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The Bureau of Indian Standards notifies the establishment of new Indian Standards and the concurrent withdrawal of certain existing standards.

Detailed Summary

The Bureau of Indian Standards, under the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued a notification (Ref: HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1520)) on April 6, 2026, in pursuance of Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018. This notification establishes 16 new Indian Standards, all effective from March 30, 2026. These new standards cover diverse areas including Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Data Quality Governance Framework, AI Treatment of Unwanted Bias, AI Environmental Sustainability Aspects, Bias in AI Systems, AI System Impact Assessment, and AI Management Systems certification), medical devices (e.g., Forceps, Eye, Strabismus; Eye, Spatula; Prosthetics and Orthotics; Implants for Surgery - Metal Intramedullary Nailing Systems), electrical components (e.g., Paper-Covered Flexible/Stranded Copper Conductors for Transformer Leads, Binary Direct Voltage Signals for Process Measurement and Control Systems, Low-Voltage Surge Protective Devices for Photovoltaic Installations), and accessibility aids (e.g., Portable Ramps, Assistive Products - Accessibility Guidelines). Concurrently, five older Indian Standards (IS 5367-1969, IS 8572: 1993, IS 10408- 1983, IS 12556- 1988, and IS 13970 (Part 2): 2023) are to remain in force until their specified withdrawal date of September 30, 2026. The notification was signed by Nishat Sultana Haque, Scientist G & DDG (Labs).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16042026-271838 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 265] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026/CHAITRA 23, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th April, 2026 Ref: HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1520).— 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of the standards, if any which are given in the fourth column shall also remain in force concurrently till they are withdrawn on the date indicated against them in the fifth column.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 any | Withdrawal | +=====+==========================================+==================+==========================================+====================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 1 | IS/ISO/IEC 5259-5: 2025 Artificial | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Intelligence - Data Quality for | | | | | | Analytics and Machine Learning (ML) | | | | | | Part 5 Data Quality Governance | | | | | | Framework | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 2 | IS 5367: 2026 Forceps, Eye, Strabismus, | 30 March 2026 | IS 5367-1969 Specification for Forceps, | 30 September | | | for Advancement (Prince's And Worth's | | Eye, Strabismus, for Advancement | 2026 | | | Patterns) Specification (First Revision) | | (Prince's And Worth's Patterns) | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 3 | IS 8572: 2026 Paper-Covered | 30 March 2026 | IS 8572: 1993 Paper-Covered | 30 September | | | Flexible/Stranded Copper Conductors for | | Flexible/Stranded Copper Conductors for | 2026 | | | Transformer Leads — Specification | | Transformer Leads — Specification | | | | (Second Revision) | | (First Revision) | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 4 | IS 10408: 2026 Eye, Spatula, Green's | 30 March 2026 | IS 10408- 1983 Specification for Spatula,| 30 September | | | Pattern — Specification | | Eye, Green's Pattern | 2026 | | | (First Revision) | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 5 | IS 12556: 2026 IEC 60946: 1988 Binary | 30 March 2026 | IS 12556- 1988 Specification for Binary | 30 September | | | Direct Voltage Signals for Process | | Direct Voltage Signals for Process | 2026 | | | Measurement and Control Systems - | | Measurement and Control Systems | | | | Specification (First Revision) | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 6 | IS/ISO/IEC TS 12791: 2024 Information | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Technology — Artificial Intelligence | | | | | | (AI) Treatment of Unwanted Bias in | | | | | | Classification and Regression Machine | | | | | | Learning Tasks | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 7 | IS 13970 (Part 2): 2026 ISO 8549-2: 2023 | 30 March 2026 | IS 13970 (Part 2): 2023 ISO 8549-2: 2020 | 30 September | | | Prosthetics and Orthotics — Vocabulary | | Prosthetics and Orthotics — Vocabulary | 2026 | | | Part 2 Terms Relating to External Limb | | Part 2 Terms Relating to External Limb | | | | Prostheses (Second Revision) | | Prostheses and Wearers of These | | | | | | Prostheses (First Revision) | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 8 | IS 13970 (Part 4): 2026 ISO 8549-4: 2020 | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Prosthetics and Orthotics — Vocabulary | | | | | | Part 4 Terms relating to Limb Amputation | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 9 | IS 16463 (Part 31): 2026 IEC 61643-31: | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | 2018 Low-Voltage Surge Protective | | | | | | Devices Part 31 Requirements and Test | | | | | | Methods for SPDs for Photovoltaic | | | | | | Installations | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 10 | IS 19490 (Part 1): 2026 Implants for | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Surgery - Metal Intramedullary Nailing | | | | | | Systems Part 1 Intramedullary Nails | | | | | | (ISO 15142-1: 2003, MOD) | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 11 | IS 19631: 2026 Portable Ramps - | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Specification | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 12 | IS 19642: 2026 ISO 6273: 2024 Assistive | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Products - Accessibility Guidelines and | | | | | | Requirements to Survey the Needs of | | | | | | Persons with Sensory Disabilities for | | | | | | Assistive Products and Services | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 13 | IS/ISO/IEC TR 20226 : 2025 Information | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Technology - Artificial intelligence | | | | | | (AI) Environmental Sustainability | | | | | | Aspects of Al systems | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 14 | IS/ISO/IEC TR 24027: 2021 Information | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Technology - Artificial Intelligence | | | | | | (AI) - Bias in AI Systems and AI Aided | | | | | | Decision Making | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 15 | IS/ISO/IEC 42005: 2025 Information | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Technology - Artificial Intelligence | | | | | | (AI) - AI System Impact Assessment | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ | 16 | IS/ISO/IEC 42006: 2025 Information | 30 March 2026 | NA | NA | | | Technology — Artificial Intelligence | | | | | | (AI) Requirements for Bodies Providing | | | | | | Audit and Certification of Artificial | | | | | | Intelligence Management Systems | | | | +-----+------------------------------------------+------------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------+ NISHAT SULTANA HAQUE, Scientist G & DDG (Labs) [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./34/2026-27]

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