European Precious Metals Federation

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There is one unique Consortium for three families of Precious Metals:
- silver and silver compounds,
- gold and gold compounds,
- Platinum Group Metals (PGM) and PGM compounds.

In addition Rhenium which is not a Precious Metals has been added to the scope.

As the Consortium is formed under the auspices of the EPMF, all three Precious Metals families REACH activities share a common working structure.

Our inventories can be fond under:

Silver (Ag)

Gold (Au)

Precious Metals Cyanides (PM CN-)

Platinum Group Metals (PGM)

Precious Metals Refinables

Rhenium (Re)

Refinables

Membership shall be opened to any natural or legal person that meets one or more of the criteria set out in (a) and (b) below, and conforms to the requirements of Articles 3.2.2 and 3.2.3. The person must be either:

- A Potential Registrant, whether a Manufacturer or Importer of (a) Substance(s) or Isolated Intermediate(s) covered by this Agreement and established in the EU; and/or
- A Non-EU Manufacturer of (a) Substance(s) or Isolated Intermediate(s) covered by this Agreement represented in the Consortium either by an Only Representative or not.

To become a Member, an applicant shall sign the Consortium Agreement and shall therefore commit:

- to respect any and all terms and conditions set out in this Consortium Agreement;
- to complete and submit the relevant declarations (including but not necessarily limited to the Signature folio, the Substance and tonnage band declaration presented in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2, respectively, and the closing page) associated to this Consortium Agreement;
- to share free of charge any and all Information and/or Study as defined in Article 1 which is(are) available in its domain and not generally available or known to be in the public domain, and relevant for the preparation of the Core Data as defined in Article 1; and
- to pay (except in the case of Article 3.4) its share of the costs as stated in Article 3.2.3.

The Precious Metals & Rhenium Consortium aims at ensuring an aligned and harmonised Pre-registration and Registration by the interested Precious Metals & Rhenium manufacturers and/or importers worldwide.

Yes, compliance is also possible via the purchase of a Letter of Access, at an applicable cost under an ad hoc Agreement.

The formation of the Precious Metals Consortium is being organised under the auspices of the EPMF but:
- The EPMF is not the Precious Metals & Rhenium Consortium.
- The working structure of the EPMF is separated from the working structure of the Precious Metals & Rhenium Consortium.
- The members of the EPMF are not necessarily the members of the Precious Metals & Rhenium Consortium and vice versa.
- You can join the EPMF without joining the Precious Metals & Rhenium Consortium and vice versa.

The overall objective of the EPMF is to increase the commitment, the efficiency, the credibility and the legitimacy of the European Precious Metals industry in all its advocacy activities at European level.

 - Any company constituted in accordance with the laws and customs of its country of origin, engaged in precious metals metallurgical production, and that has a decision-making centre and/or a production activity in one or more Member States of the European Union, in one or more Member States of the European Free Trade Area, or in one or more other associated European States; and

- Any national industry organisation of the Member States of the European Union, the Member States of the European Free Trade Association, and other associated European States, constituted in accordance with the laws and customs of their country of origin, and which group together at national level the precious metals metallurgy industry.

Associate Membership can be granted upon request, on a case-by-cases basis, to any legal or natural entity constituted in accordance with the laws and customs of their country of origin and which shares a common advocacy or funding interest with the EPMF.

One structure, one image, one voice

By joining the EPMF, the company demonstrates its commitment to constructively influencing globalization in a comprehensive and sustainable manner, based on common principles and standards.  Moreover, a cohesive organization such as the EPMF will speak with one voice and contribute to regulatory and scientific debates in a consolidated, efficient and concrete manner.  It will be a solid and unique interlocutor addressing the interests of the European precious metals sector towards other industry partners, regulators, politicians, NGOs, academics, scientists, risk assessors, etc.

Information sharing and knowledge building

Being a Member of the EPMF allows sharing information and experience within a frame of confidentiality and Competition Law.  The EPMF will deliver consolidated views, opinions and results which will constitute the European precious metals sector’s contribution to supporting advocacy activities, exploring scientific findings and addressing consumers’ concerns.   By joining the EPMF, the company has access to a network of industry associations and European authorities and institutions as well as to information on latest regulatory and scientific developments and related industries’ responses towards some of these challenges.  It is given the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from the information flow and network, as well as to/from the resulting knowledge-building. 

Credibility and leadership

Joining the EPMF and endorsing and implementing the principles and standards of the European precious metals sector will enhance the company’s credibility and leadership.  The company will become more visible to relevant stakeholders, establish an increased transparency and make its interest in opening a constructive and clear dialogue with local, national and international partners more evident.