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Date: 2015-05-14 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

These rules may be called as the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2015.

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

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Executive Summary: This document amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. It was issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs on May 14, 2015, and includes changes regarding declarations on packaged commodities, definitions, and other related rules. Several amendments come into effect on January 1, 2016. Key Points / Main Content: Definitions: * "Industrial consumer" and "institutional consumer" are defined, requiring packages to be labeled "not for retail sale." * For retail food packages, the definition in the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 will apply. Declarations on Packages: * Every package must include the name, address, telephone number, and email address of a contact person or office for consumer complaints (w.e.f. 1st January, 2016). * Affixing labels on imported packages to make required declarations is permissible. Quantity and Area: * The exemption for small packages increases from five to ten cubic centimeters. * Specifies how to determine the area of a package's principal display panel. * The proviso in rule 9, subrule 3 is omitted. Manufacturing and Packing: * The Explanation in rule 10, subrule 1 is amended, replacing "at which the factory is situated" with "at which the company or firm is registered" (w.e.f. 1st January, 2016). * The exemption for small packages increases from 5 to 10 cubic centimeters. * Clarifies the use of "L" for liter to avoid confusion and requires supplementary quantity declarations for multiple packages of the same commodity. * Provisions of clause (a) in rule 26 are not applicable for tobacco and tobacco products (w.e.f. 1st January, 2016). Other Amendments: * Rule 32 is amended to replace "27 to 31" with "27 and 28", and to omit "either in the Act or in the rules" from subrule 2. * Rule 33 is amended to omit "of the compounding of a case or a Court decision stated in the application". * Revisions to the Second Schedule specify the quantities for non-soapy detergent powder. * Camphor is added to the Third Schedule. Impact Analysis: Manufacturers/Importers/Wholesale Dealers: * Impact: Must ensure packaged commodities comply with the new labeling and declaration requirements, including contact information for consumer complaints, and proper labeling for industrial/institutional consumers. * Action Required: Update packaging processes to reflect the amended rules, particularly regarding labeling, contact information, and quantity declarations. Retailers: * Impact: Must ensure that packaged commodities offered for sale comply with the amended rules. * Action Required: Verify that products meet the new labeling and declaration requirements. Consumers: * Impact: Have access to more comprehensive information on packaged commodities, including contact information for complaints. * Action Required: Be aware of the updated regulations and reporting mechanisms to ensure compliance and protection of consumer rights. Legal Metrology Officials: * Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended rules. * Action Required: Understand the changes to the rules and ensure compliance through inspections and other enforcement mechanisms.

Key Entities Referenced

Legal Metrology Act, 2009: A legal act referenced in the notification, specifically section 52. Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011: The rules being amended by this notification. Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Amendment Rules, 2015: The name given to the amendments introduced by this notification. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The ministry issuing the notification. Department of Consumer Affairs: The department within the ministry responsible for the notification. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: Act specifying the definition of retail food package. G. Gurucharan: Additional Secretary who approved the notification.
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(1) इन िनयम(cid:31) का संि/0 नाम िविधक माप िव(cid:15)ान (पैकेज म(cid:2) रखी व'त ुए)ं (संशोधन) िनयम, 2015 ह।ै (2) अ1य था उपबंिधत के िसवाय ये िनयम, राजप2 म(cid:2) अपने (cid:26)काशन क(cid:18) तारीख को (cid:26)वृ(cid:28)त ह(cid:31)गे। 2. िविधक माप िव(cid:15)ान (पैकेज म(cid:2) रखी व'त ुए)ं िनयम, 2011 (िजस े इसम(cid:2) इसके प6ात् उ(cid:30) िनयम कहा गया ह)ै , के िनयम 2 म,(cid:2) - (i) ख7ड (ख ख) और (ख ग) के 'थान पर िन*न िलिखत खडं रखे जाएगं े, अथा+त् – ‘(ख ख) “औ:ोिगक उपभो<त ा” से ऐसा उपभो<त ा अिभ(cid:26)ेत ह ै जो उस उ:ोग (cid:25)ारा उपयोग >कए जाने के िलए पैकेज म(cid:2) रखी व'त ु? को सीधे िविनमात+ ा अथवा आयातकता+ अथवा थोक िवAेता स े Aय करता ह ै और पैकेज पर “फुटकर िबA(cid:18) के िलए नहC” क(cid:18) घोषणा क(cid:18) गई हो। (ख ग) “सं'थ ागत उपभो<त ा” से ऐसी सं'थ ा अिभ(cid:26)ेत ह ै जो प(cid:22)रवहन, होटल, अ' पताल अथवा अ1य संगठन जो उस सं'थ ा (cid:25)ारा उपयोग के िलए पैकेज म(cid:2) रखी व'त ?ु को सीध े िविनमा+ता स े 2143 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] अथवा आयातकता+ से अथवा थोक िवAेता से Aय करती है और पैकेज पर “फुटकर िबA(cid:18) के िलए नहC” क(cid:18) घोषणा क(cid:18) गई हो। (ii) ख7ड (ट) म(cid:2), िन*न िलिखत पर1त ुक अ1त :'थ ािपत >कया जाएगा, अथा+त्:- “परंतु यह >क “फुटकर खा: पैकेज” के (cid:26)योजनाथ+ वही प(cid:22)रभाषा लागू होगी जो, खा: सुर/ा और मानक अिधिनयम, 2006 (2006 का 34) के अधीन बनाए गए िनयम(cid:31) अथवा िविनयम(cid:31) म (cid:2) अंतKवL ह।ै ” 3. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) के, िनयम 6 म,(cid:2) - (i) उप-िनयम (2) के 'थान पर िन*न िलिखत उप-िनयम 1 जनवरी, 2016 से (cid:26)ित'थ ािपत >कया जाएगा, अथा+त्:- “(2) (cid:26)(cid:28)य ेक पैकेज पर उस Mय ि(cid:30) अथवा काया+लय का नाम, पता, दरू भाष, ई-मेल का पता होगा िजससे उपभो<त ा िशकायत(cid:31) के मामले म(cid:2) संपक+ >कया जा सकता ह।ै ” (ii) उप-िनयम (8) के बाद, िन*न िलिखत उप-िनयम अ1त :'थ ािपत >कया जाएगा, अथा+त् :- “(9) इस िनयम म(cid:2) अंतKवL उपबंध(cid:31) पर (cid:26)ितकूल (cid:26)भाव डाले िबना इन िनयम(cid:31) के अधीन अपेि/त घोषणाए ं करने के िलए आयाितत पैकज(cid:31) पर लेबल लगाना अनु(cid:15)ेय होगा।” 4. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) के िनयम 7, म(cid:2), - (i) उप-िनयम (1) म(cid:2) ‘पांच <य ूिबक स(cid:2).मी. अथवा कम’ शOद (cid:31) के 'थ ान पर ‘दस <य ूिबक स(cid:2).मी. अथवा कम’ शOद रखे जाएगं े; (ii) उप-िनयम (4) के प6ात,् िन*न िलिखत उप-िनयम 1 जनवरी, 2016 स े अ1त :'थ ािपत >कया जाएगा, अथा+त् :- “(5) कैन के ऊपरी, िनचल,े ऊपरी िह'स े के QलRज तथा िनचले भाग और बोतल एवं जार के उभरे "ए िह'स े तथा गदन+ जैस े भाग स े अलग /े2 का िनधार+ ण िन*न ानुसार >कया जाएगा :- ( ) क आयताकार पैकेज के मामल े म(cid:2), जहां पर संपूण+ एक साइड को उपयु<त Sप म(cid:2) मूल (cid:26)दश+ पैनल साइड समझा जा सकता ह,ै वहां पर उ(cid:28)प ाद क(cid:18) मा2ा क(cid:18) गणना के िलए उस ऊंचाई को उस साइड क(cid:18) चौड़ाई से गुणा >कया जाएगा। ( ) ख बेलनाकार अथवा लगभग बले नाकार पैकेज के मामले म(cid:2), उ(cid:28)प ाद क(cid:18) मा2ा क(cid:18) गणना के िलए पैकेज क(cid:18) ऊंचाई के 40 % को प(cid:22)रिध (cid:25)ारा गुणा >कया जाएगा। ( ) ग >कसी अ1य आकार के पैकेट के मामले म(cid:2), पैकेट क(cid:18) कुल सतह अथवा /े2 के 40% भाग को पैकेट का (cid:26)मुख (cid:26)दश+न पैनल माना जाएगा।” 5. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) के िनयम 9 के उप िनयम (3) म(cid:2), पर1त ुक का लोप >कया जाएगा। 6. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) म(cid:2), िनयम 10 के उप-िनयम (1) के 'पLीकरण म(cid:2), ‘जहां फै<ट री ि'थत ह’ै शOद (cid:31) के 'थ ान पर 1 जनवरी, 2016 से ‘जहां कंपनी अथवा फम+ पंजीकृत ह’ै शOद रखे जाएगं े।¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 7. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) के िनयम 12 के उप-िनयम (7) म(cid:2), ‘5 <य िू बक से.मी. अथवा उससे कम’ अंक(cid:31), शOद (cid:31) और अ/र(cid:31) के 'थान पर ‘10 <य िू बक से.मी. अथवा कम’ शOद रखे जाएगं े। 8. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) के िनयम 13 म,(cid:2) - (i) उप-िनयम (5) म(cid:2), िन*न िलिखत 'पLीकरण जोड़ा जाएगा, अथा+त्:- (cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)पपपप(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)ीीीीककककररररणणणण ---- इस उप-िनयम के (cid:26)योजनाथ,+ यह 'प Vट >कया जाता ह ै >क लीटर के िलए यूिनट को दशा+ने हते ु I अ/र आई ‘ ’ और अंक ‘1’ म(cid:2) Wम क(cid:18) ि'थित से बचने के िलए अ/र ‘एल’ को अपनाया जा सकेगा। (ii) उप-िनयम (5) के पXच ात, िनYिलिखत उप िनयम अंतः'थािपत >कया जाएगा, अथा+त् :- “(6) जहां पहले से पैकबंद पैकेट म(cid:2) उसी व'त ु के पैकेट(cid:31) क(cid:18) सं[य ा, पैकेट(cid:31) क(cid:18) सं[या और (cid:26)(cid:28)य ेक पैकेट क(cid:18) मा2ा को पैकेट म(cid:2) मा2ा क(cid:18) अनुपूरक घोषणा के Sप म(cid:2) (cid:26)दKशत >कया जाएगा। (cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)पपपप(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)ीीीीककककररररणणणण ---- इस उप िनयम के (cid:26)योजनाथ,+ जहां पैकेट क(cid:18) िनबल मा2ा 100 \ाम ह,ै पैकेट(cid:31) क(cid:18) सं[य ा को (cid:26)(cid:28)य ेक पैकेट क(cid:18) िनबल मा2ा के गुणज को (cid:26)(cid:28)य ेक भार के साथ गुणा करके अंक(cid:31) म(cid:2) अलग से (cid:26)दKशत >कया जाएगा (अथा+त् 10 अंक x 10 \ाम)”। 9. उ<त िनयम(cid:31) म,(cid:2) िनयम 26 के ख7ड (क) म(cid:2), िन*न िलिखत पर1त ुक को 1 जनवरी, 2016 स े अंतः'थािपत >कया जाएगा, अथा+त् :- “परंतु यह >क इस ख7ड के उपबंध त*ब ाकू और त*ब ाकू उ(cid:28)प ाद(cid:31) पर लागू नहC होग”(cid:2) 10. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) के िनयम 32 म,(cid:2) - (i) उप िनयम (1) म(cid:2), ‘27 से 31’ अंक(cid:31) और शOद (cid:31) के 'थान पर ‘27 और 28’ अंक(cid:31) और शOद (cid:31) को रखा जाएगा; (ii) उप-िनयम (2) म(cid:2), ‘या तो अिधिनयम अथवा िनयम(cid:31) म’(cid:2) शOद (cid:31) का लोप >कया जाएगा। 11. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) म(cid:2), िनयम 33 के उप-िनयम (1) म(cid:2), ‘आवेदन म(cid:2) उि]लिखत मामले को शमनीय बनाने अथवा 1य ायालय के िनण+य’ शOद (cid:31) का लोप >कया जाएगा। 12. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) म(cid:2), सारणी क(cid:18) दसू री अनुसचू ी म,(cid:2) Aम सं[य ा 12 और उससे संबंिधत (cid:26)िविLय(cid:31) के 'थान पर, िन*न िलिखत Aम सं[य ा और (cid:26)िविLयां रखी जाएगं ी, अथा+त् :- Aम सं. व'त ु मा2ा िजसम(cid:2) पैक >कया जाना ह ै 1 2 3 “12. साबुन रिहत िडटज^1_ स 50 \ाम से नीचे कोई िनबध` न नहC, 50 \ाम, 75 \ाम, 100 \ाम, (पाऊडर) 150 \ाम, 200 \ाम, 250 \ाम, 400 \ाम, 500 \ाम, 700 \ाम, 750 \ाम, 800 \ाम, 1 >क.\ा., 1.5 >क.\ा., 2 >क.\ा. और उसके पXच ात्, 1 >क.\ा. के गुणज म(cid:2)। ”4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 13. उ(cid:30) िनयम(cid:31) क(cid:18) तीसरी अनसु ूची म(cid:2), Aम सं[य ा 3 और उससे संबंिधत (cid:26)िविL के पXच ात् िन*न िलिखत Aम सं[य ा और (cid:26)िविL अंतः'थािपत क(cid:18) जाएगी, अथा+त् :- Aम सं. व'त ु का नाम “4. कपूर ” [फा. सं. डO] य ू.एम.-9(86)/2014] जी. गुSचरण, अवर सिचव II i ननननोोोोटटटट::::---- मूल िनयम भारत के राजप2, असाधारण, भाग , खंड 3, उप-खंड ( ) म(cid:2) तारीख 7 माच+, 2011 क(cid:18) अिधसूचना सं. सा.का.िन. 202(अ) के अधीन (cid:26)कािशत >कए गए और तारीख 4 >दस*ब र, 2014 क(cid:18) अिधसूचना स.ं सा.का.िन. 870(अ) (cid:25)ारा अंितम संशोिधत >कए गए। MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th May, 2015 G.S.R. 385(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (j) 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 as the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2015. (2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2,– (i) for clauses (bb) and (bc), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:– ‘(bb) “industrial consumer” means the consumer who buys packaged commodities directly from the manufacturer or from an importer or from wholesale dealer for use by that industry and the package shall have declaration ‘not for retail sale’; (bc) “institutional consumer” means the institution who hires or avails of the facilities or services in connection with transport, hotel, hospital or other organisation which buy packaged commodities directly from the manufacturer or from an importer or from wholesale dealer for use by that institution, and the package shall have declaration ‘not for retail sale’;’ (ii) in clause (k), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:– “Provided that for the purposes of “retail food package”, the definition of the same contained in the rules or regulations made under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) shall apply.” . 3. In the said rules, in rule 6,– (i) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted w.e.f 1st January, 2016, namely:– “(2) Every package shall bear the name, address, telephone number, e-mail address of the person who can be or the office which can be contacted, in case of consumer complaints.”.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 (ii) after sub-rule (8), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely.– “(9) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in this rule, it shall be permissible to affix a label on imported packages for making the declarations required under these rules.”. 4. In the said rules, in rule 7,– (i) in sub-rule (1), for the words ‘five cubic centimeters or less’ the words ‘ten cubic centimeters or less’ shall be substituted; (ii) after sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be inserted w.e.f. 1st January, 2016, namely:– “(5) the area not including the top, bottom, flange at top and bottom of cans, and shoulders and neck of bottle and jars shall be determined as follows, namely:- (a) in the case of a rectangular package, where one entire side can properly be considered to be the principal display panel side, the product of the height multiplied by the width of that side. (b) in case of a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical package, 40 per cent of the product of the height of the package multiplied by the circumference. (c) in case of any other shaped package, 40 per cent of the total surface of the package, or an area considered to be a principal display panel of the package.” 5. In the said rules, in rule 9, in sub-rule (3), the proviso shall be omitted. 6. In the said rules, in rule 10, in sub-rule (1), in the Explanation, for the words ‘at which the factory is situated’, the words ‘at which the company or firm is registered’ shall be substituted w.e.f. 1st January, 2016. 7. In the said rules, in rule 12, in sub-rule (7), for the figure, words and letters ‘5 cubic cm or less’, the words ‘ten cubic centimeters or less’ shall be substituted. 8. In the said rules, in rule 13,- (i) in sub-rule (5), the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:– Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-rule, it is clarified that for indicating the unit for litre, the letter ‘L’ may be adopted to avoid confusion with the letter ‘I’ and figure ‘1’.”; (ii) after sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:– “(6) where there are number of packages of the same commodity in a prepackage, the number of packages and the quantity of each package shall be indicated as a supplementary quantity declaration in the package. Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-rule, where the net quantity of a package is one hundred grams, the number of packages multiplied by the net quantity of each package shall be separately indicated in numbers multiplied by its individual weight (i.e 10 number x 10 gram).”. 9. In the said rules, in rule 26, in clause (a), the following proviso shall be inserted w.e.f. 1st January, 2016, namely:– “Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not be applicable for tobacco and tobacco products.”. 10. In the said rules, in rule 32,– (i) in sub-rule (1), for the figures and word ’27 to 31’, the figures and word ’27 and 28’ shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-rule (2), the words ‘either in the Act or in the rules’ shall be omitted.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 11. In the said rules, in rule 33, in sub-rule (1), the words ‘of the compounding of a case or a Court decision stated in the application’ shall be omitted. 12. In the said rules, in the Second Schedule, in the Table, for serial number 12 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and the entries shall be substituted, namely:– Sl. No. Commodities Quantities in which to be packed 2 3 “12. Non-soapy Below 50 g no restriction, 50g, 75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, detergents (powder) 250g, 400g, 500g, 700g, 750g, 800g, 1kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg and thereafter, in multiples of 1 kg.”. 13. In the said rules, in the Third Schedule, after serial number 3 and the entry relating thereto, the following serial number and entry shall be inserted, namely:– Sl. No. Name of commodity “4. Camphor”. [F. No. WM-9(86)/2014] G. GURUCHARAN, Add. Secy. Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 202(E), dated the 7th March, 2011 and last amended, vide notification number G.S.R. 870(E), dated the 4th December, 2014. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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