G/TBT/N/IND/309  
13 September 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if differ ent from above:   
Shri Deepak Mishra,  
Joint Secretary,  
Room No -340C, A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383756  
Fax: 011 -23070104  
Email: dcpc.pc.qco@gov.in  
For issues related to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures:  
Shri H.J.S. Pasricha  
Scientist -F and DDG (Certification & CSMD)  
Central Marks -I, Manak Bhawan,  
Bureau of Indian Standards  
9, Bahadur Shah Zafar  Marg,  
New Delhi -110002  
Tel:-011-23231120  
e-mail:- scgc@bis.gov.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Textiles - 
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 
kg Cement (IS 1165 2:2017)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Textiles - High 
Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg 
Cement (Quality Control) Order, 2023; (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Order seeks to ensure conformity of the Textiles - High 
Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg 
Cement to the Indian Standard, as amended from time to time, as specified in the Table 
of the Order.  G/TBT/N/IND/309  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Indian standard is of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/ polypropylene 
(PP) woven sacks suitable for packaging of 50 kg cement for domestic market.  
A sack manufactured from a flat tube, a fold inserted in the longitudinal edge of a tube 
or sack, a sack manufactured from a gusseted tube, extrusion coating of thin film of 
polymer on woven fabric surface to improve barrier to moisture vapour, holes of 
approp riate size and layout pierced through the laminated fabric sack walls to facilitate 
air release during filling of valve sack, a flexible container made essentially from tubular 
woven fabric, flat or gusseted, and closed at both end with valve for filling, usually at top 
corner, circular woven fabric in the form of a flattened cylinder cut into prescribed lengths 
and an aperture or a spout normally situated at top corner of the sack through which the 
sack is filled, and which, after filling, does not readily  allow reverse flow of the filled 
contents.  
The Order seeks to ensure that the locally manufactured or imported goods shall conform 
to the Indian Standard (IS 11652:2017) and shall bear the standard mark under license 
from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II of the Bureau 
of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The use of standard 
mark is governed by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 and the Rules 
and Regulations made th ereunder. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority.  
8. Relevant documents:   
A copy of the Textiles - High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven 
Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement (Quality Control) Order, 2023 is enclosed.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  One Hundred and Eighty Days from the date of its 
publication in the Official Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Shri Deepak Mishra,  
Joint Secretary,  
Room No -340C, A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383756  
Fax : 011 -23070104  
Email: dcpc.pc.qco@gov.in  
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