Request a Demo
On June 6 and June 7, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade under WTO totally issued 5 Notifications [1-5] to seek comments on 5 Indian quality control orders, which are under the authority of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals in the Government of India. All of the Orders target chemical substances, aiming to ensure they conform to the corresponding Indian Standards. The information of the Orders, the involved chemicals, and the corresponding standards are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Basic Information of the Orders, Involved Chemicals, and Indian Standards
Order | Goods or article | Indian Standard |
Acrylonitrile (Quality Control) Order, 2020 | Acrylonitrile | IS 12540:1988 Specification for Acrylonitrile |
Maleic Anhydride (Quality Control) Order, 2020 | Maleic Anhydride, Technical | IS 5149:2020 Specification for Maleic Anhydride, Technical |
Methyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate, n-Butyl Acrylate (Quality Control) Order, 2020 | Methyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate, and n-Butyl Acrylate | IS 14707:1999 Methyl Acrylate-Specification, IS 14708:1999 Ethyl Acrylate-Specification, IS 14709:1999 n-Butyl Acrylate-Specification. |
Styrene (Vinyl Benzene) (Quality Control) Order, 2020 | Styrene (Vinyl Benzene) | IS 4105:2020 Specification for Styrene (Vinyl Benzene) |
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (Quality Control) Order, 2020 | Vinyl Acetate Monomer | IS 12345:1988 Specification for Vinyl Acetate Monomer |
The consultation will conclude 60 days after the notification. And the Orders will come into force on the expiry of 180 days from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. According to the Orders, the requirements shall apply to the specified chemicals in the Table, except those meant for export.
The conformed products shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards. Any person who contravenes the provisions of this order shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
