---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 23.4"
title: "16"
number: "23.4"
heading: "Misuse of the word “vermeil.”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/23.4"
---

# §23.4. Misuse of the word “vermeil.”

- (a) It is unfair or deceptive to represent, directly or by implication, that an industry product is “vermeil” if such mark or description misrepresents the product's true composition.
- (b) An industry product may be described or marked as “vermeil” if it consists of a base of sterling silver coated or plated on all significant surfaces with gold, or gold alloy of not less than 10 karat fineness, that is of reasonable durability 33 and a minimum thickness throughout equivalent to two and one half (2 1/2) microns (or approximately 100/1,000,000ths of an inch) of fine gold.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 45, 46.

### Source

Source: 83 FR 40667, Aug. 16, 2018, unless otherwise noted.