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Date: 28-Jun-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (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

  • The gazette notification introduces the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023. This notification further amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.

Key Changes

  • The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023, have been enacted.
  • The enforcement date of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 is extended from July 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Manufacturers and Packers

  • Action Item: Review current packaging and labeling processes to ensure compliance by the revised deadline of September 1, 2023. Update internal timelines and allocate resources accordingly.

Consumers

  • No immediate action is required. Consumers will benefit from any enhancements to packaged commodity regulations once implemented.

Retailers and Distributors

  • Action Item: Coordinate with suppliers to ensure that all packaged goods received after September 1, 2023, comply with the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022.

Government Agencies

  • Action Item: Update enforcement plans and communicate the revised deadline to relevant stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government: The central government, specifically the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, is responsible for enacting and amending the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules. Legal Metrology Act, 2009: This act provides the legal framework for regulating legal metrology in India. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: These rules specify the requirements for packaged commodities under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022: These rules introduce amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, and their implementation date is now September 1, 2023.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-30062023-246862 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-30062023-246862 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.ं 374] िई दिल्ली, बुधर्ार, ििू 28, 2023/आषाढ़ 7, 1945 No. 374] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2023/ASHADHA 7, 1945 उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय (उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजर्भाग) अजधसूचिा िई दिल् ली, 28 िूि, 2023 सा.का.जि. 463(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि अजधजियम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ञ) और खंड (थ) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्त ुएं) जियम, 2011 में और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती है, अथावत:- 1. (1) इि जियमों का संजिप्त िाम जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुएं) (संिोधि) जियम, 2023 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र में प्रकािि की तारीख से प्रर्ृत्त होंगे। 2. जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुएं) संिोधि जियम, 2022 के जियम 1 के उप-जियम (2) में अंकों, अिरों और िब्िों “1 िलु ाई 2023” के स्ट्थाि पर अंक, अिर और िब्ि “1 जसतंबर 2023” रखा िाएगा। [फा. सं. I-10/22/2021- डब्ल्यू एम] जिजध खरे, अपर सजचर् ठिप्पण : जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुएं) संिोधि जियम, 2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें संखयांक सा.का.जि. 226 (अ), तारीख 28 माचव, 2022 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अजधसूचिा सं. सा.का.जि. 412 (अ) तारीख 5 िूि, 2023 द्वारा अंजतम संिोजधत दकए गए। 4102 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 28th June, 2023 G.S.R. 463(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) Amendment Rules, 2022, in rule 1, in sub-rule (2), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of July, 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of September, 2023” shall be substituted. [F. No. I-10/22/2021-WM] NIDHI KHARE, Addl. 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. 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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