India Delays Quality Control Orders for 6 Chemicals
2023-04-26
Six chemicals will require BIS certificates from July and October of 2023.
On March 31, 2023, India’s Department of Chemicals and Petro Chemicals issued a Gazette Notification to delay the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six chemicals.
According to the Notification, new implementation date is set out for six chemicals as follows:
|
Goods or Articles |
Title of Indian Standard |
Implementation Date |
|
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers |
IS 13601:1993 Ethylene Vinyl Acetate(EVA) copolymers for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticalsand drining waster- Specification |
October 3, 2023 |
|
Polyethylene Material for Moulding andExtrusion |
IS 7328:2020 Polyethylene Material forMoulding and Extrusion – Specification |
October 3, 2023 |
|
Polyester Continuous Filament Fully DrawnYarn |
IS 17261:2022 Textile-PolyesterContinuous Filament Fully Drawn Yarns – Specification |
July 3, 2023 |
|
Polyester Partially Oriented Yarn |
IS 17262:2019 Textile-Polyester PartiallyOriented Yarn – Specification |
July 3, 2023 |
|
Polyester Industrial Yarn |
IS 18264:2019 Textile-PolyesterIndustrial Yarn – Specification |
July 3, 2023 |
|
100 Percent Polyester Spun Grey and WhiteYarn |
IS 17265:2019 Textile-100 PercentPolyester Spun Grey and White Yarn – Specification |
July 3, 2023 |
The orders shall apply to chemicals for manufacture, import and trade. Each chemical shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard as specified in the table and be marked with BIS Standard Mark after obtaining BIS product certification license, as specified in Scheme I of Schedule II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
Chemlinked, 26-04-23
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