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.