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The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemicals: H Acid (CAS No: 90-20-0), K Acid (Cas No: 118-03-6), and Vinyl Sulphone (CAS No: 16071-86-6). The updated dates w

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has issued the Polyethylene Material for Moulding and Extrusion (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2025, further amending the original 2022 Quality Control Order. The latest amendment was pu

The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the implementation deadlines for the quality control orders (QCOs) for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) homopolymers and polypropylene (PP) materials for moulding and extrusion.

As the focus of global trade shifts from tariffs to technical regulations, India’s chemical and petrochemical industries are under increasing pressure to strengthen their regulatory frameworks. The introduction of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) is s

India’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is currently seeking feedback on several revised standards for key chemicals used across industries, including metallic zinc powder, potassium iodate and barium chloride. ThesBIS is seeking feedback on updat

GPC is delighted bringing to you our October Newsletter with a summary of toy regulatory updates around the world and other chemical compliance news.  Toys, both imported and locally manufactured, constitute a significant market for many cou

On 27th May 2021, three new Quality Control Orders (QCOs) were published in the Gazette of India, namely:   The 3 (N, N Di-Ethyl) Aminophenol (Quality Control) Order, 2021  The Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane) (Q

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five substances. These substances are tagged ‘specialt

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted licences to 661 domestic toy manufacturers after determining that they comply with a 2020 quality control order that limits the use of certain heavy metals, phthalates, and flame retardants. Companies

On April 27, 2022, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India, published the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) in Gazette notifications for eight chemicals in order to make Bureau of Indian Standard

On April 5, 2022, a Quality Control Order (QCO) for a national standard covering the intermediate trimethyl phosphite has been released in India. Published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), manufacturers and importers of the substance must gua

On the 13th of May 2022, the Central Government of India extended the enforcement date for three substances under the Quality Control Order (QCO). The Quality Control Order is the regulation that requires concerned substances/chemicals to carry t

On the 27th of April 2022, India published a Quality Control Order (QCO) for a national standard encompassing the intermediate 1, 3 phenylenediamine. Manufacturers and importers of the substance must guarantee that it meets the standards given in Ind

On 24th, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published an order, replacing the Hydrogen Peroxide (Quality Control) Order 2020. The updated order applies to the chemical compound of Hydrogen Peroxide, however, this excludes the comp

India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals published the Gazette Notifications for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) of three Chemicals: Trimethyl Phosphite, 1, 3 Phenylenediamine and Rubberseed Fatty Acids. According to the orders, manufacturer

India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has delayed the implementation of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six chemicals. The notification came on October 21, 2022, and according to the amended QCOs these orders will be in plac

The Government of India has on 29 September 2022, extended the date of enforcement of the existing Quality Control Order for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers, Maleic Anhydride, Styrene (Vinyl Benzene), Acrylonitrile, Polyethylene Material,â€

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on 22 December 2022 to consider adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list. Since 2018, 63 chemicals have been added to the BIS Scheme I

On 20 December 2022 the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notice for bringing 50 products under the 16 categories of mandatory quality control orders (QCOs) by the second quarter of 2023-24.  Accordin

The Central Government of India has extended the enforcement date for 10 substances under the Quality Control Order (QCO). The amended enforcement dates were published in the Indian Gazette on 2 February 2023. The Quality Control Order is the regulat