BIS QCO FOR THE WATER METERS AND ACCESSORIES (WATER METERS - DOMESTIC TYPE)

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Date 5th March, 2024

Place: New Delhi

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Key update regarding the Indian Standard applicable to current license holders, new applicants, manufacturers, importers, and product sellers for the Water Meters and Accessories (Water meters - domestic type) (Quality Control) Order, 2024

BIS QCO for the Water Meters and Accessories (Water meters - domestic type)

OVERVIEW

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released a Quality Control Order named the "Water Meters and Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2024."

This order will come into effect six months after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Products associated with Water Meters and Accessories must comply with Indian Standard 779: 1994 (Water meters - domestic type) and display the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards, following Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Exceptions to this order apply to goods or articles produced domestically for export. Additionally, for micro and small enterprises, defined under clauses (h) and (m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the order will take effect twelve months and nine months from the publication date, respectively.

The Bureau of Indian Standards is designated as the certifying and regulatory authority for products related to Water Meters and Accessories.

Violations of this order will be subject to penalties as stipulated in 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: 5th September 2024

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Attachment: Standard Amendment Order issued by Bureau of Indian Standards

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