India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for Morpholine and 3 other chemicals

Date
09 Aug 2024

BIS Quality Control Order

GPC - Global Product Compliance

India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for morpholine and 3 other chemicals. The notifications were published in the Official Gazette of India on 1 August 2024 and 5 August 2024 respectively. The QCO for morpholine was originally published on 16 June 2020, while the QCO for acetic acid, methanol and aniline was published on 5 August 2019. 

 

The old and extended enforcement dates for morpholine and the other 3 chemicals are as follows: 

 

Chemical 

Indian Standard 

Old Enforcement Date 

Extended Enforcement Date 

Morpholine 

IS 12084:2018 

1 August 2024 

1 November 2024 

Acetic acid 

IS 695:1986 

3 August 2024 

3 August 2025 

Methanol 

IS 517:1986 

3 August 2024 

3 August 2025 

Aniline 

IS 2833:2019 

3 August 2024 

3 August 2025 

 

The chemicals listed in the above table shall comply with the applicable Indian Standard stated in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, and bear the Standard Mark under licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards.