BIS QCO FOR THE GYPSUM-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS (GYPSUM PLASTER BOARDS)

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 Gypsum-based Building Materials (Gypsum Plaster Boards) (Quality Control) Order, 2024.

BIS QCO for the Gypsum-based Building Materials (Gypsum Plaster Boards)

OVERVIEW

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued the Gypsum-based Building Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024, scheduled to come into effect six months after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Gypsum-based building materials must conform to Indian Standards 2095 (Part 1):2011 (Gypsum Plaster Boards) and exhibit the Standard Mark obtained under Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, through a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

However, this directive excludes domestically manufactured goods or articles intended for export.

Additionally, small enterprises, defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), are exempt from this directive until nine months after the date of publication. Micro enterprises, defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), are exempt until twelve months after the date of publication.

The Bureau of Indian Standards will act as the certifying and regulatory authority for Gypsum-based building materials.

Violation of this order will lead to penalties as per the provisions of 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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