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Date: 23-Jun-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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

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What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023. These rules amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, specifically focusing on declarations on packages of electronic products. The amendment allows certain information, such as manufacturer/packer/importer details, product name/number/quantity, size/dimension, and other related information, to be declared via QR codes instead of directly on the package, provided the package informs consumers to scan the QR code for such information.

Key Changes

  • Rule 6 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 is amended.
  • For electronic products, the name of the manufacturer, packer, or importer must be declared on the package, and consumers must be informed to scan a QR code for address and other related information if not declared on the package itself.
  • For electronic products, consumers must be informed to scan a QR code for the common or generic name of the commodity, and if the package contains multiple products, for the name, number, or quantity of each product, if this information is not declared on the package itself.
  • For electronic products, consumers must be informed to scan a QR code for the size and dimension of the commodity if this information is not declared on the package itself.
  • For electronic products, the package must declare the telephone number and email address on the package itself, and consumers must be informed to scan a QR code for other related information if not declared on the package itself.

Impact Analysis

Manufacturers/Packers/Importers of Electronic Products

  • Action Items: Ensure telephone number and email address are declared on the package itself.

Consumers

  • Action Items: Ensure telephone number and email address are declared on the package itself.

Retailers

  • Action Items: Train staff to assist customers with QR code scanning and information access.

Legal Metrology Department

  • Action Items: Conduct training for inspectors on the new regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government: The issuing authority for the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023, acting through the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). Legal Metrology Act, 2009: The principal legislation that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding legal metrology, including those related to packaged commodities. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: The original rules that are being amended by this notification. These rules govern the declarations required on packaged commodities.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-23062023-246773 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-23062023-246773 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 367] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, िनू 23, 2023/आिाढ़ 2, 1945 No. 367] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023/ASHADHA 2, 1945 उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जनक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय (उपभोक्त ा मामल े जर्भाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल् ली, 23 िून, 2023 सा.का.जन. 456(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञान अजधजनयम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ञ) और (थ) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्तुए)ं जनयम, 2011 म ें और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथावत:्- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का सजं िप्त नाम जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्तुएं) (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह ै। (2) ये रािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्रर्ृत्त होंगे। 2. जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञान (पैकबंद र्स्ट्तुएं) जनयम, 2011 के जनयम 6 म,ें - (क) उपजनयम (1) म,ें - (i) खंड (क) म ें, परंतुक के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अथावत:्- "परन्तु इलेक्रॉजनक उत्पाद के मामले म,ें ऐस े उत्पाद के पैकेि म ें यथाजस्ट्थजत जर्जनमावता या पैककता व या आयातक, का नाम पैकेि पर घोजित दकया िाएगा, और ऐसी घोिणा उपभोिाओं को पते और अन्य संबंजधत िानकारी के जलए क्यआू र कोड स्ट्कैन करन े के जलए भी सूजचत करेगी, यदद ऐसी िानकारी क्यूआर कोड के माध्यम स े घोजित की िाती ह ैऔर पैकेि पर ही घोजित नहीं की िाती ह;ै' 3995 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ii) खंड (ख) म ें, परंतुक के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अथावत:्- "परन्तु इलेक्रॉजनक उत्पाद के मामले म,ें ऐसे उत्पाद के पैकेि म ें उपभोिाओं को र्स्ट्त ु के सामान्य या िेनेठरक नाम के जलए तथा िहा ं ऐसे पैकेि म ें एक से अजधक उत्पाद ह,ैं तो प्रत्येक उत्पाद के नाम और संख्या के जलए या प्रत्येक उत्पाद की मात्रा के जलए क्यूआर कोड स्ट्कैन करन े के जलए सूजचत करेगा, यदद ऐसी िानकारी क्यआू र कोड के माध्यम स े घोजित की िाती ह ै और पैकेि पर ही घोजित नहीं की िाती ह"ै ; (iii) खंड (च) म ें, परंतुक के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अथावत:्- "परन्त ु इलक्े रॉजनक उत्पाद के मामल े म,ें ऐसे उत्पाद का पकै ेि, िहां ऐसी िानकारी क्यआू र कोड के माध्यम स े घोजित की िाती ह ैऔर पैकेि पर ही घोजित नहीं की िाती ह,ै उपभोिाओं को र्स्ट्तु के आकार और बीमा के जलए क्यूआर कोड को स्ट्कैन करन े के जलए सूजचत करेगा " ; (ख) उप जनयम (2) म ें , परंतुक के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अथातव ्:- "परन्तु एक इलेक्रॉजनक उत्पाद के मामले म,ें ऐसे उत्पाद का पकै ेि पैकेि पर ही दरू भाि नंबर और ई-मेल पता घोजित करेगा, और ऐसी घोिणा उपभोिाओं को अन्य संबंजधत िानकारी के जलए क्यआू र कोड को स्ट्कैन करन े के जलए भी सूजचत करेगी यदद ऐसी िानकारी क्यआू र कोड के माध्यम स े घोजित की िाती ह ै और पैकेि पर ही घोजित नहीं की िाती ह।ै " [फा. स.ं आई-12/21/2020-डब्लल्य ू एडं एम] जनजध खरे, अपर सजचर् ठिप्पण : मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें सा.का.जन. 202(अ) तारीख 7 माच,व 2011 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अजधसूचना संख्यां सा.का.जन. 412(अ), तारीख 5 िून 2023 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2023 G.S.R. 456(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) 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) Rules, 2011, in rule 6,- (a) in sub-rule (1),- (i) in clause (a), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that in the case of an electronic product, the package of such product shall declare the name of the manufacturer or packer or importer, as the case may be, on the package itself, and such declaration shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the address and other related information, if such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself;’ (ii) in clause (b), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that in the case of an electronic product, the package of such product shall inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the common or generic name of the commodity and where such package contains more than one product, then for the name and number or quantity of each product, if such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself”;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (iii) in clause (f), for the proviso ,the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that in the case of an electronic product, the package of such product shall inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the size and dimension of the commodity if such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself”; (b) in sub-rule (2), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that in the case of an electronic product, the package of such product shall declare the telephone number and e-mail address on the package itself, and such declaration shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for other related information if such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself.”. [F. No. I-12/21/2020-W&M] NIDHI KHARE, Addl. Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. number 202 (E), dated the 7th March, 2011 and was last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 412 (E), dated the 5th June, 2023. 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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