Netherlands
Competent Ministry
Authorised Assay Offices
Country profile
The information provided in the table below serves a purely informative purpose and does not have any official or legal status (see disclaimer). To ascertain that the information is still correct and up-to-date, please contact the authorised Assay Office.
| Status | Contracting State |
|---|---|
| Control system | Compulsory for platinum, gold and silver; voluntary for palladium |
| Legal precious metals & standards of fineness* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum | Gold | Palladium | Silver |
| 950 | 916 | - | 925 |
| - | 833 | - | 835 |
| - | 750 | - | 800 |
| - | 585 | - | - |
| Weight exemptions** | |||
| Platinum | Gold | Palladium | Silver |
| 0.5g | 1g | - | 8g |
| Recognition of marks | |
|---|---|
| CCM | Yes |
| Other marks | Belgium; Cyprus; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Hungary; Ireland; Croatia; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; and United Kingdom. |
* Standards may differ from those recognised under the Convention
**There are no weight exemptions under the Convention’s rules.
| Useful links |
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According to the current Dutch hallmarking legislation. The new Hallmarking Law has been approved by Parliament, but a scheduled date of entry into force of the new Hallmarking Law has yet to be decided. |
Edelmetaal Waarborg Nederland B.V. (Assay Office)
WaarborgHolland B.V. (Assay Office)
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (Supervisory Ministry)
Hallmarking Legislation (Waarborgwet)
Hallmarking Decision (Waarborgbesluit)
Hallmarking Regulation (Waarborgregeling)
Control marks
