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Date: 03-Oct-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 pertains to amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
  • Specifically, it amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022.

Key Changes

  • The enforcement date of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 is extended from October 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024.

Impact Analysis

Businesses dealing with packaged commodities

  • Action Item: Review current packaging and labeling processes to ensure compliance by January 1, 2024.

Consumers

  • This delay provides more time for businesses to adjust to the new regulations, potentially leading to a smoother transition.

Government Agencies (Department of Consumer Affairs)

  • Action Item: Update enforcement plans to reflect the new effective date of January 1, 2024.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government: The issuing authority for the notification, 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. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: The original rules being amended by this notification. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022: The specific amendment rules whose enforcement date is being modified.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-03102023-249118 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-03102023-249118 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.ं 561] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, अक्त बू र 3, 2023/आज‍र् ि 11 , 1945 No. 561] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023/ASVINA 11, 1945 उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय (उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजर्भाग) अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 30 जसतम्बर, 2023 सा.का.जि. 714(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 करते हुए, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्त ुएं) जियम, 2011 में और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती ह,ै अथावत:- 1. (1) इि जियमों का संजिप्त िाम जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुएं) (संिोधि) जियम, 2023 ह।ै (2) ये 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 िब्िों “1 अक्टूबर 2023” के स्ट्थाि पर अंक, अिर और िब्ि “1 ििर्री 2024” रखा िाएगा। [फा. सं. I-10/22/2021- डब्ल्यू एम] जिजध खरे, जर्िेष सजचर् ठटप्पण: जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि (पैकबंि र्स्ट्तुएं) संिोधि जियम, 2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें संखयांक सा.का.जि. 226 (अ), तारीख 28 माचव, 2022 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और अजधसूचिा सं. सा.का.जि. 640 (अ) तारीख 30 अगस्ट्त, 2023 द्वारा अंजतम संिोजधत दकए गए। 6236 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 30th September, 2023 G.S.R. 714(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 October, 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of January, 2024” shall be substituted. [F. No. I-10/22/2021-WM] NIDHI KHARE, Special 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. 640 (E), dated the 30th August, 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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