SIT Compliance becomes optional

SIT Compliance Becomes Optional for Indian Footwear Industry

The product manuals of the consumer footwear and footwear components products have been revised to make the Scheme of Inspection and Testing ( SIT) compliance optional for Micro and Small-Scale Units (MSSUs) concerning the following requirements are not compulsory:   Maintaining test records.  Maintaining a suitably equipped and staffed lab

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TEC gives more time for certification

TEC Extended the Mandatory Certification to Jan 2024

The Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) has extended the mandatory certification date for phase III and phase IV products by three months, i.e., from October 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024. This extension applies to 32 products (ERs) such as Gateway, Router, LAN Switch, IoT gateway, Tracking Devices, Equipment Operating in

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CPCB Reminder for EPR Complaince

DEADLINE ALERT! CPCB Reminder for EPR Compliance!

CPCB is actively reminding all EPR holders through mail to submit their annual filing on or before October 31, 2023. Please be informed of the following points-  EPR-holders under PWM Regulations who received their EPRs before March 31, 2023, are legally obligated to submit their annual returns online to avoid

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EPR certificate for Tyre Waste

CPCB Announces Interim Solution for Waste Tyre EPR Credit Exchange 

As per the Gazette released on July 21st by the CPCB regarding Waste Tyre Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), an important interim arrangement has been introduced. Here’s what you need to know:  Under the Waste Tyre EPR, the CPCB has implemented an interim solution to manage EPR exchange credits. All producers

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Nuts and bolts IS Certified

ISI Certification Mandatory for Nuts, Bolts and Fasteners!

It is mandatory for all nuts, bolts and fasteners manufactured or imported for sale or use in India to be ISI-certified from 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. The goods or articles listed in Column 1 of the Table below must meet the Indian Standard specified in Column 2 of the Table and

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EPR for credit exchange

CPCB’s EPR Certificates for Responsible Recycling

Under the E-waste Management Rules, 2022, recyclers now must obtain EPR Certificates through the EPR Portal with CPCB providing an interim arrangement to generate and transfer EPR-End-Product-Credits-Certificates to producers. Recyclers are also required to maintain records of their transactions of sales and purchase procurement of raw materials, sales of end

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Suspension of BEE Portal

Suspension of BEE Applicant Portal Under S & L Scheme

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has commenced suspension of the BEE applicant portal of entities that did not submit their Production Data Upload (PDU) for the fiscal years 2017-18 to 2021-22. Despite repeated notifications from the BEE department regarding submitting production data for the fiscal years 2017-2022, the department

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE BULLETIN (Newsletter- August, 2023)

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE BULLETIN (Newsletter – August 2023)

BIS-ISI A Game-Changing Announcement for Fire Extinguishers! DPIIT released a QCO on 9th August 2023 for the mandatory implementation of Portable (IS 15683:2018) and Wheeled (IS 16018:2012) fire extinguishers in the BIS-ISI scheme. From 9th February 2024, it is mandatory to have an ISI mark on the fire extinguisher. The enforcement dates for

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