China rolls out new standards for gold jewelry   

国内明年将取消千足金等饰品称谓 只能标注为足金

春节期间黄金消费火爆，而消费者熟悉的“千足金”等饰品称谓在明年将取消。春节前夕，国家标准化管理委员会公布GB11887-2012《首饰贵金属纯度的规定及命名方法》第1号修改单，2016年5月4日起实施，今后即使是纯度999.0‰的金饰，也只能标注为“足金”，而不能像现在叫“千足金”了。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- China is steering producers of gold jewelry towards attaching more importance to the design and artistic value of their work instead of the pureness of gold used, Beijing Times reported on Wednesday.

From May 4, 2016 jewelry containing 990.0% -999.0% of fine gold can only be named "solid gold" according to revised standards regarding metal jewelry released by the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) before Spring Festival on February 19 this year.

"The revision does not necessarily mean that the State requires gold producers to reduce the purity of their gold jewelry. They can still produce work with 999.0% in fine gold," said a SAC spokesperson.

The aim is to place focus on design and artistic value, making jewelry more suited to consumers, it was added.