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India considers adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list in 2023

Dec-22-2022

BIS Chemical industry Product classification

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on 22 December 2022 to consider adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list. Since 2018, 63 chemicals have...

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BIS lists 93 chemical related products that may require compulsory certification

Dec-13-2022

BIS Chemical industry Product certification

On 13 December 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organized a Stakeholders Consultation Meeting with industry associations and manufacturers of Chemical products in New Delhi. BIS Certification is a national...

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International chemical safety cards training to be conducted in India in 2023

Dec-05-2022

Government incentives Human health exposure Personal care Risk management

In the upcoming year 2023, the Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) is expected to commence workplace training in the use of international chemical safety cards (ICSCs). A non-binding memorandum...

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India publishes consultation on ionomer resins used in plastics

Nov-23-2022

BIS Packaging Plastics

In October 2022 the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published a draft asking for comments on ‘Ionomer resins for its safe use in contact with foodstuffs pharmaceuticals and drinking water’. The...

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India to make electric vehicle testing mandatory from 2023

Nov-23-2022

EPR for batteries Product testing

On 2 November 2022, The Ministry of Heavy Industries of India issued a notice regarding vehicle test criteria to ensure enhanced human safety.  According to the notice the manufacturers claiming governmental...

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Indian Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules 2022

Nov-23-2022

EPR for batteries EPR for electrical and electronics

On 24 August 2022 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Battery Waste Management Rule, 2022 concerning the waste battery management in India. The new rule takes...

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Indian Government makes location tracking devices mandatory for vehicles used for carrying hazardous goods

Nov-23-2022

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals

In August 2022The Ministry of Transportation and Highways (MoRTH) issued a notification for all goods vehicles used for transporting dangerous or hazardous products.  This notification mandated that all vehicles transporting dangerous...

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India Extends the Mandatory Certification for Additional Chemical Products

Nov-14-2022

BIS Chemical industry Product certification

The Government of India has on 29 September 2022, extended the date of enforcement of the existing Quality Control Order for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers, Maleic Anhydride, Styrene (Vinyl Benzene), Acrylonitrile,...

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India extends the deadline for implementing new EV battery standards testing norms

Nov-11-2022

Electrical & electronics EPR for batteries Government incentives

For the electric vehicle (EV) batteries India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the deadline for implementation of mandatory standards and testing norms.  The testing norms were supposed to...

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India delays Quality Control Orders for six chemicals to April 2023

Oct-31-2022

BIS Chemical notification/ registration

India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has delayed the implementation of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six chemicals. The notification came on October 21, 2022, and according to the...

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