G/TBT/N/IND/156  
29 July 2020  
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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 Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries & 
Public Enterprises  
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 ind icated if different from above:   
Mr B C Nayak  
Development Officer (HEI division)  
Department of Heavy Industry  
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises  
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi -110011  
Tel. No.: +91 -11-23061709  
E-mail: bc.nayak@nic.in  
Website: https://dhi.nic.in/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Electrical 
Equipment (Low Voltage Switchgears and Control Gears) (ITC HS 8536, 8537): Indian 
Standards: i) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 2 : 2016; ii) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 3 : 2012; iii) IS/IEC 
60947 : Part 4 : Sec 1 : 2012; iv) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 4 : Sec 2 : 2011; v) IS/IEC 60947 : 
Part 4 : Sec 3 : 2014; vi) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 : Sec 1 : 2009; vii) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 
: Sec 2 : 2007; viii) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 : Sec 5 : 2016; Electrical appara tus for 
switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical 
circuits, e.g., switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp holders and 
junction boxes, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. control desks, c abinets, panels etc. of 
heading 8537) (HS 8536); Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, 
equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the 
distribution of electricity, incl. those incorporating inst ruments or apparatus of chapter 90, 
and numerical control apparatus (excl. switching apparatus for line telephony or line 
telegraphy) (HS 8537)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Electrical 
Equipment (Quality Control) Orde r, 2020 (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020 for Low 
Voltage Switch Gears and Control Gears - (copy of the draft QCO attached)  G/TBT/N/IND/156  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent prob lems where 
applicable:   
1. To increase standard and quality of Electrical Equipment.  
2. To restrict manufacturing and sale of substandard Quality of Electrical Equipment  
; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020 to be published in the Gazette of India. 
A copy of the same is attached. It can also be accessed at the weblink: 
https://dhi.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/QCO_Electric_Equipments20637304070135517
311.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Yet to be decided  
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:   
Bureau of Indian Standards,  
Manak Bhawan 9, Bhadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002,  
Tel: No.: +91 -11-23230131/ 23233375/ 23239402 (10 lines)  
Fax : +9 1-11-23234062 / 23239399  
Email: info@bis.org.in   
Website: www.bis.org.in  
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