General provisions



section 1 of this Act apply to the professional production and

trade in articles of precious metal.



With precious metal "means works of gold, silver or

Platinum containing, if the work is performed by



Gold, 375 parts per thousand or more fine gold,



Silver, 800 parts per thousand or more fine silver,



Platinum, 850 parts per thousand or more fine Platinum,



a tolerance down to gold and Platinum by the five

thousandths and silver by eight thousandths.



The law does not apply to such works as intended exclusively for

medical, scientific or industrial use or

Apparently, antiquarian value.



paragraph 2 of the article of precious metal shall be included, except parts of gold,

Silver or Platinum and alloys of these metals, parts

of other metals or other substance provided that each

such part is readily discernible and clearly different in appearance

from the precious metal.



If the manufacturing technical reasons causing it or if it is required

for work to fill their practical task, it also

otherwise, include parts of other metal or other substance.



§ 3 When works containing gold, silver or Platinum

offered for sale or sold in the country must only work

meets the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be

precious metal or be made of gold, silver or

Platinum. At marketing or sales of works with

lower content of such metal, it is specified that the work contains

Gold, silver or Platinum. However, it must be made clear that

the work contains less content than a precious metal

precious metal work.



Stamps etc.



4 section With sponsor's marks referred to stamps that are intended

exclusively for the precious metal. They may only be affixed to the

such works.



paragraph 5 of the sponsor's marks is the manufacturer's or importer's

name mark, the fineness mark, the city brand and year label.



A Swedish manufacturer's or importer's name mark shall

to be applied must be approved and registered by the body

the Government determines.



With a name mark under this law assimilated name mark from

any other country within the European economic area

(EEA) if the stamp has been registered with a public body

or in any other satisfactory manner possible to identify

the affixed stamp.



paragraph 6 of The article of precious metal gold or Platinum, at

marketing or sales bear the fineness mark

and the name mark. Name mark is not necessary if the work is

kontrollstämplat according to § 8. Name mark according to paragraph 5 of the second

the paragraph, however, always work with a Swedish

local brand or a Swedish year label.



If in a precious metal work that is offered for sale or sold includes any

some of the other metal or other substance under paragraph 2, it shall

be specified in this part, unless the manufacturing technical barriers

encounter.



section 7 Liability stamping shall be made by the manufacturer.

Imported articles which have not ansvarsstämplats by

the manufacturer must be stamped by importer. As

manufacturers are also deemed it professional has given any

other commissioned to carry out the precious metal. Manufacturer

each importer is responsible for the executed

precious metal corresponds to the attached ansvarsstämplarna.



section 8, a manufacturer or importer may allow an inspection body

accredited for indication of fineness control in a

precious metal work that bears the fineness mark. If

the agency finds that the declared fineness is real,

the Agency shall confirm this with a hallmark.

The inspection body shall be accredited according to the European Parliament's

and Council Regulation (EC) no 765/2008 of 9 July 2008 concerning

requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the

marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) no

339/93 and the law (2011:791) on accreditation and technical

control.



If the work can not be hallmarked without get damaged, get

the Agency instead issue the evidence that the work meets the

the requirements for Hallmarking.



With the health mark referred to in the first subparagraph is equated

Hallmark from a control body in any other country in

The EEA provided that the body is independent and control

can be assessed as equivalent. Law (2011:802).



Article 9 of the articles of precious metal, or works that are not in appearance

clearly differs from such shall not bear stamps

or other brands that can easily be confused with the stamps according to

This law.



On an article of precious metal, however, must always be stamps

affixed in accordance with the provisions of any other country within the EEA.



Fee



section 10 of the registration in accordance with paragraph 5 of the second paragraph, a fee

be paid to the body responsible for the registration. Fee

shall be paid annually so long as the registration is made up.



Appropriations



section 11 of the Government or the authority, as the Government determines

get



1. announce further provisions concerning sponsor's marks,

hallmarks and other markings in accordance with this Act,



2. establish fees under this Act,



3. notify the details of the accredited

inspection bodies and inspection forms to be

be used in conjunction with Hallmarking.



section 12 of the Government or the authority, as the Government determines

get



1. provide that even works of palladium may be placed on the

or sold as articles of precious metal



2. provide for exceptions from the requirements for marking of responsibility

works where such stamping has only limited significance from

consumer protection point of view,



3. provide for other exceptions to this law, if necessary

because of the agreement with a foreign State.



Supervision



paragraph 13 of the Supervision over compliance with this Act and the

regulations issued under the Act shall be exercised by the

the Government authority determines.



section 14 of The professional concerned with precious metal

are required to at the request of the supervisory authority



1. leave the regulator access to areas where

articles of precious metal;



2. provide the information, documents, samples and similar

needed for the oversight.



The supervisory authority has the right to have the assistance of

The police authority to carry out the measures referred to in

the first paragraph. Law (2014:731).



section 15 of the regulatory authority may inform the injunctions and

ban is needed in individual cases to this law and

the provisions adopted pursuant to this Act shall be complied with.

Such an injunction or prohibition may be subject to a penalty.



Appeal



section 16 of the regulatory authority's decision under this Act, or with

the application of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Act may

be appealed to the administrative court.



Leave to appeal is required for an appeal to the administrative court.



Transitional provisions



1999:779



1. this law shall enter into force on 1 January 2000, when the Act

(1986:985) on trade in articles of precious metal shall cease to

apply.



2. Until such time as that in Sweden has been designated as such

accredited inspection bodies referred to in section 8,

Health marking must be carried out by the bodies that the Government has

appointed under the Act (1986:985) on trade in articles of precious metal.