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Date: 27-Jan-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

Issued by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution · Department of Consumer Affairs

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This notification pertains to amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
  • Specifically, it further amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022.

Key Changes

  • The enforcement date of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 is postponed from February 1, 2023, to April 1, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Manufacturers and Packers

  • Action Item: Review internal processes and packaging to ensure compliance by April 1, 2023.

Consumers

  • Continued monitoring of packaged commodities to ensure fair practices and accurate declarations will be ongoing.

Retailers and Distributors

  • Action Item: Coordinate with manufacturers to understand the implications of the amended rules and ensure compliance in the supply chain.

Government and Regulatory Bodies

  • Action Item: Communicate the revised enforcement date to all stakeholders and update relevant guidelines and procedures.

Key Entities Referenced

Legal Metrology Act, 2009: The principal legislation governing legal metrology in India. Section 52 provides the central government with the power to make rules. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: The rules framed under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, that regulate the packaging and labeling of commodities. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022: Amendments to the 2011 rules, which are now scheduled to come into effect on April 1, 2023, instead of February 1, 2023. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs): The government ministry responsible for consumer affairs and the enforcement of legal metrology regulations.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E2x7xx0 12023-243267 CG-DL-E-27012023-243267 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 55] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, िनर्री 27, 2023/माघ 7, 1944 No. 55] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023/MAGHA 7, 1944 उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जनक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय (उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजर्भाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 27 िनर्री, 2023 सा.का.जन. 60(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान अजधजनयम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ञ) और खंड (थ) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजतियय का प्रयोग करत े ुए, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्त ुए)ं जनयम, 2011 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथावत:- 1. (1) इन जनयम का संजिप्त नाम जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्तुए)ं संिोधन (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रर्ृत्त ह गे। 2. जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्तुएं) संिोधन जनयम, 2022 के जनयम 1 के उप-जनयम (2) म ें अंक , अिर और िब्द “1 फरर्री 2023” के स्ट्थान पर अंक, अिर और िब्द “1 अप्रैल 2023” रखा िाएगा। [फा. स.ं I-10/22/2021- डब्ल्यू एम] अनुपम जमश्रा, संयुतिय सजचर् ठिप्पण: जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्तुए)ं संिोधन जनयम, 2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में संखयांक सा.का.जन. 226 (अ), तारीख 28 माच,व 2022 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और अजधसूचना सं. सा.का.जन. 910 (अ) तारीख 29 ददसंबर, 2022 द्वारा अंजतम संिोजधत दकए गए। 632 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th January, 2023 G.S.R. 60(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)read with clauses (j) and (q) of sub- section (2) of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2022, in rule 1, in sub-rule (2), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of February, 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st Day of April, 2023” shall be substituted. [F. No. I-10/22/2021-W&M] ANUPAM MISHRA, Jt Secy. Note: The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 226 (E), dated the 28th March, 2022 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 910 (E), dated the 29th December, 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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