A gift made of precious metals and (or) precious stones, in the absence of an application for redemption or refusal to redeem a gift, must be transferred to the Gokhran of Russia for admission to the State Fund of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the State Fund of Russia).
Information that the gift is made of precious metals and (or) precious stones should be contained in the accompanying documents to them, and can also be obtained during the assessment by members of one of the self-regulatory organizations of appraisers who insured their responsibility in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation.
An authorized structural unit of the state (municipal) body, organizations in which the person who has handed over the gift, replaces the post (carries out labor activity), sends the gift in packages through the local special communication departments of the Federal Communications Agency or another specialized organization to the Gokhran of Russia at the address: 121170, Moscow, 1812 year st.. 14, or transfers the gift directly to the Gokhran of Russia. On the parcels the addresses of the recipient and sender are indicated.
When sending gifts to the Gokhran of Russia, an inventory is made with a detailed description of the gift, indicating the weight, sample, name of the precious metal or precious stone and the distinguishing features of the gift (if relevant information is available). The inventory is made in three copies, one of which remains with the sender, the second copy is enclosed in the parcel with a gift, and the third copy is sent to the Gokhran of Russia with a cover letter simultaneously with the parcel. The gift is sent directly to the Gokhran of Russia according to the transfer-acceptance certificate signed by authorized persons.
If an examination was carried out regarding the gift upon acceptance for accounting, copies of documents on its results confirming that the gift is made of precious metals and (or) precious stones are also submitted to the Gokhran of Russia. In support of the receipt of valuables, the Gokhran of Russia sends, by registered letter with notification, the signed acceptance certificate for parcels with valuables or issues it to an authorized representative.
After the transfer of valuables to the State Fund of Russia within 10 days, the Gokhran of Russia sends, to the person who sent the gift, an acceptance report on the transfer of the specified gift to the State Fund of Russia and its value.
If, as a result of preliminary examination of these gifts, it turns out that the gift does not contain more than 10% of precious metals and (or) precious stones, such a gift should not be credited to the State Fund of Russia and will be returned to the authorized structural unit that sent the gift for acceptance decisions on its use, implementation or other actions with it.