Notice to Members
Notice No. 04
01/06/2003
Approved Amendments to Supplement No. 1 of the Gold and Silver Futures Contracts and Supplements No. 2 and No. 5 of the Platinum and Palladium Futures Contracts
The Exchange has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to amend Supplement No. 1, "Official List of Approved Refiners and Brands" of the Gold and Silver Futures Contracts, Supplement No. 2, "Official List of Approved Assayers and Assayer/Refiners" and Supplement No. 5, "Approved Brands Acceptable on the London Platinum and Palladium Market" of the Platinum and Palladium Futures Contracts. The approved amendments change:
  1. in Supplement No. 1, "Official List of Approved Refiners and Brands" of the Gold and Silver Futures Contracts the name of the producer of the gold and silver brands formerly produced by Degussa AG to OMG AG & Co. KG; the production status of the "Degussa Feingold" gold brand and the "Degussa" silver brand to no longer produced; and the name of the producer of the gold brand produced by Degussa S.A. to OMG Brasil Ltda;


  2. in Supplement No. 2, "Official List of Approved Assayers and Refiners" of the Platinum and Palladium Contracts the name from Degussa AG to OMG AG & Co. KG and the address of the company; and


  3. in Supplement No. 5, "Approved Brands Acceptable on the London Platinum and Palladium Market" of the Platinum and Palladium Futures Contracts the name of the producer from Degussa AG to OMG AG & Co. KG and add Degussa AG to the category of Former Refiners.

The approved amendments are effective immediately. A copy of the approved amendments is attached.

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