Cabinet Regulation No. 1525 of 2009 on Procedures for Marking Precious Metal Articles and the Permitted Remedy

The Regulation prescribes the procedures for marking precious metal articles and the permitted remedy. The assaying and marking of precious metal articles shall be performed by valsts sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību “Latvijas proves birojs” [State limited liability company Assay Office of Latvia]. Precious metal articles may be submitted for marking by both a natural person and a legal person. Upon accepting articles for marking and issuing them back, the Office shall verify the identity of the person – a personal identification document for natural persons, a personal identification document and a power of attorney for a representative of a legal person. The Office may agree with the person on submission of articles at the Office and receipt thereof from the Office, using postal or courier services.