The Federal Authorities
of the Swiss Confederation

Section 1: Organisation of official bodies
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Art. 291

2. Operating licence

1 An assayer licence from the Central Office is required to operate as a trade assayer. A company may be issued with an assayer licence as a trade assayer if it employs at least one sworn assayer.

2 The assayer licence as trade assayer must be applied for in writing from the Central Office.

3 If the requirements are met, the Central Office shall issue the assayer licence and give notice of this in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.

4 The Central Office shall maintain a register of the holders of such licences and shall periodically publish its content.


1 Amended in accordance with No. I of the Ordinance of 19 June 1995, in force since 1 Aug. 1995 (AS 1995 3113).

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