68/2012. (IV. 6.) Korm. rendelet

a nemesfémtárgyak ellenőrzéséről és jelöléséről szóló, Bécsben, 1972. november 15. napján aláírt Egyezmény 2010. október 11. napján elfogadott PMC/W/2/2001 számú módosítása kihirdetéséről

(Az Egyezmény módosítása 2011. augusztus 3-án nemzetközi jogilag hatályba lepett.)
1. § A Kormány a nemesfémtárgyak ellenőrzéséről és jelöléséről szóló, Bécsben, 1972. november 15. napján aláírt Egyezmény 2010. október 11. napján elfogadott PMC/W/2/2001 számú módosítását (a továbbiakban: Módosítás) e rendelettel kihirdeti.
2. § A Módosítás hiteles angol nyelvű szövege és annak hivatalos magyar nyelvű fordítása a következő:

„ANNEXES I AND II TO THE CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL AND MARKING OF ARTICLES OF PRECIOUS METALS

ANNEX I

Definitions and Technical Requirements

Subparagraph 1.3. the following sentence should be added:
„„In part” means that a precious metal article may contain (i) non-metallic parts (ii) base metal parts for technical reasons or decoration. A precious metal article, which contains base metal parts for decoration, is referred to as „multimetal article”.”
Subparagraph 1.6. should be replaced by the following paragraph:
„1.6. Coating/plating
Coating or plating is one or more layers of
(i) precious metal (or precious metal alloy);
(ii) base metal (or base metal alloy);
(iii) non-metallic substance;
applied to all, or part, of a precious metal article e.g. by chemical, electrochemical, mechanical or physical process.”
The following new subparagraph 1.8. should be added:
„1.8. Other definitions
The Standing Committee may decide on other definitions.”
Subparagraph 2.2. should be replaced by the following subparagraph:
„2.2. Standards of fineness applied under the Convention
for platinum: 999, 950, 900, 850
for gold: 999, 916, 750, 585, 375
for palladium: 999, 950, 500
for silver: 999, 925, 830, 800”
Subparagraph 2.5. should be replaced by the following subparagraph:
„2.5. Use of base metal parts and non-metallic substances
2.5.1. It is permitted to use base metal parts and non-metallic parts in precious metal articles both for technical reasons and for decoration, subject to the following conditions:
a) Base metal parts and non-metallic parts shall be clearly distinguishable from the precious metal.
b) They shall be neither coated nor treated to give the appearance of a precious metal.
c) They shall not be used for the purpose of strengthening, weighting or filling.
d) They shall be stamped or engraved „METAL” (or the name of that metal in English).
2.5.2. The Standing Committee may decide on further details or exceptions.”
Subparagraph 2.6. should be deleted.
Subparagraph 2.7. should be replaced by the following paragraph, and should be renumbered to 2.6.
„2.6. Coating of precious metal articles
2.6.1. The Standing Committee decides on permitted coatings.”

ANNEX II

Control by the authorised assay office(s)

Paragraph 1 former subparagraphs should become subparagraphs 1.1., 1.2. and a new subparagraph 1.3. should be added:
„1. General
1.1. The authorised assay office(s) (thereafter referred to as „the assay office”) shall examine whether articles of precious metals which are presented to it in order to be marked with the Common Control Mark fulfil the conditions of Annex I to the Convention.
1.2. If an article is found by the assay office to be complete as to all its metallic parts and if it complies with the provisions 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 its custody, ensure that the article is fully marked in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs below.
1.3. The testing of articles of precious metals submitted for marking with the Common Control Mark consists of the two following steps:
a) the evaluation of the homogeneity of the batch, and
b) the determination of the fineness of the alloy.”
Paragraph 2. should be replaced by the following paragraph:
„2. Methods of analysis and test methods
2.1. The assay office may use any of the test methods to evaluate the homogeneity of a batch as defined by the Standing Committee.
2.2. The assay office shall use any of the approved methods of analysis in assaying articles of precious metals as defined by the Standing Committee.”
Paragraph 4. should be replaced by the following paragraph:
„4. Marking
4.1. The following minimum marks shall be applied on articles which satisfy the criteria in Annex I:
a) a registered responsibility mark as described in paragraph 4.4.;
b) the mark of the assay office; and
c) the Common Control Mark as described in paragraph 4.5.; and.
d) the corresponding fineness mark in arabic numerals;
4.2. The Standing Committee can decide on exceptions for mark d). Marks b) and c) shall be applied on the article by the assay office. The following are accepted methods of marking: punching, and laser. The Standing Committee can decide on other methods of marking articles.
4.3. Whenever possible, all marks shall be placed in immediate proximity to each other.
Other marks (e.g. year mark), which are not to be confused with the marks mentioned above, are allowed as additional marks.
4.4. The responsibility mark referred to in paragraph 4.1. a), shall be registered in an official register of the Contracting State and/or one of its assay offices, which controls the article in question.
4.5. The Common Control Mark shall consist of the representation of a balance together with the number in Arabic numerals showing the standard of fineness 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 shown in the following examples:

[KÉP_HELYE]

4.6. The approved sizes of the Common Control Mark are defined by the Standing Committee.
4.7. Articles consisting of more than one alloy of the same precious metal
Where an article consists of different alloys of the same precious metal, the fineness mark and the Common Control Mark applied shall be that of the lowest fineness present in the article. Exceptions can be decided on by the Standing Committee.
4.8. Articles consisting of parts
If an article consists of parts which are hinged or readily separable, the above marks shall be applied to the main part. Where practicable the Common Control Mark shall be applied also to the lesser parts.
4.9. Articles consisting of different precious metal alloys
4.9.1. If an article consists of different precious metal alloys, and if the colour and extent of each alloy are clearly visible, the marks referred to in paragraph 4. a), b), c) and d) shall be applied on one precious metal alloy and the appropriate Common Control Markon the other(s).
4.9.2. If an article consists of different precious metal alloys and if the colour and extent of each alloy is notvisible, the marks referred to in paragraph 4. a), b), c) and d) shall be applied on the least precious metal. The Common Control Mark relating to the more precious metals may not be applied.
4.9.3. Exceptions from the rules above justified by technical reasons are decided on by the Standing Committee.”
Contentof APPENDIX 1. should be deleted.
Content of APPENDIX II. should be deleted.