India is supporting initiatives towards a more sustainable products

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in India,  intends to encourage the demand for environment-friendly products that cause lesser adverse impacts on the environment, thereby, supporting the principles of 'LIFE (Lifestyle for Environment)’, promote lower energy consumption, resource efficiency and conservation, circular economy and prevent misleading information...

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India BIS Update: Draft Quality Control Order, Viscose Rayon Cut Staple Spun Yarn

The Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India had notified draft Quality Control Order (QCO) vide dated 26.09.2024 for Viscose Rayon Cut Staple Spun Yarn as listed below for consultation and offering comments on SPS & TBT Platform of World Trade Organization.   Product   QCO   IS Standard (BIS) Comment Deadline  Document  Viscose...

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EU PCN Inspections start in January 2025. Are you compliant with Article 45 of EU CLP?

Background Article 45 of CLP requires importers and downstream users to notify hazardous mixtures to the appointed bodies (i.e. poison centers) using the harmonized format (Annex VIII) before placing the mixture in the EU-27.  All deadlines specific to each end-user category, including professional, consumer, and industrial, have passed. With the...

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India BIS Updates: Refined Zinc, Refined Nickel, Tin Ingot

The Ministry of Mines, Govt of India had notified the following draft Quality Control Orders (QCO) vide dated 16.09.2024 for the metals as listed below for consultation and offering comments on SPS & TBT Platform of World Trade Organization. Product   QCO   IS Standard (BIS) Comment Deadline  Document  Refined Zinc Refined...

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India BIS Update: Draft Quality Control Order, Primary Lead

The Ministry of Mines, Govt of India had notified draft Quality Control Order (QCO) vide dated 12.09.2024 for Primary Lead as listed below for consultation and offering comments on SPS & TBT Platform of World Trade Organization.   Product   QCO   IS Standard (BIS) Comment Deadline  Document  Primary Lead Primary Lead (Quality...

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