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The Bureau of Indian Standards notifies the establishment of nineteen new Indian standards and the concurrent withdrawal of eighteen existing standards, in pursuance of Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018.

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The Bureau of Indian Standards, operating under the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued a notification from New Delhi on March 2, 2026, with reference HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1456). In accordance with Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018, this notification announces the establishment of nineteen new Indian standards, all effective from February 27, 2026. Concurrently, it specifies the withdrawal of eighteen existing standards on August 27, 2026, which will remain in force until their withdrawal date. The established standards cover various subjects, including revisions for 'Methods of Sampling and Test for Oils and Fats' (IS 548 Parts 3/Sec 10 and 3/Sec 11), 'DDT Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC)' (IS 633), 'Sodium Benzoate, Food Grade' (IS 4447), 'Trailers for Agricultural Tractors' (IS 8213), and 'Microbiology of the Food Chain' (IS 18568). Additionally, new standards established without explicit prior withdrawals include 'Respiratory Protective Devices — Methods of Test and Test Equipment Part 14 Measurement of Sound Pressure Level' (IS 17274 (Part 14): 2026) and 'Eye and Face Protection — Sunglasses and Related Eyewear Part 2 Filters for Direct Observation of the Sun' (IS 19517 (Part 2): 2026). The notification was signed by Chitra Gupta, Scientist G & DDG (Hallmarking and Training).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07032026-270734 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 153] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026/PHALGUNA 15, 1947 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd March, 2026 Ref: HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1456).— In pursuance of Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018, the Bureau of Indian Standards hereby notifies that Indian standards, particulars of which are given in the second column of the schedule hereto annexed have been established on the date indicated against it in third column. The particulars of the standards, if any which are given in the fourth column shall also remain in force concurrently till they are withdrawn on the date indicated against them in the fifth column. SCHEDULE +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | Sl. | No., Year & Title of the Indian | Date of | No., Year & Title of the Indian | Date of | | No. | Standards Established | Establishment | Standards to be Withdrawn, if | Withdrawal | | | | | any | | +=====+====================================================================================================+=====================+====================================================================================================+==================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 1 | IS 548 (Part 3/Sec 10): 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 548 (Part 3/Sec 10): 2020 | 27 August 2026 | | | ISO 18363-2: 2025 | | ISO 18363-2: 2018 | | | | Methods of Sampling and Test for | | Methods of Sampling and Test for | | | | Oils and Fats | | Oils and Fats | | | | Part 3 Advanced Instrumental | | Part 3 Advanced Instrumental | | | | Methods | | Methods | | | | Section 10 Determination of Fatty- | | Section 10 Determination of | | | | Acid-Bound Chloropropanediols | | Fatty-Acid-Bound | | | | (MCPDs) and Glycidol by GC/MS | | Chloropropanediols (MCPDs) and | | | | — Method using Slow Alkaline | | Glycidol by GC/MS — Method | | | | Transesterification and | | using Slow Alkaline | | | | Measurement for 2-MCPD, 3- | | Transesterification and | | | | MCPD and Glycidol | | Measurement for 2-MCPD, 3- | | | | (First Revision) | | MCPD and Glycidol | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 2 | IS 548 (Part 3/Sec 11): 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 548 (Part 3/Sec 11): 2021 | 27 August 2026 | | | ISO 18363-3: 2024 | | ISO 18363-3: 2017 | | | | Methods of Sampling and Test for | | Methods of Sampling and Test for | | | | Oils and Fats | | Oils and Fats | | | | Part 3 Advanced Instrumental | | Part 3 Advanced Instrumental | | | | Methods | | Methods | | | | Section 11 Determination of | | Section 11 Determination of | | | | Fatty-Acid-Bound | | Fatty-Acid-Bound | | | | Chloropropanediols (MCPDs) and | | Chloropropanediols (MCPDs) and | | | | Glycidol by GC/MS - Method | | Glycidol by GC/MS - Method | | | | using Acid Transesterification and | | using Acid Transesterification | | | | Measurement for 2-MCPD, 3- | | | | | | MCPD and Glycidol | | | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 3 | IS 633: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 633 - 1985 | 27 August 2026 | | | DDT Emulsifiable Concentrate | | Specification for DDT | | | | (EC) - Specification | | Emulsifiable Concentrates | | | | (Third Revision) | | (Second Revision) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 4 | IS 4447: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 4447: 1994 | 27 August 2026 | | | Sodium Benzoate, Food Grade — | | Sodium Benzoate, Food Grade — | | | | Specification | | Specification | | | | (Second Revision) | | (First Revision) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 5 | IS 6592: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 6592 - 1972 | 27 August 2026 | | | Soil Thermometers — | | Specification for Soil | | | | Specification | | Thermometers | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 6 | IS 6795: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 6795: 2007 | 27 August 2026 | | | Acacia (Arabic) Gum, Food Grade | | Acacia (Arabic) Gum, Food | | | | Specification | | Grade — Specification | | | | (Second Revision) | | (First Revision) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 7 | IS 7124: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 7124 - 1973 | 27 August 2026 | | | Gun Powder — Specification | | Specification for | | | | (First Revision) | | Gun Powder | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 8 | IS 8213: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 8213: 2000 | 27 August 2026 | | | Trailers for Agricultural | | Agricultural Tractor Trailer — | | | | Tractors — Specification | | Specification | | | | (Fourth Revision) | | (Third Revision) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 9 | IS 8356: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 8356: 1993 | 27 August 2026 | | | Titanium Dioxide, Food Grade — | | Titanium Dioxide, Food Grade — | | | | Specification | | Specification | | | | (Second Revision) | | (First Revision) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 10 | IS 10563: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 10563 - 1983 | 27 August 2026 | | | Mineral Oil (Medium Viscosity | | Specification for Mineral | | | | and High Viscosity), Food Grade | | Oil, Food Grade | | | | — Specification | | | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 11 | IS 10806: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 10806: 2003 | 27 August 2026 | | | Trailers for Power Tillers — | | Trailers for Power Tillers — | | | | Specification | | Specification | | | | (Second Revision) | | (First Revision) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 12 | IS 13373: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 13373: 1992 | 27 August 2026 | | | Grass Shear — Specification | | Horticultural Equipment — Grass | | | | (First Revision) | | Shear — Specification | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 13 | IS 13455: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 13455: 1992 | 27 August 2026 | | | Kitazin Emulsifiable Concentrate | | Pesticide — Pirimiphos Methyl | | | | (EC) — Specification | | EC — Specification | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 14 | IS 13790: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 13790: 1993 | 27 August 2026 | | | Kitazin Emulsifiable Concentrate | | Pesticide — Kitazin EC — | | | | (EC) — Specification | | Specification | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 15 | IS 14299: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 14299: 1995 | 27 August 2026 | | | Neem Extract Concentrate | | Neem Extract Concentrate | | | | Containing Azadirachtin | | Containing Azadirachtin | | | | Specification | | Specification | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 16 | IS 17274 (Part 14): 2026 | 27 February 2026 | NA | NA | | | ISO 16900-14:2020 | | | | | | Respiratory Protective | | | | | | Devices — Methods of Test | | | | | | and Test Equipment | | | | | | Part 14 Measurement of Sound | | | | | | Pressure Level | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 17 | IS 18568: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 18568: 2024 | 27 August 2026 | | | ISO 17468: 2023 | | ISO 17468: 2016 | | | | Microbiology of the Food Chain | | Microbiology of the Food Chain | | | | Technical Requirements and | | Technical Requirements and | | | | Guidance on the Establishment or | | Guidance on Establishment or | | | | Revision of a Standardized | | Revision of a Standardized | | | | Reference Method | | Reference Method | | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 18 | IS 19514: 2026 | 27 February 2026 | IS 5135 (Part 1): 1994 | 27 August 2026 | | | Crop Protection Equipment — | | Specification for Hand-Rotary | | | | Belly-Mounted Hand-Rotary | | Duster | | | | Duster — Specification | | Part 1 Belly-Mounted Type | | | | | | (Second Revision) | | | | | | IS 12482 - 1988 | | | | | | Methods of Test for | | | | | | Manually Operated Dusters | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ | 19 | IS 19517 (Part 2): 2026 | 27 February 2026 | NA | NA | | | ISO 12312-2: 2015 | | | | | | Eye and Face Protection — | | | | | | Sunglasses and Related Eyewear | | | | | | Part 2 Filters for Direct | | | | | | Observation of the Sun | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+ CHITRA GUPTA, Scientist G & DDG (Hallmarking and Training) [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./729/2025-26]

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