of December 7, 2001 No. 317-II
About tests and branding of products from precious metals
The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations in range of definition of tests and branding of products from the precious metals intended for realization.
The legislation on tests and branding of products from precious metals consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.
If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about tests and branding of products from precious metals then are applied rules of the international treaty.
The products from precious metals which are subject to branding are jewelry, gold leaf, sugary silver and gold disks for dental products.
From precious metals products from gold, silver, platinum and metals of platinum group (palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium) having test and subjects to branding according to the procedure, established by the legislation are considered as jewelry.
Gold leaf represents gold sheets micron 0,12 thickness.
Sugary silver represents silver sheets micron 0,32 thickness.
Gold leaf and sugary silver have test and are branded according to the procedure, established by the legislation.
Gold leaf and sugary silver use for decorative finishing of various objects and other purposes.
Gold disks for dental products are the plates of the corresponding form having test and subjects to branding according to the procedure, established by the legislation.
Authorized state body in range of definition of tests and branding of products from precious metals is the State assay chamber of the Agency on precious metals under the Central bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - Assay chamber).
The regulations on Assay chamber affirm the Central bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Assay chamber:
provides determination of tests, the analysis and branding with the state assay brands of products from the precious metals made in the Republic of Uzbekistan and imported from abroad for sale;
carries out technical expertize of prints of the state assay brands, personal brands of manufacturers and draws on them the conclusions;
issues registration certificates for work with precious metals;
exercises the state control of compliance of products from precious metals to the tests established by this Law;
applies prints of the state assay brands on products from precious metals in case of their compliance to the tests established by this Law;
performs other powers according to the legislation.
Tests on products from precious metals establish quantity of units of precious metal in one thousand weight units of alloy and are designated by the Arab figures.
In the Republic of Uzbekistan the metric system of tests is applied:
1) for jewelry:
gold - 375 (three hundred seventy fifth), 500 (five-hundredth), 583 (five hundred eighty third), 585 (five hundred eighty fifth), 750 (seven hundred fiftieth), 916 (nine hundred sixteenth), 958 (nine hundred fifty eighth), 999 (nine hundred ninety ninth);
silver - 800 (eight-hundredth), 875 (eight hundred seventy fifth), 916 (nine hundred sixteenth), 925 (nine hundred twenty fifth), 960 (nine hundred sixtieth), 999 (nine hundred ninety ninth);
platinum - 950 (nine hundred fiftieth), 999 (nine hundred ninety ninth);
palladic - 500 (five-hundredth), 850 (eight hundred fiftieth), 999 (nine hundred ninety ninth);
2) for gold leaf and sugary silver - 910 (nine hundred tenth), 920 (nine hundred twentieth), 930 (nine hundred thirtieth), 940 (nine hundred fortieth), 950 (nine hundred fiftieth), 960 (nine hundred sixtieth), 970 (nine hundred seventieth), 980 (nine hundred eightieth), 990 (nine hundred ninetieth), 1000 (thousand);
3) for dental products:
disks gold - 900 (nine-hundredth) and 916 (nine hundred sixteenth).
Products from precious metals cannot have test below:
gold - 375 (three hundred seventy fifth);
silver - 800 (eight-hundredth);
platinum - 950 (nine hundred fiftieth);
palladic - 500 (five-hundredth).
The products having test are lower the established part three of this Article, are not considered as products from precious metals and realization as product from precious metals are not subject.
The products from precious metals made in the Republic of Uzbekistan are subject to branding the state assay brand according to this Law and other acts of the legislation.
The branding of products from precious metals is made only after carrying out the control analysis for the purpose of confirmation of the declared test.
The procedure for branding, implementation of other works, and also methods of sampling and analyses are established by the rules of branding of products from precious metals approved by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The state assay brands represent brands of the established form for each type of precious metal and consist of sign of the certificate of Assay chamber and the figure specifying test of precious metal of which the product is made.
Forms of the state assay brands are established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Keeper and the user of the state assay brands is the Assay chamber.
The products from precious metals made in the Republic of Uzbekistan, shown in Assay chamber for branding shall have personal brand of the manufacturer.
The personal brand of the manufacturer consists of letter or combination of letters or other symbol which distinguishes it from brands of other manufacturers. In personal brand of the manufacturer year of production of product is specified.
The personal brand of the manufacturer is subject to registration in Assay chamber according to the procedure, established by the legislation.
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The document ceased to be valid since November 25, 2021 according to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 23, 2021 No. ZRU-710