Luxembourg, 20/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - Advocate General Jacobs is recommending that the European Court of rule that it is illegal for France to apply the term 'gold' to jewellery of at least 750 thousandths (18 carat) and 'gold alloy' to jewellery of 375 or 585 thousandths (9 or 14 carats).
He says the system is 'opaque' because without further information, consumers might believe that 'gold' articles are made of pure gold, while 'gold alloy' articles are made of a lesser quality metal....