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India’s Focus on Quality Control Orders Grows in Chemicals Sector

Jun-26-2025 BIS Chemical industry Indian Standard QCO Quality Control Order QCO Indian Export and Import Support

As the focus of global trade shifts from tariffs to technical regulations, India’s chemical and petrochemical industries are under increasing pressure to strengthen their regulatory frameworks. The ...

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India Revises Ammonium Nitrate Standard for Explosives; BIS Issues Second Revision Draft

Jun-26-2025 BIS Chemical industry Compliance Deadline Germany QCO Quality Control Order QCO

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a draft second revision of IS 4668:20XX, the Indian Standard for ammonium nitrate used in explosives. The draft, titled “Ammonium Nitrate for Explosiv...

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India Extends Implementation Deadlines for PVC and Polypropylene Quality Control Orders

Jun-26-2025 QCO Quality Control Order QCO Extended Enforcement Date

The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the implementation deadlines for the quality control orders (QCOs) for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) homopolymers and polypropylene...

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India Amends Polyethylene Quality Control Order: Changes to Exemptions for Specific Grades

Jun-26-2025 Amendment BIS Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals DCPC Quality Control Order QCO Polyethylene

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has issued the Polyethylene Material for Moulding and Extrusion (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2025, further amending the original 2022 ...

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India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for three chemicals

Jun-17-2025 BIS Quality Control Order QCO Extended Enforcement Date

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemicals: H Acid (CAS No: 90-20-0), K Acid (Cas No: 118-03-6), and Vinyl ...

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New Rules Finalized for Compounding of Offences under India’s Drugs and Cosmetics Act

Jun-04-2025 Active registration/ notification Cosmetic Products Regulatory Compliance Drugs and Cosmetics Act Compounding of Offences Cosmetics Regulation

On 25 April 2025, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare published the official gazette of Drugs and Cosmetics (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2024, introducing a structured framework for r...

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BIS Seeks Stakeholder Input on Draft Indian Standards and Amendments

May-23-2025 BIS Chemical control act Chemical Framework Chemical industry Chemical inventory Chemical notification/ registration QCO Quality Control Order QCO

On 11May 2025, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued several draft Indian Standards and amendments for public consultation. This presents an important opportunity for stakeholders to provide fee...

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