**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) announces amendments to several Indian standards, as per Rule 15 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018. These amendments have been established on February 18, 2026, and will be effective from August 17, 2026, at which point the older versions of the standards will cease to be in force. The document provides a schedule detailing the specific standards affected and the nature of the amendments.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Notification of Amendments:** The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has officially notified amendments to certain Indian standards.
* **Legal Basis:** These amendments are established in accordance with Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018.
* **Effective Date:** The amendments will come into effect on August 17, 2026.
* **Supersession of Old Standards:** After August 17, 2026, the standards as amended will be in force, and the previous versions will no longer be applicable.
* **Specific Standards Amended:** The notification includes a schedule detailing five specific Indian standards that have been amended. These include standards related to brushes, malted milk foods, workplace air quality determination for nitrogen dioxide, polyaluminium chloride, and paper-based composite cartons for liquid food products and beverages.
* **Amendment Details:** For each standard, the schedule specifies the number and year, the title, the amendment number and month/year, the date of establishment of the amendment (February 18, 2026), and the date until which the standard without amendment remains in force (August 17, 2026).
**Impact Analysis**
* **Manufacturers and Producers:**
* **Impact:** Companies manufacturing products covered by the amended standards (e.g., brushes, malted milk foods, packaging materials for food and beverages) will need to ensure their production processes and product specifications align with the new requirements.
* **Action Required:** Review the specific amendments for each relevant standard and update manufacturing processes, quality control measures, and product labeling accordingly. Ensure compliance by the August 17, 2026, effective date.
* **Importers and Exporters:**
* **Impact:** Similar to domestic manufacturers, importers and exporters dealing with products conforming to these Indian standards must ensure that the products meet the amended requirements.
* **Action Required:** Verify that imported or exported goods comply with the updated Indian standards before the August 17, 2026 deadline.
* **Testing Laboratories and Certification Bodies:**
* **Impact:** Laboratories and certification bodies that test and certify products against these Indian standards will need to update their testing methodologies and certification procedures to reflect the amendments.
* **Action Required:** Obtain the details of the amendments and update their internal procedures and protocols to ensure accurate testing and certification against the revised standards.
* **Consumers:**
* **Impact:** Consumers will benefit from potentially improved product quality, safety, or performance as a result of the updated standards.
* **Action Required:** No direct action is required from consumers. They will indirectly benefit from products that conform to the revised, potentially enhanced, standards.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018: The rules under which amendments to Indian standards are notified.
Bureau of Indian Standards: The regulatory body responsible for establishing and notifying amendments to Indian standards.
Indian standards: The specific technical standards that are being amended and are central to the policy's scope.
Chitra Gupta: The individual signing as Scientist G & DDG (Hallmarking & Training), indicating her role in the establishment of these amendments.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 131] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, फरिरी 25, 2026/फाल्ग नु 6, 1947 ष 22, 1947
No. 131] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026/PHALGUNA 6, 1947 s 1947
भारतीय मानक ब्य रू ो
(उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 फ़रिरी, 2026
सिं भ:भ HQ-PUB015/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1445):—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 सख्ं या, िष भ संिोधनों की संख्या संिोधनों की जतजथ िब तक मानक
सं. तथा िीषभक एिं जतजथ प्रजतस्ट्थापन जतजथ तीसरे स्ट्तंभ में इंजगत
संिोधन के जबना भी
लाग ूरहगे ा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 आई एस 487 : 2023 संिोधन संख्या 1 18 फ़रिरी 2026 17 अगस्ट्त 2026
रंग रोगन और िार्नभि के जलए ब्रि — फरिरी 2026
1393 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
क्रम स्ट्थाजपत भारतीय मानकों की सख्ं या, िष भ संिोधनों की संख्या संिोधनों की जतजथ िब तक मानक
सं. तथा िीषभक एिं जतजथ प्रजतस्ट्थापन जतजथ तीसरे स्ट्तंभ में इंजगत
संिोधन के जबना भी
लाग ूरहगे ा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
अंडाकार फेरूल कसे हुए, तथा
गोलाकार, फेरूल कसे हुए
(छठा पुनरीक्षण)
2 आई एस 1806 : 2018 संिोधन संख्या 1 18 फ़रिरी 2026 17 अगस्ट्त 2026
माल्ट युक्त िग्ु ध का आहार — जिजिजि फरिरी 2026
(िसू रा पनु रीक्षण)
3 आई एस 15209 : 2002 संिोधन संख्या 1 18 फ़रिरी 2026 17 अगस्ट्त 2026
आई एस ओ 8761 : 1989 फरिरी 2026
काय-भ स्ट्थल पर िायु — नाइरोिन
डाइऑक्साइड की द्रव्यमान सांद्रता का
जनधाभरण — प्रत्यक्ष संसूचन सजहत
अल्पािजध के जलए नमूनों हते ु सचू न
नजलकाओं का प्रयोग करत े हुए जिजध
4 आई एस 15573 : 2018 संिोधन संख्या 3 18 फ़रिरी 2026 17 अगस्ट्त 2026
पॉलीएल्यूमीजनयम क्लोराइड फरिरी 2026
(पहला पुनरीक्षण)
5 आई एस 17753 : 2021 संिोधन संख्या 4 18 फ़रिरी 2026 17 अगस्ट्त 2026
प्रोसेस्ट्ड तरल खाद्य और पेय पिाथभ की फरिरी 2026
पैकेनिंग में उपयोग हते ू पपे र आधाररत
लैजमनेटेड/बजहिेजधत बहुपरत सजं मश्र
(कीटाणु रजहत और गैर कीटाणु रजहत)
गत्ते का डब्बा — जिजिजि
जचत्रा गुप् ता, िैज्ञाजनक िी एिं उप महाजनिेिक (हॉलमार्किंग और रेननंग)
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./707/2025-26][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th February, 2026
Ref: HQ-PUB015/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1445):—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 the
No. Standard of the Amendment Establishment of standard without
the Amendment the amendment as
mentioned in
column 3 shall
remain in force
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
IS 487 : 2023 18 February 2026 17 August 2026
1 Brushes, Paints and Varnishes — Amendment No. 1
Oval, Ferrule Bound; And Round, February 2026
Ferrule Bound
(Sixth Revision)
IS 1806 : 2018 18 February 2026 17 August 2026
2 Malted Milk Foods — Specification Amendment No. 1
(Second Revision) February 2026
IS 15209 : 2002 18 February 2026 17 August 2026
3 ISO 8761 : 1989 Amendment No. 1
Work-Place Air — Determination of February 2026
Mass Concentration of Nitrogen
Dioxide — Method Using Detector
Tubes for Short-Term Sampling With
Direct Indication
IS 15573 : 2018 18 February 2026 17 August 2026
4 Polyaluminium Chloride Amendment No. 3
(First Revision) February 2026
IS 17753 : 2021 18 February 2026 17 August 2026
5 Paperbased Multilayer Amendment No. 4
Laminated/Extruded Composite February 2026
Cartons (Aseptic and Non-Aseptic) for
Processed Liquid Food Products and
Beverages — Specification
CHITRA GUPTA, Scientist G & DDG (Hallmarking & Training)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./707/2025-26]
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