Summary of European National Hallmarking
Following a ruling by the European Court of Justice, the UK is required to accept other national hallmarks. Under the guielines of the British Hallmarking Council, those national hallmarks deemed equivalent to UK hallmarks are listed in the table below.
Country |
Statutory
Hallmark |
Convention
(CCM) |
National
Hallmark Recognised in UK |
Austria |
- |
YES |
NO |
Cyprus |
YES |
SOON |
YES |
Czech Republic |
YES
|
YES |
NO |
Denmark |
- |
YES |
YES |
Estonia |
YES
|
NO |
YES |
Finland |
- |
YES |
YES |
France |
YES
|
NO |
NO |
Hungary |
YES
|
YES |
NO |
Israel |
- |
YES |
YES |
Ireland |
YES
|
YES |
YES |
Latvia |
YES
|
YES |
YES |
Lithuania |
- |
YES |
YES |
Netherlands |
YES
|
YES |
YES |
Norway |
- |
YES |
NO |
Malta |
- |
NO |
NO |
Poland |
YES
|
YES |
NO |
Portugal |
YES
|
YES |
YES |
Slovakia |
YES
|
SOON |
NO |
Slovenia |
- |
NO |
NO |
Spain |
YES
|
NO |
YES (A1, V1, M1) |
Sweden |
- |
YES |
NO |
Switzerland |
- |
YES |
YES |
United Kingdom |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Note that changes to the French Laws in 2004 mean that hallmarks are no longer accepted in the UK.
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