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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-23102024-258180
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4260]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024/KARTIKA 1, 1946
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
ORDER
New Delhi, the 23rd October, 2024
S.O. 4634(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 read with section 17 and sub-section (3) of
section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) and in supersession of the Medical Textiles
(Quality Control) Order, 2023, the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public interest
and after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, hereby makes the following Order, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement — (1) This Order may be called the Medical Textiles (Quality Control)
Order, 2024.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Application – This Order shall apply to the goods or articles specified in column (2) of the said Schedules, but
shall not apply to such goods or article meant for export and items specified in Schedule-A to this order that
are manufactured by self help groups.
Explanation For the purpose of this para, self help groups means small informal group of 10 to 20
individuals, who are homogenous with respect to social and economic background and come together
voluntarily for promoting savings habit among members and for a common cause to raise and manage resources
for the benefit of group members and in hilly tracts or regions and predominantly tribal dominated areas where
communities are dispersed, smaller groups of minimum five members are also formed into self help groups.
3. Compulsory use of Standard Mark – The goods or article specified in column (2) of the said Schedules shall
conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (3) thereof and shall bear the Standard Mark
under a licence from the Bureau in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the Bureau of Indian Standards
(Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
4. Certification and enforcement authority – The Bureau of Indian Standards and the Textiles Committee,
Ministry of Textiles shall be the certifying and enforcing authority in respect of the goods or article specified
in column (2) of the said Schedules.
SCHEDULE A
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Sl. No. | Goods or article | Indian Standard (IS) | Title of Indian Standard | Timeline for |
| | | | | implementation |
+=======+=============================+=======================+=============================================================+========================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| 1 | Sanitary napkins | IS 5405:2019 | Sanitary napkins - | 1st January 2025. |
| | | | Specification (second | |
| | | | revision) | |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| 2 | Baby Diaper | IS 17509:2021 | Disposable baby diaper - | |
| | | | Specification | |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| 3 | Reusable Sanitary | IS 17514:2021 | Reusable sanitary pad/ sanitary | |
| | Pad Sanitary | | napkin/ period panties - | |
| | Napkin Period | | Specification | |
| | Panties | | | |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
SCHEDULE B
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Sl. No. | Goods or article | Indian Standard (IS) | Title of Indian Standard | Timeline for |
| | | | | implementation |
+=======+=============================+=======================+=============================================================+========================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| 1 | Shoe covers | IS 17349:2020 | Medical textiles - Shoe | 1st April, 2024. |
| | | | covers - Specification | |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| 2 | Dental bib/Napkins | IS 17354:2020 | Medical textiles - Dental Bib | |
| | | | or Napkins - Specification | |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
| 3 | Bedsheet and Pillow | IS 17630:2021 | Medical Textiles - Bed | |
| | Cover | | sheet and pillow cover - | |
| | | | Specification | |
+-------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
Note: For the purposes of the Schedule A and Schedule B, it is clarified that the latest version of Indian Standards
established and published by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time in accordance with the provisions
of clause (17) of section 2 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), shall apply from the date
of such publication.
[F. No. 6/1/2021-R&D(Pt.4)]
RAJEEV SAXENA, Jt. Secy.
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