India extends Quality Control Order Enforcement Date for 10 substances

The Central Government of India has extended the enforcement date for 10 substances under the Quality Control Order (QCO). The amended enforcement dates were published in the Indian Gazette on 2...

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16 product categories to be added under QCO in 2023-24 India

On 20 December 2022 the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notice for bringing 50 products under the 16 categories of mandatory quality control orders...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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