General provisions
section 1 of this Regulation shall apply to trade in articles of precious metal in accordance with
Act (1999:779) on trade in articles of precious metal.
section 2 of that provided for in the law (1999:779) on trade in
precious metal on to a precious metal work of gold or
Platinum in some cases shall be provided with sponsor's marks
does not apply to works with a weight of under one gram. The law
does not apply on eyeglass frames, pens, urboetter with
accessories such as jumpers and remontrarkronor, fittings,
musical instruments as well as guldslageri and gulddragararbeten.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act (1999:779) on trade
with precious metals, works of palladium containing
500 parts per thousand or more fine palladium in kind to be
articles of precious metal.
Appropriations
section 3 of the Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control,
announce details relating to the accreditation of the bodies
perform control stamping under the Act (1999:779) on trade in
precious metal and the control shapes to be used
in connection with the stamping.
4 § the Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control,
notify the names and hallmarks,
Health marking and other stamping under the Act (1999:779)
If trade in articles of precious metal. Before regulations on
hallmarks are decided, the opinion should be sought from
Heraldic Board of the national archives. Regulation (2015:524).
5 § the Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control shall
after consultation with the national financial management authority provide for
fees for registration referred to in section 10 of the Act (1999:779) if
trade in articles of precious metal.
The Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control, even after
consultation with the national financial management authority provide for
fees charged for Hallmarking.
section 6 of the Swedish Board for accreditation and conformity control decides
on the approval and registration of manufacturers ' and importers '
namnstämplar in accordance with paragraph 5 of the law (1999:779) on trade in
articles of precious metal.
section 7 of the Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control may
conditions are in accordance with section 12 of the Act (1999:779) on trade
with precious metals provide for further exemptions from
that law or this regulation.
Composite works, etc.
section 8 pieces of gold or silver that is not ytbelagt, and that
meets the requirements of section 1 of the Act (1999:779) on trade in
articles of precious metal may be included in an article of precious metal Platinum.
Parts of silver may be included in an article of precious metal gold
only by virtue of their color clearly differs from the work
main body.
Parts of the same precious metal with different fineness may be put together
for an article of precious metal if necessary for practical reasons.
§ 9 When a precious metal work content of gold, silver or
Platinum is determined, only the part included whose content shall
be determined.
If technically possible, each portion of a composite
work of the precious metal to be marked with fineness mark.
If a work is composed of precious metal and parts of other
metal or other substance, be it through permanent marking
or otherwise indicate the parts that are not of
precious metal.
section 10 If an article of precious metal with coating
the precious metal fineness marks shall specify on the
the coating has been applied.
section 11 of the soldering of precious metals in a work shall be carried out with a
alloy with the same fineness and of the same precious metal work.
If this is technically impossible, lödningarna performed with a
alloy that has a lower fineness or other topics. If a
control body is involved in Hallmarking, the
be informed of the specific character of the lödningens.
Solder shall not be used to increase the weight of precious metal work
or fill.
Stamps etc.
§ 12 liability and hallmarks must be legible and
located directly adjacent to each other.
13 § Namnstämpeln shall contain only uppercase letters. These shall
be at least two and the same. They shall be placed one after the other
at the same distance in a rectangular shield.
section 14 of the fineness mark shall indicate the lowest proportion of precious metal
in the precious metal, according to section 1 of the Act (1999:779) on trade in
articles of precious metal. The stamp must be in a clear, simple and
easy-to-read manner set the fineness of precious metal work.
15 § Local brands must indicate the place of manufacture or importer's
home port. Swedish manufacturers ' and importers ' shall be suburban brands
be determined by the Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control
which shall publish a list of hitherto established
local brands.
Of section 9 of the Act (1999:779) on trade in articles of precious metal is shown
the Foreign Office also marks may be present on a work.
section 16-year designation shall specify the year of manufacture and be a
by the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q,
R, S, T, U, V, X, Y or Z followed by a digit or
figures. The letters must be used in sequence, one for each year,
in which case the letter A indicates the year 1759. One or more digits
be supplemented by the letter shall specify the round used by the
alphabetical series since 1759.
section 17 was repealed by Regulation (2015:524).
18 § a hallmark consists of three crowns in trepassformad
shield with a subsequent S for silver work and P
platinaarbete. The health mark must be accompanied by the
accredited agency identification number of the Board of Directors
for accreditation and technical control.
The Swedish Board for accreditation and technical control may decide
derogations from the rules laid down in the second sentence of the first paragraph of the
There are special reasons. Regulation (2001:1295).
section 19 of a health mark may not be transferred from one
precious metal work to another work.
section 20 of the articles of precious metals metallic elements, after
Hallmarking is not changed other than by
surface treatment.
Supervision
paragraph 21 of the supervision of compliance with the Act (1999:779) on trade
with precious metal, and regulations issued under
the law is exercised by the Swedish Board for accreditation and conformity
control.
Transitional provisions
1999:780
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000. By
the regulation repeals Regulation (1987:423) on trade in
articles of precious metal.
2. decisions have been announced, with the support of the older provisions
shall be considered to be announced pursuant to the corresponding provisions
in this regulation.