SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 23-366

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

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

Please note - only ONE choice allowed.

Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 08/21/23 Filing Description: Weekly Notification of Amendments 

Related to Product Terms and Conditions (Week of August 14, 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

August 21, 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. 23-366

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 14, 2023. 

On August 16, 2023, the Exchange made a change to the Gold, Gold Enhanced Delivery, Gold Kilo, and 

Silver brand lists to reflect a corresponding change at the LBMA. This list of brands is located in the “Gold 

(GC) Brands,” “Gold (4GC) Brands,” “Gold Kilo (GCK) Brands,” and “Silver (SI) Brands” tab in the service 

providers table at the end of Chapter 7 of the COMEX Rulebook. The marketplace was alerted of the change

via MKR #08-16-23, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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

Providers” spreadsheet (“Spreadsheet”). 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 #08-16-23

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

cover) (blackline format)
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Exhibit A

DATE: August 16, 2023

MKR#: 08-16-23

SUBJECT: Change for Gold, Gold (Enhanced Delivery), Gold Kilo, and Silver Brands 

The Exchange has made a change to the Gold, Gold Enhanced Delivery, Gold Kilo, and Silver brand lists 

to reflect a corresponding change at the LBMA. This list of brands is located in the “Gold (GC) Brands,” 

“Gold (4GC) Brands,” “ Gold Kilo (GCK) Brands,” and “Silver (SI) Brands” tab in the service providers 

table at the end of Chapter 7 of the COMEX Rulebook.

The change to be made to the list of brands is below:

Brand Country Code Former 

Designation

New 

Designation

Shenzhen Point Gold 

Refining Co. Inc. China SHPG None Current

This change is effective immediately. 

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 these brand changes during the 

week of August 21, 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)