SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 23-136

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

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): March 6, 2023 Filing Description: Weekly Notification of 

Amendments Related to Product Terms and Conditions (Week of February 27, 2023)

SPECIFY FILING TYPE 

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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. 
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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

March 6, 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. 23-136

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 February 27, 2023. 

On March 2, 2023, Metal Ox Warehousing, Inc. withdrew from its status as an approved COMEX Copper 

warehouse at its facility located in Clearfield, UT. The marketplace was alerted of the change via MKR #03-

02-23, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Effective March 3, 3023, Loomis International (US) Inc., a depository regular for storage of gold, gold 

(enhanced delivery), silver, palladium, and platinum, changed its name to Loomis International (US) LLC. 

The marketplace was alerted of the change via MKR #03-03-23, 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 “Precious Metals – Charges,” “Precious-Depository 

Weighmasters,” and “Base Warehouses Weighmasters.” 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 #03-02-23

Exhibit B – MKR #03-03-23

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

cover) (blackline format)
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Exhibit A

DATE: March 2, 2023

MKR#: 03-02-23

SUBJECT: Withdrawal of an Approved COMEX Copper Warehouse

Please be advised that Metal Ox Warehousing, Inc., an existing Warehouse for the storage of 

COMEX Copper, has requested from the Exchange that its facility located in Clearfield, UT be 

withdrawn from its status as an approved COMEX Copper warehouse. This location will no 

longer be available for the storage of COMEX Copper deliverable against the respective futures 

contract.

The withdrawal of regularity 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 this withdrawal in 

regularity during the week of March 6, 2023 via the weekly notification procedures set out in 

Part 40 of the CFTC Regulations.
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Exhibit B

DATE: March 3, 2023 

MKR#: 03-03-23

SUBJECT: Regular Firm Name Change 

Effective immediately, the Exchange was notified that Loomis International (US) Inc., a 

depository regular for storage of gold, gold (enhanced delivery), silver, palladium, and platinum, 

has changed its name to Loomis International (US) LLC. This name change is the result of 

rebranding.

Market Surveillance

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

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be notified of the depository’s name 

change during the week of March 6, 2023 via the weekly notification procedures set out in Part 

40 of the CFTC Regulations.
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Exhibit C

COMEX Rulebook

Chapter 7

“Service Providers”

(additions underlined, deletions overstruck)

(attached under separate cover)