India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for four polymer products.
India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for four polymer products. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 4 June 2024 in consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The QCOs were originally published on 6 December 2023 and were due to come into force on 3 June 2024.
The revised implementation dates and corresponding standards for the polymer products are as follows:
| Products | Indian standard | Implementation date |
| Textiles—High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers | IS 9755:2021 Textiles—High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) / Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers – Specification | 6 September 2024 |
| Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement | IS 11652:2017 Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement- Specification | 6 September 2024 |
| Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement | IS 16709:2017 Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement- Specification | 6 September 2024 |
| Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution | IS 17399:2020 Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/ High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution – Specifications | 6 September 2024 |
The Quality Control Order mandates that the substances concerned must carry the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark to ensure compliance with the specified standards until the implementation of the new QCOs.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from DCPC (The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals).
