In May 2022, India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals published amendments on the implementation dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six substances. Details are shown in the table below.
Table 1: New implementation dates of 6 substances
Goods or Articles | Indian Standard | Implementation Date |
IS 4566: 2020 | November 20, 2022 | |
IS 14707: 1999 | November 30, 2022 | |
IS 14708:1999 | November 30, 2022 | |
IS 12345:1988 | November 30, 2022 | |
IS 798: 2020 | December 10, 2022 | |
IS 17439: 2020 | December 22, 2022 |
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.
