BIS QCO FOR THE ASBESTOS OR FIBRE CEMENT BASED PRODUCTS (CORRUGATED AND SEMI - CORRUGATED ASBESTOS CEMENT SHEETS)

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Date 6th March, 2024

Place: New Delhi

Dear Reader,

Key update regarding the Indian Standard applicable to current license holders, new applicants, manufacturers, importers, and product sellers for the Asbestos or Fibre Cement based Products (Corrugated and Semi - Corrugated Asbestos Cement Sheets) (Quality Control) Order, 2023.

BIS QCO for the Asbestos or Fibre Cement based Products (Corrugated and Semi - Corrugated Asbestos Cement Sheets)

OVERVIEW

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently issued a Quality Control Order concerning products manufactured from Asbestos or Fibre Cement-based materials.

It will be effective six months after its publication in the Official Gazette.

This order requires that these products must comply with Indian Standard 459:1992, particularly concerning Corrugated and Semi-Corrugated Asbestos Cement Sheets.

To show conformity, these products must display the Standard Mark issued under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards, as specified in Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

However, it is important to highlight some exceptions in this order. Specifically, this order does not cover domestically manufactured goods or articles intended for export.

However, small enterprises, defined under clause (m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), will be exempt from this order until nine months after its publication date.

Similarly, micro enterprises, defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the same Act, are exempt from this order until twelve months after its publication date.

The Bureau of Indian Standards will oversee the certification and enforcement of these standards for the specified goods and articles detailed in the accompanying table.

Non-compliance with this Order will result in penalties imposed on individuals or entities violating its provisions, in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

Implementation Authority :Bureau of Indian Standards (Govt. of India)

CONCERNED AUTHORITIES

Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhawan 9, B.S. Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002

Tel: +91-11-23231903

Email: ced@bis.org.in

Implementation Dates: 6th September 2024

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Attachment: Standard Amendment Order issued by Bureau of Indian Standards

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