Central Office for Precious Metals Control Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) Industriestrasse 37 CH - 2555 BRÜGG T. +41 58 462 66 22 emk.info@bazg.admin.ch http://www.bazg.admin.ch/
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 watch-cases; Voluntary for jewellery
Legal precious metals & standards of fineness*
Platinum
Gold
Palladium
Silver
999
999
999
999
950
916
950
925
900
750
500
800
850
585
-
-
-
375
-
-
Weight exemptions**
Platinum
Gold
Palladium
Silver
No
No
No
No
Recognition of marks
CCM
Yes
Other marks
(i) For both watch-cases and jewellery: (1) Italian identification mark; (2) AO of France; (ii) For watch-cases only: (1) AO of Spain; (2) AO of Austria; (3) AO of Russian Federation; (4) AO Kazakhstan.
* Standards may differ from those recognised under the Convention
**There are no weight exemptions under the Convention’s rules.
