IGI Gets CIBJO Acknowledgement

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has been officially recognized as a CIBJO Registered Laboratory. CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri announced the registration of IGI, endorsed by Jewelers of America, at the CIBJO Laboratory Committee meeting in Vancouver, Canada, on July 25, 2006.

Official CIBJO Registered Laboratories must be independent of any commercial or private enterprise, or groups of such enterprises; it should always be managed under competent professional direction; it must abide by all CIBJO rules without exception and should work in accordance with the following CIBJO publications: The Diamond Book, The Gemstone Book, The Pearl Book and it may only issue diamond, gemstone and/or pearl reports, which are prepared in accordance with the CIBJO rules, otherwise its recognition may be cancelled by CIBJO.

CIBJO is the international jewelry confederation of national trade organizations.