G/TBT/N/IND/310  
13 September 2023  
(23-6091) 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:   
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 
Fertilizers (IS 9755:202 1)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Textiles – High 
Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers 
(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 Fertilizers 
to the Indian Standard, as amended from time to time, as specified in the Table of the 
Order.  G/TBT/N/IND/310  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This Indian standard is of HDPE/ PP woven sacks of 45 kg capacity for 
packaging of neem coated urea fertilizers and 50 kg capacity for packaging of other than 
neem coated urea  fertilizers, either produced indigenously or imported in bulk and 
repacked in sacks.  
Based on packaging capacity, the HDPE/PP woven sacks shall be classified as under: a) 
Type I — Sacks having nominal capacity of 45 kg for packaging of neem coated urea 
fertilizers; and b) Type II — Sacks having nominal capacity of 50 kg for packaging of 
other than neem coated urea fertilizers.  
The Order seeks to ensure that the locally manufactured or imported goods shall conform 
to the Indian Standard IS 9755:2021 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 provi sions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 and the Rules and 
Regulations made thereunder. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority.  
8. Relevant documents:   
A copy of the Textiles – High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Pol ypropylene (PP) Woven 
Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers (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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