[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii)]  
  
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY  
(DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE)  
  
ORDER  
  
New Delhi, the ----, 2023  
  
  
S.O.-------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian 
Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of 
Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do in the public 
interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 
1.        Short title and commencement. – (1) This Order may be called the Rubber and 
Thermoplastic Hoses (Quality Control) Order, 2023.  
(2) It shall come into force on the expiry of six month from the date of publication of this 
notification in the Offici al Gazette.  
2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. – Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the 
Table shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the 
Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau o f Indian 
Standards as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II to the Bureau of Indian Standards 
(Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:  
Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured 
domestically meant for export:  
Provided further that nothing in this order shall apply to small enterprises, as 
defined under clause (m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and  Medium 
Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), till the expiry of nine month 
from the date of publication of this notification:     
Provided also that nothing in this order shall apply to micro enterprises, as 
defined under clause (h) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium 
Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), till the expiry of twelve month 
from the date of publication of this notification:      
3. Certification and enforcement authority. - The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the 
certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the Table.    
4. Penalty for Contravention. – Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order 
shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.  
  
 
 TABLE  
 
Goods and Articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Rubber and 
Thermoplastic Hoses  1677:2018 or ISO 
1401:2016  Rubber Hoses for Agricultural Spraying  
3549:2017 or ISO 
4641:2010  Rubber Hoses and Hose Assemblies for 
Water Suction and Discharge  
444:2017 or ISO 
1403:2005  Rubber Hoses, Textile - Reinforced, for 
general - Purpose Water Applications  
15355:2018 or ISO 
8789:2009  Rubber Hoses and Hose Assemblies for 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( L.P.G.) in 
Motor Vehicles  
2396:2017 or ISO 
5772:1998  Rubber Hoses and Hose Assemblies for 
Measured Fuel Dispensing  
5797:2022 or ISO 
1825:2017  Rubber Hoses and Hose Assemblies for 
Aircraft Ground Fuelling and Defuelling  
5894:2018 or ISO 
3861:2005  Rubber Hoses for Sand and Grit Blasting  
446:2017 or ISO 
2398:2006  Rubber Hoses, Textile - Reinforced, for 
Compressed Air  
12492:1988  Specification for Thermoplastics Hoses 
(Textile Reinforced) for Compressed Air  
12585 : 1988  Thermoplastic Hoses (Textile Reinforced) 
for Water  
Note. - For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the 
amendments thereof, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time, shall 
apply.  
[F. No. P -39012/10/2023 -LR]  
  
(Sanjiv)  
Joint Secretary to the Government  of India