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Mandates compulsory use of the Standard Mark by specifying Indian Standards for Primary Lead under a new Quality Control Order.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Mines, Government of India, exercising powers under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, issues the Primary Lead (Quality Control) Order, 2025. This Order comes into force six months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. It applies to Primary Lead as specified in the accompanying Table, but explicitly excludes goods or articles meant for export. The Order mandates that Primary Lead covered by the Order must conform to the corresponding Indian Standard IS 27:2023 (or its latest version) and bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). This licensing is to be carried out as per Scheme-1 of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The Bureau of Indian Standards is designated as the certifying and enforcing authority for Primary Lead under this Order.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17042025-262509 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1734] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025/CHAITRA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF MINES ORDER New Delhi, the 17th April, 2025 S.O. 1767(E).β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section16 read with section 17 and sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Primary Lead (Quality Control) Order, 2025. (2) This Order shall come into force with effect from six months from the date of publication of this notification. 2. Application.- This Order shall apply in relation to goods or article specified in column (1) of the Table below, but shall not apply to goods or article meant for export. 3. Compulsory use of Standard Mark.- The goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the Table shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the said Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per Scheme-1 of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. 4. Certification and enforcement authority.- The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the said Table. TABLE +-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------+ | Goods or articles | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard | +-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------+ | Primary Lead | IS 27:2023 | Primary Lead - Specification | +-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------+ Note.- For the purposes of the above Table, the latest version for Indian Standards, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time shall apply from the date of such notification. [F. No. 02/10/2025-ES] SHAKIL ALAM, Economic Advisor

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