Laws of International agreements

Concerning Gold

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ASTM E1335-24 — Standard Test Methods for Determination of Gold in Bullion by Fire Assay Cupellation Analysis (ASTM store product page)

Standard · ASTM E1335-24 (DOI 10.1520/E1335-24; Book of Standards Volume 03.05; ICS 77.120.99) · ASTM International, Subcommittee E01.05

fatf ml tf risks and vulnerabilities associated with gold (from the file; to confirm against the document)

Other · to confirm · to confirm

Harmonized System Nomenclature 2022 Edition — Chapter 71: Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

Treaty · HS 2022, Chapter 71 (WCO file 1471_2022e) · World Customs Organization (WCO)

Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Nomenclature, 2022 Edition — Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes (Annex to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System)

Treaty · HS Nomenclature 2022 edition, Section VI, Chapter 28 (WCO file 0628_2022e.pdf) · World Customs Organization (Harmonized System Committee / Customs Co-operation Council)

Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Nomenclature, 2022 Edition — Chapter 71: Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin (Annex to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System)

Treaty · HS Nomenclature 2022 edition, Section XIV, Chapter 71 (WCO file 1471_2022e.pdf) · World Customs Organization (Harmonized System Committee / Customs Co-operation Council)

LBMA Launches Gold Bar Integrity (GBI) Database

Other · none · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Gold Bar Integrity Ecosystem (LBMA web page)

Other · none · Made 2026-09-28 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Good Delivery **Current List - Gold** (from the file; to confirm against the document)

Other · to confirm · to confirm

LBMA Gold Price FAQs

Guidance · none · Made 2026-09-28 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) web page (the benchmark is administered by ICE Benchmark Administration, IBA)

Good Delivery List Rules — Conditions for Listing for Good Delivery Refiners (© The London Bullion Market Association, January 2021)

Standard · January 2021 edition (PDF metadata title "GD_Rules_15_20150316.doc") · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Good Delivery List Update: Gold & Silver Russian Refiners Suspended

Notice · none · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

About Good Delivery (LBMA web page)

Other · none · Made 2026-09-28 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Good Delivery List Rules — Conditions for Listing for Good Delivery Refiners (© The London Bullion Market Association, January 2026)

Standard · January 2026 edition · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Istanbul Gold Refinery (IGR) – Incident Review Process Invoked

Notice · none · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

A Guide to the Loco London Precious Metals Market (LBMA OTC Guide, 2017)

Guidance · Version 1.0 (2017) · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

**7. London Precious Metals Clearing** Limited (from the file; to confirm against the document)

Other · to confirm · to confirm

LBMA Due Diligence Checklist — Mined Material ("Updated April 2024")

form · none · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) — Refiners' Toolkit

LBMA Questionnaire – Mined Material LSM/MSM) [sic] ("Updated April 2024")

form · none · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) — Refiners' Toolkit

LBMA Responsible Sourcing Programme — MSM/LSM Site Visit Report, V3, 27.09.2021 (cover "Updated Feb 2024"; inner pages "Updated April 2024")

form · V3 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) — Refiners' Toolkit

LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance, Version 9 (November 2021)

Guidance · Version 9 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Responsible Gold Guidance Version 10 (June 2026) — public consultation draft (file "RGGv10-Public-Consultation-1-FINAL")

Standard · Version 10 (draft) · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

LBMA Rules for Members, V2. June 2021 (inner title "LBMA Membership Rules", June 2021)

Regulation · V2 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

Russian Good Delivery Bars Information (LBMA web page)

Guidance · none · Made 2026-09-28 · London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

London Precious Metals Clearing Limited — home page ("Welcome to the LPMCL")

Other · none · Made 2026-09-28 · London Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL)

Allocated Precious Metals Accounts Agreement (template between "[NAME OF BANK]" and "[NAME OF CLIENT]")

Treaty · 2018 template (file "1.-Allocated-Account-Agreement-2018-Clean-20231103") · London Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL) — the text states it is "based upon the ALLOCATED PRECIOUS METALS ACCOUNTS AGREEMENT as published by London Precious Metals Clearing Limited"

Unallocated Precious Metals Accounts Agreement (template between "[NAME OF BANK]" and "[NAME OF CLIENT]")

Treaty · 2018 template (file "2.-Unallocated-Account-Agreement-2018-Clean-20231103") · London Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL)

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on cooperation in the field of mineral resources and geology

Treaty · Made 2024-07-11 · 2 parties

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition (includes the Supplement on Gold)

Guidance · ISBN 978-92-64-25238-7 (print), 978-92-64-25247-9 (PDF); DOI 10.1787/9789264252479-en · OECD (OECD Publishing, Paris)