India: Indian Government Amends Rule 3 of Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   IN2024-0035

Contact:

Office of Agricultural Affairs, New Delhi   |   (011-91-11) 2419-8769

Link to report:

India: Indian Government Amends Rule 3 of Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules
On July 15, 2024, the Government of India’s Department of Consumer Affairs, Weights and Measures Unit/Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, published its proposal to amend Rule 3 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. The amendment, if implemented, would require mandatory declaration of information as specified in the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011, for pre-packaged products over 25 kilograms in quantities and sold in retail. Comments from interested parties are invited on the proposed amendment and the timeline to comment is now extended until August 30, 2024. The proposed amendment is yet to be notified to the World Trade Organization.
Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
South and Central Asia, India

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.