Approved by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 18, 1994 No. 87

The instruction about the procedure for preparation, packaging, transportation, conditions of acceptance delivery of scrap and waste containing precious metals and also about procedure of payments with consumers for the precious metals received from them in the form of scrap and waste

1. General provisions

1.1. This instruction is developed based on the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of April 1, 1994.

1.2. The procedure for preparation, packaging, transportation, conditions of acceptance delivery of scrap and waste of precious metals established by this Instruction, and also about procedure of payments with deliverers for the precious metals received from them in the form of scrap and waste extends to all companies, organizations and the organizations which are engaged in production and conversion of the mineral raw materials containing precious metals, obtaining and their use irrespective of patterns of ownership and departmental accessory (further the companies).

1.3. Based on the plans of delivery of scrap and waste containing precious metals approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - scrap and waste), the ministries and departments establish for the companies and the organizations annual, with quarterly breakdown, plans of delivery of scrap and waste for processing enterprises.

1.4. Control of timely delivery of scrap and waste on processing enterprises according to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of April 1, 1994 is assigned to the State assay chamber (Assay chamber) of Committee of precious metals and gemstones (Komdragmet) under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

1.5. In case of education at the companies of new types of waste and scrap which are not provided by delivery conditions they shall in two-month time before departure of scrap and waste to notify on it processing enterprise and to jointly develop method of preliminary processing and approbation of these products with registration and approval of the relevant document.

1.6. The companies shall provide complete accounting, collection and timely delivery of all types of scrap and waste, including the argentiferous waste which is formed when using film photox-ray materials, meaning that sending scrap and waste on account of accomplishment of quarter plans shall be made no later than 31(30) numbers of the last month of every quarter.

1.7. At each company the group of people on which responsibility for completeness of collection and timeliness of delivery of scrap and waste to storage rooms and is conferred on the central storage locations, and also for respect for timeliness and delivery conditions of scrap and waste on processing enterprises shall be determined.

1.8. Scrap and waste before sending shall be subjected to preliminary processing for their reduction in the condition convenient for transportation and further conversion according to instruction for preliminary processing of scrap and the waste containing precious metals and their approbation (Appendix N 1).

1.9. The technology of preliminary processing of scrap and waste which is not provided by appendix N 1, is developed together with the company supplier and processing enterprise and approved with Komdragmet.

1.10. The processing enterprise bears responsibility for safety accepted from the supplier of scrap and waste of precious metals, observance of acceptance procedures and sampling.

2. Procedure for sending scrap and waste of precious metals on processing enterprise

2.1. Scrap and waste which are subject to sending to processing enterprise shall meet the following requirements:

2.1.1. Products, accumulators which except for are not disassembled, proceeding from opportunities of the melting equipment, on the dimensions shall not exceed scrap of products, ingots, waste of metals, alloys, bimetals, etc. on thickness, width or diameter 150 and on length of 400 mm, and noncompact materials like twisted shaving, wire shall be, etc. crushed;

2.1.2. the waste which is giving in to crushing (powders, salts, slimes, ashes, etc.), shall be crushed and sifted through grid with openings no more than 1 mm with department from them the metal and foreign inclusions which both are containing, and not containing precious metals; the eliminations of metal inclusions containing precious metals need to be delivered as independent types of waste;

2.1.3. plastic, ceramics, etc. the materials covering precious metals shall be removed from all types of scrap and waste (except not disassembled accumulators);

2.1.4. maximum permissible moisture content and other flying components in scrap and waste shall not exceed 10% of their weight;

2.1.5. scrap and waste shall not contain explosive, radioactive, toxic and combustible materials.

2.2. Scrap and waste containing gold, silver, platinum and metals of platinum group pack into the container ensuring safety of precious metals when transporting.

2.3. Packaging shall be made separately by types of scrap and waste. Mixing of scrap with waste, and also the scrap and waste having different content of precious metals is not allowed.

2.4. The gross weight of one place shall not exceed:

for scrap and waste of silver - 40 kg;

for scrap and waste of gold, platinum and metals platinum gruppy20 kg.

The variation from the weight of one luggage place in coordination with processing enterprise is allowed in some cases.

2.5. Transportation of scrap and waste in the form of the affined metals of silver, gold, platinum and metals of platinum group, alloys from gold, platinum and metals of platinum group, with content more than 5% shall be made through special communication.

2.6. Lome and waste, content of precious metals in whom less than 5%, go to processing enterprises postal parcels or baggage with the estimated cost of the shipped materials, except the waste containing precious metals in the easily taken type (the silvered and gilded products, chamotte crumb, etc.). Such materials are transported according to the procedure, the provided item 2.5 of this instruction.

2.7. Large batches of waste with content of gold and metals of platinum group no more 0,05 of % and silver no more than 1% can go to processing enterprise unpacked, in the sealed-up cars which shall be operational and equipped with protecting door boards, containers or road transport.

2.8. In case of shipment of scrap and waste by cars, containers or road transport the issue of maintenance of load protection is resolved by the director of the supplier.

2.9. On container with the scrap and waste containing precious metals the following data are specified:

- name of station of destination and consignee;

- full name of the shipper or box number and place of its stay (city, settlement, etc.);

- station of origin;

- gross weight.

2.10. The inventory of the sent precious metals in which it is specified invests in container:

- sender;

- sender's address;

- jurisdiction;

- bank details;

- name of waste;

- content of precious metals;

- number of places;

- gross weight and net;

- moisture content of bulk solids.

2.11. When sending several places of waste or scrap of precious metals of the place are numbered one after another, and the inventory on all batch of scrap and waste invests in the place N 1 (appendices N 2, 3, 4). Along with sending sending one copy of the inventory goes by mail to processing enterprise with indication of number of the posting certificate or the rail waybill.

2.12. In each batch of scrap and waste sent to the company for conversion there shall be at least 5000 g of net silver or 100 g of gold, or 100 g of platinum or other metals of platinum group.

2.13. The companies at which within year scrap and waste with content less than 5000 g of silver, either 100 g of gold, or 100 g of platinum and metals of platinum group are formed make sending the specified waste to processing enterprise once a year, but no later than November 15.

2.14. Weighing and packaging of scrap and waste is made by the materially responsible worker appointed by the order of the head of the company supplier.

2.15. Scrap and waste prepared for sending are subject to approbation and the analysis for determination of percentage of precious metals.

2.16. The selected tests are divided into three parts: one part goes to chemical laboratory of the company supplier, the second part upon the demand of processing enterprise postal parcel goes to its address, and third is sealed by seal of Quality Department of the company supplier and stored at it before final settlement between the companies. The processing enterprise performs the analysis of duplicates of tests of the company supplier.

In case of the discrepancy tolerances provided by this method of the analysis in analyses of duplicates of tests of the company supplier and processing enterprise calculations for the shipped products are made on analysis results of the company supplier.

In case of discrepancies in analyses of duplicates of the tests of the company supplier exceeding the discrepancy tolerances provided by this method of the analysis, the processing enterprise within five days after receipt of products shall notify on it the company supplier and demand dispatch of the duplicate of test in arbitral laboratory on which analysis results final settlement is made. The company supplier shall send arbitral test no later than 5 days from the date of receipt of the notification in time and report to processing enterprise about sending test.

In case of approbation of products on processing enterprise in the presence of the permanent representative of Assay chamber calculations with the supplier are made according to processing enterprise.

The choice of laboratory for the umpire analysis is established by the agreement of the parties and makes a reservation in the agreement.

Expenses are paid by processing enterprise and the company supplier in equal shares for the umpire analysis.

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