The representative of the Directorate for Measures and Precious Metals, Dr. Mladen Mirić, a precious metals metrologist in the Department for the Control of Precious Metals, participated in the 93rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Hallmarking Convention, which was held on October 9, 2025 in Larnaca, Republic of Cyprus.

The meeting was attended by representatives of all member states of the Hallmarking Convention - 22 member states, one applicant state (Ukraine) and five participants in the technical program (Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and KRISOS/Spain).

The results of the work of the SK Convention were presented, especially in the form of the use of the Convention mark "SSM" (Common Control Mark), the use of which is not at an enviable level, and whose goal is the safety of end users, as well as increasing the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of business worldwide.

The meeting discussed reports from interlaboratory comparisons held this year (Round Robins), 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 learn about the latest technical achievements in the field of testing and marking of objects made of precious metals. Due to the increasing price of gold on the world stock exchange (120 euros for 1 g of pure gold of fineness 999.9), there is an increasing turnover of objects made in fineness 375/1000, and some countries that do not have this fineness as a legal requirement are introducing it into their legislation.

The next meeting of the SK Convention is scheduled for October 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland.