This standard specifies:

a a)  requirements for the manufacturing, alloying and testing of gold articles of 23, 22, 20, 18, 15, 14,12, 10 and 9 kt gold;

b b) requirements for findings and solders to be used in the manufacture of gold articles;

c c) methods for assaying gold, alloyed gold, solder, findings and gold articles; and

d d) requirements for marking and labelling of imported gold articles.

 
NNOTE It does not specify requirements for design of gold articles and does not apply to gold articles intended for industrial purposes such as dentistry, electronics, official coins, gold bars and other such uses.

This European has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 309 “Footwear”, the secretariat of which is held by AENOR. It shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be drawn at the latest by May 2002.