SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-336

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

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 08/09/22 Filing Description: Weekly Notification of Amendments 

Related to Product Terms and Conditions (Week of August 1, 2022)

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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

August 9, 2022

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. 22-336

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 August 1, 2022. 

Effective August 1, 2022, 4STOX NV implemented new rates in connection with the storage and withdrawal 

of copper at its Tucson, AZ facility. The marketplace was alerted of the changes via MKR #05-03-22, which 

is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Effective August 1, 2022, PGS implemented new rates in connection with the storage and withdrawal of 

aluminum, lead, and zinc at its facilities located in Port Klang, Malaysia. The marketplace was alerted of 

the changes via MKR #05-03-22B, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

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

Providers” spreadsheet (“Spreadsheet”) for “Base Metals – Charges.” The Spreadsheet is attached under 

separate cover, in blackline format, as Exhibit C.

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 #05-03-22

Exhibit B – MKR #05-03-22B

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

cover) (blackline format)
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Exhibit A

DATE: May 3, 2022

MKR#: 05-03-22

SUBJECT: Storage and Handling Rate Changes for 4STOX NV

4STOX NV, a COMEX Warehouse for the storage and delivery of copper deliverable against the 

Exchange’s Copper futures contract, will implement new rates in connection with the storage and 

withdrawal of copper at its facility located in Tucson, AZ. The new rates, presented below, reflect the 

maximum amount of fees that can be charged.

In accordance with Exchange rules, the new rate schedule will become effective on August 1, 2022. 

New Storage Rates

RATES AND CHARGES FOR COPPER AT TUCSON, AZ

Monthly storage charge per short ton $12.25

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

lots) $100.00

Inbound handling per short ton (truck & rail) $6.00

Outbound handling to truck per short ton (FOT) $50.00

Outbound handling to rail car per short ton (FOR) $53.00

Outbound handling to container per short ton (FIC) $52.00

Outbound handling to flatbed per short ton (FIF) $52.00

Weighing charges per short ton $7.00

Facility receipt (issue & replacement) $10.00

Bill of lading $25.00

Blocking and bracing per short ton (truck) $9.00

Blocking and bracing per short ton (rail car) $10.50

Blocking and bracing per short ton (container) $10.50

Additional labor per man hour $60.00

Restocking fee per short ton for cancelled/changed orders $6.00

Cancellation charge per shipment cancelled $110.00

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be notified of the rate changes during the week 

of August 8, 2022 via the weekly notification procedures set out in Part 40 of the CFTC Regulations.

Please refer questions of this subject to:

Market Surveillance
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Terry Gehring Terry.Gehring@cmegroup.com (312) 435-3644

Exhibit B

DATE: May 3, 2022

MKR#: 05-03-22B

SUBJECT: Storage and Handling Rate Changes for PGS

PGS, a COMEX Warehouse for the storage and delivery of aluminum, lead, and zinc deliverable against 

the Exchange’s Aluminum, Lead, and Zinc futures contracts, will implement new rates in connection with 

the storage and withdrawal of aluminum, lead, and zinc at its facilities located in Port Klang, Malaysia. 

The new rates, presented below, reflect the maximum amount of fees that can be charged.

In accordance with Exchange rules, the new rate schedule will become effective on August 1, 2022. 

New Storage Rates

RATES AND CHARGES FOR ALUMINUM, LEAD, AND ZINC AT PORT KLANG, MALAYSIA

Monthly storage charge per metric ton $16.50

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

lots)

$115.00

Storage – outdoor per metric ton per month or part thereof

(*COMEX Aluminum Only*)

$16.50

Inbound handling per metric ton (truck & rail) $7.50

Outbound handling per metric ton (FOT) $50.00

Outbound handling per metric ton (FOR) $49.00

Outbound handling to container per metric ton (FIC) $53.00

Outbound handling to flatbed per metric ton (FIF) $45.00

Weighing charges per metric ton $8.00

Facility receipt (issue & replacement) $75.00

Bill of lading $25.00

Blocking and bracing per metric ton (truck) $3.00

Blocking and bracing per metric ton (rail) $5.00
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Blocking and bracing per metric ton (container) $8.00

Additional labor per man hour $85.00

Restocking fee per metric ton for cancelled/changed orders $10.00

Cancellation charge per shipment cancelled $25.00

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be notified of the rate changes during the week 

of August 8, 2022 via the weekly notification procedures set out in Part 40 of the CFTC Regulations.

Please refer questions of this subject to:

Market Surveillance

Terry Gehring Terry.Gehring@cmegroup.com (312) 435-3644

Exhibit C

COMEX Rulebook 

Chapter 7

“Service Providers”

(additions underlined, deletions overstruck)

(attached under separate cover)