## Policy Summary: Amendments to Indian Standards
This notification, Ref: HQPUB01512020PUBBIS 1280, issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Department of Consumer Affairs, and published in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, on July 7, 2025, concerns amendments to existing Indian Standards.
Specifically, Amendment No. 3 to IS 16709:2017, "Textiles Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement – Specification," was established on June 23, 2025. The existing standard, IS 16709:2017 (without Amendment No. 3), remains in force until December 22, 2025.
For further information, contact Chitra Gupta, Scientist G, DDG Hallmarking and Training, Bureau of Indian Standards.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Indian Standards: An organization under the Department of Consumer Affairs that establishes Indian standards.
Department of Consumer Affairs: The government department under which the Bureau of Indian Standards operates.
New Delhi: The location of the notification and the office of the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018: The set of rules governing the operations of the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Indian Standards: Standards established by the Bureau of Indian Standards for various products and processes.
IS 16709 : 2017: A specific Indian Standard related to Textiles Polypropylene PP.
Textiles Polypropylene PP: The subject of the Indian Standard IS 16709 : 2017
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Government of India Press.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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भारतीय मानक ब्य रू ो
(उपभोक्त ा मामल े जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 26 िनू , 2025
सिं भ:भ HQ-PUB015/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1280).—भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो जनयम, 2018 के जनयम 15 के
उपजनयम (1) के अनुसरण म ें भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो एतिद्वारा अजधसूजचत करता ह ै इसम ें संलग्न अनूसूची में दिय े गय े
मानकों में संिोधन दकये गय ेह|ैं
अनसु चू ी
क्रम स्ट्थाजपत भारतीय मानकों की संख्या, िर्भ सिं ोधनों की सख्ं या एि ं सिं ोधनों की जतजथ िब तक मानक
स.ं तथा िीर्भक जतजथ प्रजतस्ट्थापन जतजथ तीसरे स्ट्तंभ में इंजगत
सिं ोधन के जबना भी
लागू रहगे ा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 आई एस 16709 : 2017 संिोधन संख्या 3 23 िून 2025 22 दिसम्बर 2025
िस्त्रादि — 50 दकग्रा सीमेंट पैककंग हते ु, बुने िून 2025
हुए, लेजमनेटेड पोलीप्रोपाइलीन (पी.पी.) से
जनर्मभत ब्लाक बाटम िाल्ि बोररयााँ —
जिजिजि
जचत्रा गुप् ता, िैज्ञाजनक िी एि ं उप महाजनिेिक (हॉलमार्किंग एि ं रेननंग)
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./220/2025-26]
4476 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th June, 2025
Ref: HQ-PUB015/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1280).––In pursuance of Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau of
Indian Standards Rules, 2018, the Bureau of Indian Standards hereby notifies that Amendments to Indian standards,
particulars of which are given in schedule hereto annexed have been established.
SCHEDULE
Sl. No., Year & Title of the Indian No. and Month/Year Date of Date till which
No. Standard of the Amendment Establishment of the the standard
Amendment without the
amendment as
mentioned in
column 3 shall
remain in force
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 IS 16709 : 2017 Amendment No. 3 23 June 2025 22 December 2025
Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) June 2025
Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom
Valve Sacks for Packaging of
50 kg Cement — Specification
CHITRA GUPTA, Scientist G & DDG (Hallmarking and Training)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./220/2025-26]
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