Notice to Members
Notice No. 517 11/09/2005
Proposed Amendments to Metals Supplements
The Exchange proposes to amend Supplement No. 3, "Approved Assayers for Gold" of the Gold Futures Contract, Supplement No. 4, "Approved Assayers for Silver" of the Silver Futures Contract, and Supplement No. 4, "Approved Assayers for Copper" of the Grade 1 Copper Futures Contract. The proposed amendments add SGS Lakefield Research Limited, Lakefield, Ontario, Canada as an Approved Assayer for the Exchange’s Gold, Silver and Copper Futures Contracts. The proposed amendments (seen here) to Supplement No. 3, "Approved Assayers for Gold" of the Gold Futures Contract, Supplement No. 4, "Approved Assayers for Silver" of the Silver Futures Contract and Supplement No. 4, "Approved Assayers for Copper" of the Grade 1 Copper Futures Contract affects a "Special Matter" under the terms of the COMEX By-Laws. Accordingly, COMEX Division Members have ten (10) days to submit a petition signed by owners of at least 155 COMEX Division Memberships requesting a vote of the COMEX Division Members to disapprove the amendments, pursuant to the procedures set forth under COMEX By-Law 205(D). If a petition is not received, or if the amendment is not disapproved, it will be submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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