Miscellaneous Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023

The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority in respect of the Miscellaneous Steel Products. Any person, who contravenes the provisions of this Order, shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

Self- Contained Drinking Water Cooler (Quality Control) Order, 2023

The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority in respect of the Self- Contained Drinking Water Coolers. Any person, who contravenes the provisions of this Order, shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

Agro Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023

The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority in respect of the agro textile goods or article. Any person, who contravenes the provisions of this Order, shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

DPIIT notifies Quality Control Order for ‘Flux Cored Solder Wire’

DPIIT has notified Flux Cored Solder Wire (Quality Control) Order, 2023 which includes a specific type of solder wire that has flux in the center of the wire. Without flux, wire solder would be difficult to use. It is used in soldering electronic components, automobiles, telecommunication and diverse engineering industries.

Revised BIS quality control orders for metals

These Goods shall conform to revised Indian Standard and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards in accordance with Scheme-1 of Schedule-II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023

The rules revise the declarations to be made on packages of electronic products. The rules have stated that the package of electronic products shall declare the name of the manufacturer or packer or importer on the package itself. It shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the address and other related information, if such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself.

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023

These Amendment Rules have revised the implementation date for the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022. The previous implementation date, which was stated as the 1st day of June 2023, has been extended to the 1st day of July 2023.