Hallmarking (International Convention) Order 2002

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2002/506
(1) This Order may be cited as the Hallmarking (International Convention) Order 2002, and shall come into force on the 1st April 2002.(2) The Hallmarking (International Convention) Order 1976
  • In this Order “the Convention” means the Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals done at Vienna on 15th November 1972.
  • in the case of gold, 999, 916, 750, 585 or 375;in the case of silver, 999, 925, 830 or 800;in the case of platinum, 999, 950, 900 or 850; andin the case of palladium, 999, 950 and 500.a mark which has been notified in accordance with the Convention as being the mark of an assay office authorised for the purposes of the Convention in the territory of a Contracting State other than the United Kingdom;The Common Control Mark comprising a number specified in sub-paragraph (a) above.(2) The Common Control Mark consists of the representation of a balance together with the number in Arabic numerals showing the standard of fineness of the article in relief on a lined background surrounded by a shield indicating the nature of the precious metal. The shields are illustrated in Part 1 of Schedule 1 hereto; and examples of the Common Control Mark are illustrated in Part II of that Schedule.(3) The marks referred to in paragraph (1) (b) are illustrated in Schedule 2 hereto.
  • as a mark recognised pursuant to the Convention; and
  • as a sponsor’s mark for the purposes of the Act.
  • (1) A person submitting an article for hallmarking to an assay office in the United Kingdom authorised for the purposes of the Convention may request the assay office to strike the article with the marks specified in Article 3(1) (a) and (c) above whether or not the article bears or is to bear other approved hallmarks, and (subject to the provisions of the Act and, in particular, section 4 as having effect in the manner indicated in paragraph (2) of this Article) the assay office shall give effect to any such request; and the following provisions of this Article shall apply:subsection (1) (a) (ii) required the striking on the article of the marks specified in Article 3(1) (a) (subject to the proviso in paragraph (1) of this Article) , and in Article 3(1) (c) , instead of the standard mark;subsection (1) (a) (iii) were omitted;the words in subsection (1) (“and, as respects all such articles” to the end of the subsection and Part IV of Schedule 2 to the Act, did not apply in relation to the Common Control Mark;in subsection (2) the reference to subsection (1) (a) (iii) were omitted;in subsection (3) , in head (c) of the proviso to paragraph b(i) “585” were substituted for “ 500 ”, and in paragraph (b) (iii) , “995” were substituted for “ the standard of fineness of the article ”;in subparagraph (c) , for the words “struck only with the standard mark for the metal of which those parts are made” there were substituted the words “ stamped or engraved with a specific designation of the metal ”;the words “and in relation to any article” to the end of paragraph 4 were omitted; andin Part III of Schedule 2 to the Act, for paragraph 6(b) (ii) there were substituted the following—
    • (ii) these materials are used for filling the handle of a knife, fork or spoon and only in such a quantity as is necessary for joining.
    these materials are used for filling the handle of a knife, fork or spoon and only in such a quantity as is necessary for joining.(1) A person may submit to an assay office an article wholly or partly of silver with a written request that it be marked as being of a fineness of 830 as respects the article as a whole or its silver parts; and in such a case the following provisions of this Article shall have effect.(2) Article 5 shall apply as if a new sub-paragraph were added after paragraph 2(e) substituting in section 4(3) (b) (ii) of the Act “550” for “650”.(3) Where a silver article is struck with the mark indicating a standard of fineness of 830 the article shall be struck with the relevant assay office mark set out below instead of the mark set out in column (2) or (3) , as the case may be, of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act.(4) Marks struck by an assay office on an article in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above shall not be approved hallmarks for the purposes of section 2(4) (a) of the Act; and accordingly the article shall be unhallmarked.Image_r00002Image_r00003Image_r00004
  • CYPRUS
    For all standards of fineness recognised by the Convention
    Gold Silver
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  • Image_r00005Image_r00006(1) Articles of precious metalsImage_r00007(2) Articles of precious metals exported with standards of fineness other than those recognised by Finnish lawImage_r00008
  • For all standards of fineness recognised by the Convention
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    • (1) Articles of precious metals
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    Articles of precious metalsArticles made elsewhere
  • Gold
    1. For the standard of fineness 375
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    2. For the standard of fineness 585
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    3. For the standard of fineness 750
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    4. For the standard of fineness 875
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    5. For the standard of fineness 916
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    6. For the standard of fineness 999
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    Silver
    1. For the standard of fineness 800
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    2. For the standard of fineness 835
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    3. For the standard of fineness 925
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    4. For the standard of fineness 999
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  • For all standards of fineness recognised by the Convention
    Gold Silver Platimum Palladium
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  • A. OFFICIAL LITHUANIAN CONTROL MARKS
    1. Articles of precious metals
    Gold Silver Platinum Palladium
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    B. DISTINCTIVE MARKS OF THE AUTHORISED LITHUANIAN ASSAY OFFICES
    The distinctive mark of each office is to be found on all Official Lithuanian Control Marks at the top left upper corner on the illustrations above.
    Office Distinctive Mark
    Druskinikai Central Office D
    Klaipéda Branch L
    Kaunas Branch K
    Šiauliai Branch S
    Vilnius Branch V
  • F13For all standards of fineness recognised by the Convention
    Joure Assay Office
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    Gouda Assay Office
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  • A. OFFICIAL POLISH CONTROL MARK
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    B. DISTINCTIVE MARKS OF THE AUTHORISED POLISH ASSAY OFFICES
    The distinctive mark of each office is to be found on all Official Polish Control Marks at the place marked with a cross in the illustration above.
    Assay Office placed under the Regional Assay Office, Cracow Mark
    Chorzów H
    Częstochowa Z
    Cracow K
    Poznań P
    Wrocław V
    Assay office placed under the Regional Assay Office, Warsaw Mark
    Białymstok A
    Bydgoszcz B
    Gdańsk G
    Łódź Ł
    Warsaw W
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