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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.

Post adoption, the Ministry will publish the above QCOs in the Gazette of India’s website making it mandatory to follow the QCOs for importing these metals into India.

Once these QCOs are implemented, both local and foreign manufacturers must adhere to the relevant Indian Standards i.e., IS 209:2024, IS 2782:2023 & IS 26: 2024 and display the Standard Mark, obtained through a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), following Scheme-I outlined in Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The utilization of these Standard Marks are governed by the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, along with the corresponding Rules and Regulations. The Bureau of Indian Standards serves as the certifying and enforcing authority.

1. The objective of these QCOs is prevention of   deceptive   practices   and   consumer   protection;   Quality requirements.
2. Proposed date of adoption: Yet to be decided
3. Proposed date of entry into force: Six months from date of adoption
4. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification i.e., 15.11.2024

Agency responsible:

Shri Shakil Alam,
Economic Adviser (Mines)
Ministry of Mines,
Government of India
Room No. 308, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi, India.
Contact Number-(91 1123384592)
Email: ea-mines@gov.in
Website –www.mines.gov.in

Email ID of TBT Enquiry Point: ecos-mines@gov.in, kaustubh.rajput@gov.in & sukhdeep.singh1@gov.in