Representatives of the Directorate for Measures and Precious Metals, Dragana Zivkovic-Micunovic, employed in the Group for Control of Precious Metal Articles and PhD Mladen Miric, metrologist for precious metals in the Group for Control of Precious Metal Articles, participated in the 92nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention (hereinafter: SK Convention) on the control and hallmarking of objects made of precious metals (Hallmarking Convention), which was held on September 5 and 6, 2024 in Vicenza, Italy.

The meeting was attended by representatives of member countries of the SC Convention - 54 officials representing 20 of the 22 member states, 1 applicant state (Ukraine) and 2 participants of the technical program (Moldova and KRISOS/Spain).

The results of the SK Convention's work were presented, especially in the form of the increasing use of the Convention trademark "SSM" (Common Control Mark), whose goal is the safety of end users, as well as the flexibility of business worldwide.

At the meeting, reports from interlaboratory comparisons held this year (Round Robins, RR 57&58) were discussed, in which Serbia also took an active part and presented excellent results of interlaboratory comparisons.

The participants of the SK Convention had the opportunity to get acquainted with the latest technical achievements in the field of testing and stamping of objects made of precious metals. This year, the inter-laboratory testing of marking ("RR on Marking"), with mechanical and laser methods, was launched.

The next meeting of the SC Convention is scheduled for October 2025. On that occasion, the fiftieth anniversary of the existence of the Convention will be marked.