State Assay Supervision Inspectorate for Moscow and the Moscow Region

The Federal Assay Chamber (FPP)
is a federal service subordinate to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the formation of the Federal Assay Chamber on October 28, 2019.

Before the establishment of the FPP, it was part of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation as a federal government institution “Russian State Assay Office under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation”.

In accordance with the Decree, the FPP is entrusted with the functions of state control (supervision) over the production, use and circulation of precious metals, the use and circulation of precious stones (with the exception of functions of control when importing into the Russian Federation from states not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and export of precious stones from the Russian Federation to states not members of the Eurasian Economic Union)[1].

[edit] From the history of the Assay Supervision of Russia

Assay supervision has existed in Russia since the 17th century, although primitive testing of gold and silver by fire was known in Rus' even before Peter I - it was used by merchants and gold and silversmiths. The first Russian (Moscow) mark - a double-headed eagle, accompanied by a date expressed in Slavic letters, dates back to 1651-1652.

In 1700, after the “coinage reform” of Peter I, during the formation of the Russian national market, a decree was issued “On the establishment of hallmarks for testing gold and silver items, on the correspondence of gold and silver rows and shops, on the selection of elders to supervise trade and artisans for branding gold and silver items with the collection of a fee.” Four gold and four silver samples were introduced: “At the beginning, make four gold tests: the first above the gold standard, the second against the gold, the third and fourth gold samples below the gold and set the price of what those gold samples can cost. Also, make four silver hallmarks, two fused silver ones, a higher and a lower one, a third ephimochnaya, a fourth levkovaya hallmark, and make hallmarks according to the hallmarks with annual letters.” This decree is considered the beginning of the hallmarking of products made of precious metals[2].

List of codes of state assay supervision inspections

NAME NAME - an imprint of the manufacturer's mark, which is placed on all jewelry made of precious metal.
It contains the manufacturer's individual marks and marks indicating the year of branding. All organizations and individual entrepreneurs are required to have and put names on their products. Name marks are registered and approved by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (Assay Chamber) annually. All signs of the name must be enclosed in a single outline. The shape of the contour (the same for all manufacturers) is determined independently by state inspectors. Imprints of the nameplate and hallmark are usually applied to the inside of the rim of rings, to the lock details of earrings, brooches and chains, and to the outside of the ear of pendants. Name structure

1 – year code 2 – code of the State Inspectorate of Assay Supervision, in the area of ​​activity of which the manufacturer is located 3 – manufacturer code

Composition of gold alloys

Types of decorative treatments

plating is the process of deposition of rhodium onto the surface of a product. Rhodium is a precious metal of the platinum subgroup. Chemically resistant, hypoallergenic. Hardness is 2.5 times higher than that of gold and silver. Rhodium plating gives increased strength to the product and protection from weathering (darkening of silver items). Decorative properties – highlighting elements “like white gold”, as well as enhancing the brightness of the color of white gold (since the white gold alloy itself has a slightly yellowish tint).

Matting – as a result of this type of processing, the product acquires a rough surface, a velvety appearance, due to which the product looks more delicate. A type of matte finish is “sanded surface” or “golden sand”. The difference is that in this case the dents and scratches on the product are larger.

Engraving is a type of artistic processing of a product, which consists of cutting out a design on the product.

Diamond edge – notches are applied to the product with a diamond cutter in order to add additional shine. The effect of the presence of stones is created.

Enameling (enamel) is one type of decorative processing. Enamel is a special type of glass colored with metal oxides in various colors. Thanks to multi-colored enamels, the product looks brighter, more attractive, and will not go unnoticed.

Blackening. The essence is to apply a light alloy of metals with sulfur - black - to specified areas of the product. Thus, artificially aged products, “antique” products, are created. The composition of the niello is copper, silver, lead and sulfur.

Filigree (filigree) - openwork or soldered patterns on a metal background made of smooth wire of various thicknesses or wire twisted from several threads, then flattened into ribbons. The products look weightless, gentle, airy. There is a background one - soldered onto a specially prepared background, and an openwork one - a lace pattern with a pattern visible through and through.

Grains are small metal balls ranging in size from 0.2 to 2 mm. It is a decorative addition to filigree.

Polishing is a type of processing to add shine.

[edit] Functions and tasks of the Federal Assay Chamber

Functions

Control and supervisory activities

— federal state assay supervision, with the exception of constant state supervision in relation to production facilities of organizations engaged in sorting, primary classification and initial assessment of precious stones;

— state control over the import into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and the export from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, of precious metals and raw materials containing precious metals;

- state control (supervision) over the implementation of organizations and individual entrepreneurs engaged in the purchase, purchase and sale of precious metals and precious stones, jewelry made from them and scrap of such products, with the exception of religious organizations, museums and organizations using precious metals and their chemical compounds , precious stones for medical, research purposes or as part of tools, devices, equipment and products for industrial and technical purposes, legislation of the Russian Federation on combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism.

Licensing activities

— licensing of activities for processing (recycling) scrap and waste of precious metals;

— licensing of activities for the purchase from individuals of jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones, scrap of such products;

— licensing control over the activities of processing (processing) scrap and waste of precious metals and activities for the purchase of jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones, scrap of such products from individuals.

Special accounting

— maintaining special records of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs carrying out transactions with precious metals and precious stones (hereinafter referred to as legal entities and individual entrepreneurs).

Testing, branding, examination, analysis, registration of names

- testing, analysis and branding of jewelry and other products made of precious metals with the state hallmark, charging, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, a state duty for testing and branding of jewelry and other products made of precious metals, as well as for analyzing materials containing precious metals;

— maintaining a register of names, registration of names, placing imprints of names on jewelry and other products made of precious metals using the electric spark and laser method upon requests from manufacturers of jewelry and other products made of precious metals;

— destruction of false assay marks and name marks on jewelry and other items made of precious metals, production of assay reagents upon requests from legal entities and individual entrepreneurs;

— examination of jewelry and other products made of precious metals, including museum and archival items made of precious metals and precious stones; analysis of materials containing precious metals.

Tasks

— improvement and implementation of measures to monitor compliance by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of federal state assay supervision and requirements for combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism;

— improving licensing control over the implementation by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs of activities related to processing (processing) scrap and waste of precious metals and activities for the purchase of jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones, scrap of such products from individuals;

— improving state control over the import into the Russian Federation from states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, and the export from the Russian Federation to states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, of precious metals and raw materials containing precious metals; optimization of procedures for constant state supervision at production facilities of refining organizations;

— improvement and implementation of measures for calculating and monitoring the receipt of state duties for performing assay work, issuing licenses for the purchase of jewelry and other products made of precious metals and precious stones from individuals, scrap of such products and activities for the purchase of jewelry from individuals and other products made of precious metals and precious stones, scrap of such products;

— application of a risk-based approach when conducting inspections of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs;

— implementation of the state integrated information system in the field of control over the circulation of precious metals and precious stones (GIIS DMDK) at all stages of their circulation; implementation of measures for labeling jewelry and other products made of precious metals[3]>.

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• December 29, 2015, 04:45 Yuri Semenov

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• 19 May 2014, 16:59 Gulya Sotova

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• 17 May 2014, 09:26 Spasm of Identity

  The queue for special registration gathers long before the opening. if you want to be first, arrive at least 9:30

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• 02 November 2013, 19:59 Spasm of Identity

  registration for special registration: from Monday to Thursday, 10:00 - 12:00 (submission of documents), 14:00 - 16:00 (issuance of certificates). window in the vestibule after the main entrance.

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• 06 July 2013, 11:39 Viktoria Popova

  Everything is fast and hassle-free, even if there are queues, they move quickly.

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