[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 t o do in the 
public interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 
  
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Order may be called the Asbestos or Fibre 
Cement based Products (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 Official 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 of Indian 
Standards as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity 
Asses sment) 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 any of 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) 
Asbestos or Fibre 
Cement based Products  459:1992  Corrugated and Semi - Corrugated 
Asbestos Cement Sheets  
1592:2003  Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipes 
and Joints  
2096:1992  Asbestos Cement Flat Sheets  
2098:1997  Asbestos Cement Building Boards  
6908:1991  Asbestos - Cement Pipes and 
Fittings for Sewerage and Drainage  
13000:1990  Silica -Asbestos -Cement Flat Sheets  
8870:1978  Asbestos Cement Cable Conduits 
and Troughs  
9627:1980  Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipes 
(Light Duty)  
13008:1990  
  Shallow Corrugated Asbestos 
Cement Sheets  
14862:2000  Fibre Cement Flat Sheets  
14871:2000  Fibre  Reinforced Cement Products – 
Long Corrugated or Asymmetrical 
Section Sheets and Fittings for 
Roofing and Cladding  
  
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 -31032/16/2023 -CEMENT]  
  
  
  
(Sanjiv)  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India