SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 23-326

Organization: Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”)

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 07/24/23 Filing Description: Weekly Notification of Amendments 

Related to Product Terms and Conditions (Week of July 17, 2023)

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Organization Rules and Rule Amendments 

Certification § 40.6(a)

Approval § 40.5(a)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change § 40.10(a)

SIDCO Emergency Rule Change § 40.10(h)

Rule Numbers:

New Product Please note only ONE product per Submission.

Certification § 40.2(a) 

Certification Security Futures § 41.23(a)

Certification Swap Class § 40.2(d)

Approval § 40.3(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.23(b)

Novel Derivative Product Notification § 40.12(a)

Swap Submission § 39.5

Official Product Name: 

Product Terms and Conditions (product related Rules and Rule Amendments)

Certification § 40.6(a) 

Certification Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.6(a)

Certification Security Futures § 41.24(a)

Delisting (No Open Interest) § 40.6(a) 

Approval § 40.5(a)

Approval Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.5(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.24(c)

Approval Amendments to enumerated agricultural products § 40.4(a), § 40.5(a)

“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” § 40.4(b)(5)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Official Name(s) of Product(s) Affected: See filing.

Rule Numbers: See filing. 
300 Vesey Street New York, NY 10282 T 212 299 2200 F 212 301 4645 christopher.bowen@cmegroup.com cmegroup.com

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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

July 24, 2023

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(d) Notification. Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX” or 

“Exchange”) Weekly Notification of Amendments Related to Product Terms and 

Conditions.

COMEX Submission No. 23-326

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

Pursuant to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) Regulation 40.6(d), the 

Exchange submits this weekly notification of the following amendments related to product terms and 

conditions made effective during the week of July 17, 2023. 

On July 20, 2023, the Exchange approved the application of Grafton Warehouse Services (UK) Limited for 

regularity for the storage of aluminum deliverable against the respective COMEX Aluminum futures contract 

at their location in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The marketplace was alerted of the approval via MKR #07-

20-23, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

In accordance with the changes above, the Exchange updated the COMEX Rulebook Chapter 7 “Service 

Providers” spreadsheet (“Spreadsheet”) for “Base Metals - Charges” and “Base Warehouses 

Weighmasters.” The Spreadsheet is attached under separate cover, in blackline format, as Exhibit B.

If you require any additional information, please contact the undersigned at (212) 299-2200 or via e-mail at 

CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Attachments: Exhibit A – MKR #07-20-23

Exhibit B – COMEX Rulebook Chapter 7 – Service Providers (attached under separate 

cover) (blackline format)
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Exhibit A

DATE: July 20, 2023

MKR#: 07-20-23

SUBJECT: Regularity Approval for Aluminum

The Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX” or “Exchange”) has received and approved the application 

of Grafton Warehouse Services (UK) Limited for regularity for the storage of aluminum deliverable 

against the respective COMEX Aluminum futures contract at their location in Rotterdam, The 

Netherlands.

The approved outdoor capacity for aluminum at this location is 10,000 metric tons.

The primary conveyance designated by the Exchange for aluminum shall be truck. Primary conveyance 

shall be subject to the minimum guaranteed daily load out rate as prescribed in COMEX Chapter 7, Rule 

703.B.3.b., contingent on any pending conveyance orders submitted prior to the primary conveyance 

order.

The alternative conveyance designated by the Exchange for aluminum shall be rail. The minimum 

guaranteed daily load out rate for this conveyance shall be 400 metric tons which shall be published in 

the Interpretations & Special Notices Related to Chapter 7. In electing an alternate conveyance, the 

minimum guaranteed daily load out rate for the alternate conveyance shall apply absent any pending 

conveyance orders submitted prior to the alternate conveyance order.

At all times, the regular facility shall be required to meet a cumulative minimum guaranteed daily load out 

rate as prescribed in NYMEX Chapter 7, Rule 703.B.3.b. for all pending load out orders, on a first come 

first served basis.

The rates that have been approved by the Exchange to be published on behalf of Grafton Warehouse 

Services (UK) Limited for aluminum are as follows:

Monthly indoor storage charge per metric ton N/A

Minimum storage charge per month for less than one lot (partial 

lots)

$115.00

Storage – outdoor per metric ton per month or part thereof $13.00

Inbound handling per metric ton (truck & rail) $6.62

Outbound handling to truck per metric ton $40.00

Blocking and bracing per metric ton (truck) $100.00 per truck

Outbound handling to rail car per metric ton $40.00
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Blocking and bracing per metric ton (rail car) $5.00

Outbound handling to container per metric ton $40.00

Blocking and bracing per metric ton (container) $5.00

Outbound handling to flatbed per metric ton $40.00

Blocking and bracing per metric ton (flatbed) $100.00 per flatbed

Weighing charges per metric ton $8.00

Facility receipt (issue & replacement) $50.00

Bill of lading $30.00

Additional labor per man hour $60.00

Restocking fee per metric ton of cancelled/changed orders $5.00

Cancellation charge per shipment cancelled $75.00

Please refer questions on this subject to:

Market Surveillance:

Kyle Miller Kyle.Miller@cmegroup.com (312) 341-3436

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be notified of this approval during the week of 

July 24, 2023 via the weekly notification procedures set out in Part 40 of the CFTC Regulations.
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Exhibit B

COMEX Rulebook

Chapter 7

“Service Providers”

(additions underlined, deletions overstruck)

(attached under separate cover)