G/TBT/N/IND/176  
16 November 2020  
(20-8207) Page: 1/2 
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:   
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341, A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383428  
Fax: 011 -23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
Name and a ddress (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 different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Methylene 
Chloride (Dichloromethane) (HS Code 29031200 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Methylene 
Chloride (Dichloromethane) (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Methylene C hloride (Dichloromethane) finds application in the 
manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals, agro chemicals, photographic films etc. Monitoring of 
purity 99.5% and Heavy Metal content max one PPM warrants making the standard 
mandatory.  Since this item goes to Phar ma sector, its quality need to conform to the BIS 
standards otherwise impurities of Methylene Chloride may enter the animal & human 
chain. So, for protection of human health, the standard needs to be made mandatory. 
The locally manufactured or imported Met hylene Chloride (Dichloromethane) shall 
conform to the Indian standard (IS 4566:2020) and shall bear the standard mark under 
license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The use of standard mark is governed 
by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Stand ards Act 1986 and the Rules and Regulations 
made there under. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing 
authority.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The standard of Methylene Chlor ide (Dichloromethane) is being made 
mandatory to protect the human health and overall eco system.; Protection of human 
health or safety; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/IND/176  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Methylene Chloride 
(Dichloromethane) specification (IS 4566:2020), as mandatory is enclosed.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six month from the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of upload on WTO website.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary,  
Room No -341 , A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383428  
Fax: 011 -23073682  
Email: samir.bis was@gov.in  
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