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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

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.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a draft second revision of IS 4668:20XX, the Indian Standard for ammonium nitrate used in explosives. The draft, titled “Ammonium Nitrate for Explosives – Specification (Second Revision)”, was ope

The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) officially withdrew three Quality Control Orders (QCOs. The decision was notified by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers through Gazette notifications issued

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

India is finalizing plans to increase the number of chemicals and petrochemicals to be covered by mandatory certification. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, the responsible authority to issue list of products on which mandatory certification

Safety of Toys has been brought under compulsory BIS Certification as per Toys ((Quality Control) Order from 1 September 2020. The order was notified to the WTO in February this year. For BIS Certification, toys have classified into two categories: (

The Bureau of Indian Standards launch a consultation on a draught amended standard for terephthalic acid, which includes new standards, sampling techniques, and testing on February 23, 2022.The first edition of the standard was released in 2001.

The Central Government of India in exercising its powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act (2016) prepared the following amendments in the orders that were published by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,

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

On January 31, 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released a Gazette notification for Extension in the Implementation date of Chemicals under mandatory certification Scheme I. The chemicals with extended implementation dates are Acetic

On November 15 and 16, 2021, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, India published and submitted eight chemicals’ notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO). BIS certification is required by every manufacturer (Indian or foreign

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

Till the 16th of March 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) consults on the draft Indian Standard (IS) for 3,4-dichlorophenyl isocyanate. BIS published a daft in February, describing the substance as an organic compound (formula: C7H3CI2NO)

India started consultation on a draft international standard (IS) for sodium hypochlorite, also known as bleach. The item is described as an inorganic chemical widely used as bleach liquor. It is generally sold in aqueous solutions, according to

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

The Bureau of Indian Standards has recently concluded its consultation on a revised standard for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used as a food contact material. The consultation, which closed on 16 February 2024, focused on outlining the requiremen

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is holding a consultation process until May 11 on a proposed amended standard for ready-mixed paint, air drying, and red oxide-zinc chrome priming, which would extend lead content limitations in place for domestic

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is reinvestigating the use of eight chemical standards in plastics, resins, moulding, and extrusion materials. The standards cover:  Substance Comment Deadline

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