16 CFR Part 23
PART 23—GUIDES FOR THE JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METALS, AND PEWTER INDUSTRIES
- PART 23—GUIDES FOR THE JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METALS, AND PEWTER INDUSTRIES
- Chapter I—Federal Trade Commission › Subchapter B—Guides and Trade Practice Rules
- § 23.0 Scope and application.
- § 23.1 Deception (general).
- § 23.2 Misuse of the terms “handmade,” “hand-polished,” etc.
- § 23.3 Misrepresentation as to gold content.
- § 23.4 Misuse of the word “vermeil.”
- § 23.5 Misrepresentation as to silver content.
- § 23.6 Misuse of the words “platinum,” “iridium,” “palladium,” “ruthenium,” “rhodium,” and “osmium.”
- § 23.7 Disclosure of surface-layer application of rhodium.
- § 23.8 Misrepresentation as to products containing more than one precious metal.
- § 23.9 Misrepresentation as to content of pewter.
- § 23.10 Additional guidance for the use of quality marks.
- § 23.11 Misuse of “corrosion proof,” “noncorrosive,” “corrosion resistant,” “rust proof,” “rust resistant,” etc.
- § 23.12 Definition and misuse of the word “diamond.”
- § 23.13 Misuse of the words “flawless,” “perfect,” etc.
- § 23.14 Disclosure of treatments to diamonds.
- § 23.15 Misuse of the term “blue white.”
- § 23.16 Misuse of the term “properly cut,” etc.
- § 23.17 Misuse of the words “brilliant” and “full cut.”
- § 23.18 Misrepresentation of weight and “total weight.”
- § 23.19 Definitions of various pearls.
- § 23.20 Misuse of the word “pearl.”
- § 23.21 Misuse of terms such as “cultured pearl,” “seed pearl,” “Oriental pearl,” “natura,” “kultured,” “real,” “synthetic,” and regional designations.
- § 23.22 Misrepresentation as to cultured pearls.
- § 23.23 Disclosure of treatments to pearls and cultured pearls.
- § 23.24 Disclosure of treatments to gemstones.
- § 23.25 Misuse of the words “ruby,” “sapphire,” “emerald,” “topaz,” “stone,” “birthstone,” “gem,” “gemstone,” etc.
- § 23.26 Misrepresentation as to varietal name.
- § 23.27 Misuse of the words “real,” “genuine,” “natural,” “precious,” etc.
- § 23.28 Misuse of the words “flawless,” “perfect,” etc.
- Appendix to Part 23—Exemptions Recognized in the Assay for Quality of Gold Alloy, Gold Filled, Gold Overlay, Rolled Gold Plate, Silver, and Platinum Industry Products
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