G/TBT/N/IND/128  
 
13 February 2020  
(20-1135) 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:  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:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91 -11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.bi swas@gov.in  
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):  Potassium 
Carbonate Anhydrous (HS Code 2836 4000)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Potassium 
Carbonate (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Potassium carbonate is used as a d ehydrating agent and for 
making other potassium salts, such as chlorates and chromates. It also finds its use in 
ceramics, explosives, fertilizers, mineral water, tanning electroplating, shampoo 
preparations, process engraving and soft soaps, textile dyein g, bleaching and finishing 
oil, and photography. The Indian standard of Potassium Carbonate prescribes minimum 
purity and the percentage of heavy metal content such as lead, iron etc. The locally 
manufactured or imported Potassium Carbonate Anhydrous shall  conform to the Indian 
standard (IS 7129: 1992) 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 Standards Act 1986 and the Rules and Regula tions 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 Potassium Carbonate Anhydrous is being made mandatory  
to protect the human health and overall eco system.  G/TBT/N/IND/128  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Potassium Carbonate Anhydrous 
specification (IS 7129: 1992), as mandatory is attached.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six month from date of adoption  
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:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91-11-23383 428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
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