a proposal to the depositary of the Convention. The text of the Convention duly sent out the call for States parties to give consent to the proposed amendments.
The depositary shall convene a meeting of the Contracting States of the lawyers at the request of the Danish Government on the proposed amendment further conversation. Meeting held on 21 September 1999 in Copenhagen. At this meeting the lawyers examined the number of legal issues and ruled on the amendment proposals. They recommended that the Convention issue a protocol type. Lawyers for recommendations and consolidated amendments to the Convention were then submitted to the Standing Committee that it adopted in its 48. meeting of 13 and 14 December Morž, Switzerland.
The depositary shall convene a meeting of the Contracting States a lawyer after another at the request of the Danish Government on the proposed amendment further conversation. 2001 meeting was held January 8 in Geneva. At this meeting the lawyers adopted one of two proposals submitted by Denmark and reached the appropriate compromise with regard to the second proposal of Denmark. Lawyers for recommendations and consolidated amendments to the Convention were then submitted to the Standing Committee that it adopted in its meeting 2001 50 January 9 in Geneva.
The Standing Committee agreed that the consolidated amendments are as follows.
The first part of the preamble: Add the following three parts: given that the precious metal products and sealing of the test methods and procedures, technical standards and guidelines for the provisions of international harmonisation is a valuable contribution to the free movement of those products;
given that reconciliation should be accompanied by the inspection and stamping of mutual recognition and therefore desirous and save the national inspection authorities and test bodies concerned;
in view of the fact that the Convention does not require the mandatory imposition of purity marks the contracting countries and that the Convention established in the articles of precious metal stamping occurs on a voluntary basis.
Article 1, paragraph 1 and 2 shall be deleted and replaced by a new paragraph 1:1. Products in accordance with the provisions of this Convention are examined and stamped by the authorised inspection authority test, do not submit for further inspection or tests compulsory for stamping in the importing country. This does not prevent importing contracting State to carry out cross-checks in accordance with article 6.
paragraph 3 becomes paragraph 2, and shall be amended as follows: 1. In accordance with the provisions of this Convention a Contracting State can prevent such precious metals importation or sale of the product, which is not defined in the legislation of that State, or does not meet the national standards of fineness.
Article 2 article 2 with the precious metal articles listed should be amended as follows: "(...) Platinum, gold, Palladium, silver or alloy products (…) ".
3. Article 1, paragraph 1 of the article the word "be" (in the end) should be deleted (in the original).
In subparagraph (a)) before the word "submitted" to add the word "be", but the word "an" should be written in British English.
1. Add the following b): b) of this Convention set out in annex I to the technical requirements.
Former b) and (c)) should be amended as follows: (c)) must be checked in accordance with the rules laid down in annex II and procedures;
(d) they must be of zīmogot) in accordance with annex II.
Article 4 the reference to ' article 1 1 and 2 of the "replace with" article 1 ".
Article 5, paragraph 1 should be replaced by the two following points: 1. Each Contracting State shall appoint one or more authorized test inspection authorities referred to in annex II, articles of precious metal and stamping.
2. the test shall meet the following criteria:-they have the appropriate staff, as well as the necessary means and equipment;
— It staff technical competence and professional integrity;
— Convention of the Plenipotentiaries involved in breed management inspection authority representatives and technical staff should be independent from any relevant field, directly or indirectly, interested parties, groups or individuals;
— employees not to disclose official secrets.

2. point must be numbered as paragraph 3; in the first sentence of the "authorized inspection authorities, the appointment of fineness and purity checks on authorities" should be replaced by "authorized test institutions testing appointment and determination of the stamps '; the word "authorisation" should be written in British English version (original text).
Article 7 Add "referred to in annex II of" after "uniform checks" of stamps.
8. article to add "unauthorised alteration" behind "counterfeiting" and the reference to article 5, paragraph 2, "" be replaced with "article 5, paragraph 3".
Article 9, paragraph 1: "… one of the assay inspection authorities" be replaced by "one of the tests for the mandated inspection bodies"; delete comma after "immediately" should be consulted (the original), delete "this body" and to delete "not later than one month after receipt of such notification.
Article 10 paragraph 2 of the first paragraph add: to review and, if necessary, submit proposals for amending the annex to the Convention;
make decisions on technical matters, as provided for in the annexes;
2. the fourth paragraph of point after "encouraging" add "and" Save ".
in paragraph 3, the last sentence should be deleted.
Add the following new paragraph 4:4, in accordance with the above paragraph 2 the Standing Committee unanimously adopted the decisions on technical issues, as set out in the annexes.
Current paragraph 4 must be numbered as paragraph 5; at the end of the first sentence should be deleted "or" attachment "; "who" behind "the depositary" should be replaced by "the who".
former article 11 1 and 2 point must becomes point 4 and 5 below behind a new title "amendments to Annex", and these points should be amended as follows: 4. If the Standing Committee has received a proposal for the amendment of the annexes of the Convention, the depositary shall notify all the Contracting States.
5. the amendment shall enter into force six months after the notification by the depositary, unless the Government of a Contracting State has not objected or if the amendment is not intended for a later effective date.
Former points from 3 to 5 should be numbered as points 1 to 3, the following new header.: amendment to the Convention.
The new text of paragraph 1 should be deleted "or its annexes".
The new paragraph 2 referred to in paragraph 3 "should be replaced by" referred to in paragraph 1 ".
The new text of paragraph 3 should be deleted ", in accordance with point 3 of the annex proposed amendment"; the word "who" behind "the depositary" should be replaced by "the who".
 
Chapter IV under the heading "final provisions", add the following new heading: accession.
Article 12 should be added the following new paragraph 2:2. Contracting Governments shall communicate the response to the depositary within four months after receipt of the request of the depositary with the request to accept the invitation. If a Government did not respond during this time period, it is considered that it has accepted the invitation.
Former paragraphs 2 and 3 should be renumbered accordingly.
Article 13 be deleted.
14. to article 16 should be renumbered accordingly.
Before the new article 14 should be accompanied by a new heading "withdrawal", and before the new article 15: the new title "ratification".
The new article 14 "in the first sentence that" behind "the depositary" should be replaced by "the who".
The first part of the new article 15, the word "an" should be written in British English version (original text).
This is to replace the proposed amendment to article 1 of the Convention for articles of precious metal and its stamping 30.1992 meeting 4 February in Geneva (PMC 1/92 1992 26 February) adopted by the Standing Committee, which has not entered into force.
After the current proposed Convention (consolidated text in English and French) the entry into force of the amendments to the annex as document interprets the "amendment to the Convention concerning the inspection of products and precious metals stamping" (PMC/W/99 (Repr.) 25 January 2001).
 
Convention for the precious metal PRODUCTS and sealing (no attachments, the consolidated text with the 9 January, 2001 amendments) signed in Vienna on 15 November 1972.
Entered into force on 27 June 1975.
The preamble of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Desiring to facilitate international trade in precious metal articles, at the same time continuing compliance with consumer protection, based on the nature of this article of the Convention;
considering that articles of precious metal and sealing of the test methods and procedures, technical standards and guidelines for the provisions of international harmonisation is a valuable contribution to the free movement of those products;
given that reconciliation should be accompanied by the inspection and stamping of mutual recognition and therefore desirous and save national inspection authorities in the process and the relevant authority;
in view of the fact that the Convention does not require the mandatory imposition of purity marks the contracting countries and that the Convention established in the articles of precious metal stamping occurs on a voluntary basis.
have agreed as follows: i. scope article 1 1. Products in accordance with the provisions of this Convention have been verified and stamped by the authorised inspection body in the process, do not submit further mandatory inspection or for stamping the purity in the importing State. This does not prevent importing contracting State to carry out cross-checks in accordance with article 6.
2. in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, a Contracting State may prevent the precious metals importation or sale of the product, which is not defined in the legislation of that State, or does not meet the national standards of fineness.
Article 2 of this Convention, "precious articles" are Platinum, gold, Palladium, silver or alloy products or their alloy products, as defined in annex I.
3. Article 1. for the purposes of applying the provisions of article 1, articles of precious metal shall meet the following conditions: (a) must be submitted to the notified body in the process of examination, appointed in accordance with article 5;
(b) of this Convention set out in annex I to the technical requirements.
(c) must be checked in accordance with the rules laid down in annex II and procedures;
(d) they must be zīmogot in accordance with annex II.
2. the first article does not apply to articles of precious metal which after the labeling in accordance with annex II, one of the stamps is changed or deleted.
Article 4 the Contracting State should not apply article 1, paragraph 1, the provisions of those articles of precious metal which, in their submission to the authorized inspection body in the process, the verification and sealing under article 3 is modified by attachments or otherwise.
 
II. Inspection and sanctions article 5 each Contracting State shall appoint one or more authorized inspection authorities in the process referred to in annex II, articles of precious metal and stamping.
2. the inspection body of the process satisfies the following criteria:-they have the appropriate staff, as well as the necessary means and equipment;
— It staff technical competence and professional integrity;
— Convention of the Plenipotentiaries involved in checks on the management process for representatives and technical staff should be independent from any relevant field, directly or indirectly, interested parties, groups or individuals;
— employees not to disclose official secrets.
3. Each Contracting State shall notify the depositary of the authorized inspection authorities in the appointment process and the determination of the stamps, as well as the earlier appointment of the inspection authorities in the process of withdrawal. The depositary shall respectively shall forthwith notify the other Contracting States.
Article 6 the provisions of this Convention shall not prevent a Contracting State to be cross-precious metal articles which are seals under this Convention. Cross-checks shall be carried out in a way that does not unduly delayed in accordance with the provisions of this Convention of a precious metal preparations sealed importation or sale.
Article 7 the Contracting States authorize the depositary to register single stamp of the inspection referred to in annex II, as each national of a Contracting State prov's mark at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in accordance with the Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property. The depositary also acts, if any of the Contracting States this Convention shall enter into force on the later of the candidate or a new case.
Article 8 each Contracting State is and shall remain in force legislation that prohibits the Convention provides a single stamp of inspection or verification by notified bodies in the process, reported in accordance with article 5, paragraph 3, the stamp of exposure to penalties, counterfeiting, unauthorized modification or misuse, as well as prohibit the unauthorized modification of the product, prov or warranty seal stamp of transformation or destruction by joint inspection stamp.

2. Each Contracting State shall, subject to this legislation, undertake to initiate judicial proceedings or to apply other appropriate action if sufficient evidence is found, or if the other Contracting State has it provided evidence for a single inspection stamp or authorized inspection authorities in the process of forgery or misuse, unauthorized modification of the product, as well as in the process of transformation or warranty seal or destruction by joint inspection stamp.
Article 9 1. If the importing contracting State or any of the powers in the process of inspection authorities have reason to believe that the process of the exporting Party's inspection authority is the single test places the stamp, not subject to the relevant provisions of the Convention should be discussed immediately with the process of the inspection body that stamped by the products, and immediately providing all necessary assistance in the investigation of this case. If you are not an appropriate agreement is reached, either party may refer the matter to the Standing Committee, respectively reported to the President. In this case, the President shall convene a meeting of the Standing Committee.
2. where, in accordance with paragraph 1, a case is submitted to the Standing Committee, it may make recommendations for appropriate measures after the two parties have had the opportunity to testify.
3. If, within a reasonable period of time the recommendations referred to in paragraph 2 are not fulfilled or the Standing Committee also has not provided any advice importing contracting State can introduce products of precious metals, which are stamped by the inspection authority and purity which are imported into the territory of the importing country, additional uzprovīb measures which it considers necessary, including the right to refuse to accept such products. Such measures shall immediately notify all Contracting States and the Standing Committee shall periodically review them.
4. If there is evidence of repeated and serious joint inspection stamp abuse, importing contracting State may refuse to accept the products, which is in the process of testing the concerned authority, regardless of whether or not a product tested and zīmogot in accordance with this Convention. In this case, the importing contracting party shall immediately notify all Contracting States and the Standing Committee shall convene within one month of the meeting proceedings.
 
III. the Standing Committee and the amended article 10 1. There is hereby established a Standing Committee shall be represented in each Contracting State. Each Contracting State shall have one vote.
2. the tasks of the Standing Committee are: to assess and review the operation of this Convention;
review and, if necessary, submit proposals for amending the annex to the Convention;
make decisions on technical matters, as provided for in the annexes;
to promote and maintain the technical and administrative cooperation between the Contracting States on matters covered by this Convention;
assess measures to ensure that the provisions of this Convention the same interpretation and application;
to promote adequate protection from counterfeiting of stamps and abuse;
pursuant to article 9 paragraph 2, make recommendations on any matter submitted to it, or any dispute settlement case arising in connection with the operation of this Convention, if it is presented to the Standing Committee;
Verify that the State wishing to accede to this Convention, the implementation of measures is in line with the terms of this Convention and of its annexes, and to prepare a report examining the issue of the contracting countries.
3. the Standing Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure the meetings, as well as the rules for convening such meetings. Committee shall meet at least once a year.
4. in accordance with paragraph 2 above, the Standing Committee unanimously adopted the decisions on technical issues, as set out in the annexes.
5. the Standing Committee may make recommendations on any of these issues relating to the implementation of the Convention, as well as to make proposals for amendments of the Convention. These recommendations or proposals forwarded to the depositary, which shall notify all the Contracting States.
Article 11 amendment of the Convention 1. If the Standing Committee received the proposal for amendments to the articles of the Convention or of a Contracting State received a proposal for the amendment of the Convention, the depositary shall submit these proposals to all Contracting States for acceptance.
2. If, within three months of the amendment referred to in paragraph 1, the date of referral to the Contracting State requested to start negotiations on this proposal, the depositary shall prepare progress of these negotiations.
3. If the proposal to agree to all of the Contracting States, the amendment shall enter into force one month after the last date of the consent, unless the amendment is not for another date. Acceptance shall be deposited with the depositary, which shall notify all the Contracting States.
 
Amendments to annex 4. If the Standing Committee has received a proposal for the amendment of the annexes of the Convention, the depositary shall notify all the Contracting States.
5. the amendment shall enter into force six months after the notification by the depositary, unless the Government of a Contracting State has not objected or if the amendment is not intended for a later effective date.
 
IV. Final provisions article 12 accession 1. any State which is the United Nations, some specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Member State of the Statute of the International Court of Justice Party and the amendment of the Convention and the requirements necessary for the performance of the order of the articles of precious metal fineness control and for stamping, may accede to this Convention by a Contracting State of the invitation sent to the depositary.
2. the Government of the Contracting States shall communicate to the depositary a reply within four months after receipt of the request of the depositary with the request to accept the invitation. If a Government did not respond during this time period, it is considered that it has accepted the invitation.
3. the Government of the Contracting States in the taking of a decision on inviting a country join mainly based on article 10, paragraph 2 of the report.
4. the Invited country may accede to this Convention by depositing an instrument of accession with the depositary, which shall notify all the other contracting countries. Accession shall take effect three months after the deposit of the said document.
13. Article 1 of the signatory States or candidate countries any Government after the instrument of ratification or accession or at any time following the then can notify the depositary that this Convention shall apply to all specified in the notice or part of the territory, on the external relations of which that State is responsible. The depositary shall circulate such communication to all Contracting Governments.
2. If a notification is provided in the instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention at the time of the deposit with respect to the territories shall enter into force on the same date when it shall enter into force for the country, which has provided this statement. In all other cases, the Convention relating to these areas shall enter into force three months after the notification is received by the depositary.
3. application of the Convention to all the territories or parts of them may terminate its State Government which provided the notification referred to in paragraph 1, if it's three months written notice to the depositary, which shall notify all the other Contracting States.
Article 14 withdrawal any Contracting State may withdraw from this Convention, if it's 12 months advance written notification to the depositary, which shall notify all the other Contracting States, or by other provisions agreed between the Contracting States. The Contracting States undertake to abandon the use of the single stamp of inspection or for any purposes of application when the State withdraws from the Convention.
15. Article 1 of this Convention Ratification ratification by signatory States. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the depositary, which shall notify all other signatories.
2. this Convention shall enter into force four months after the deposit of the fourth instrument of ratification. If someone deposits an instrument of ratification by the signatory of the document then, then in this country this Convention shall enter into force two months after the date of deposit, but not earlier than the above four months to the end of the period.
In witness thereof, the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention.
Convention signed in 1972 in Vienna on November 15, in a single copy in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Government of Sweden by which certified copies forwarded to all signatory States and to the candidate countries.
Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom delegate signature.
PMC/W5/2002 2002 October 21 precious control and labelling of the products in annex II to the CONVENTION amendment amendment proposed by the Standing Commission in accordance with article 10 of the Convention, paragraph 4, and adopted the 2002 October 15 the Standing Commission's fifty-third meeting, which was held in Vienna.

In accordance with the articles of precious metal control and labelling conventions article 10 paragraph 4 of Standing Commission shall send to the depositary to make amendment to the table of annex II to the Convention article 4, paragraph 3. 4. (3) the wording of the article remains unchanged. The table also shows the footnote about the Palladium products remains unchanged.
This proposal will be notified in a timely manner to countries which are parties to the Convention, inviting them to give consent to the proposed amendment. Amendment in accordance with the Standing Commission is as follows: annex II to the Convention article 4, paragraph 3 of the following table should be accompanied by the following marks: – the Platinum products:-Gold: — Palladium — silver products: products: * will be applied only after the amendment of article 2 of the Convention's entry into force.
/dokuments drawn to form the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden/Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a tribute in turning to the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia and is honored to refer to the request for accession of Latvia to the precious metal control and labeling Convention, concluded in 1972 on November 15 in Vienna and the librarian is the Swedish Government.
In accordance with article 12 of the Convention, paragraph 1, shall be open for accession by any United Nations Member State that has taken the precious metal fineness for articles and labelling according to the requirements of the Convention. Any of the following countries to accede to the Convention upon invitation from all Contracting States.
The Government of Sweden to the Convention on the status of the depositor has received a recommendation on Latvia's accession to the Convention of, the Standing Committee established under the Convention.
The Swedish Government has asked all the Contracting States to do it, or they agree with the expression of Latvia calls to accede to the Convention. If within four months from the date of this proposal is not an answer, the Swedish Government in accordance with the recommendations of the opinion that the proposal is adopted.
Four months, no objection is received.
Therefore, on behalf of the Contracting States to the Government of Sweden has the honor to invite the Republic of Latvia to join the Convention. Accession shall take effect three months after the accession of the Government of Sweden for storage in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 12.
Using this opportunity, the Ministry shall inform the Embassy of Latvia in that 2001 January 9, the Standing Committee adopted an amendment to the Convention. The Swedish Government has submitted the amendment to all Contracting States for acceptance, but this amendment has not yet entered into force. Since Latvia is going to accede to the Convention, the Ministry proposes that Latvia consider whether to accept this amendment and to include the accession document. Annex the following documents: PMC/W 7/99 (4), 2001 October 4 PMC/W 8/99 (4), 2001 October 4 PMC/W 9/99 (3), 2001 25 January making status on 15 October 2003.
In addition, the Ministry wishes to point to the amendment to annex II to the Convention, which in 2002 October 15 proposed by the Standing Committee. The Swedish Government has presented this amendment to all Contracting States for acceptance, but this amendment has not yet entered into force. Since Latvia is going to accede to the Convention, the Ministry proposes that Latvia consider whether to accept this amendment and also include it in the accession document. A copy of this amendment also is given in the annex as a document of the PMC/W 5/2002, 21 October 2002.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses this event to once again demonstrate the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in their deepest respect.
Stockholm, 2003 October 15/stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Stockholm