G/TBT/N/IND/258  
5 May 2023  
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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 for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)  
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 differe nt from above:   
Shri Bikram Nath  
Deputy Director  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone: +91 -11-23038939  
Email: bikram.87@gov.in  
Website: https://dpiit.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):  Cookware 
and Utensils  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Cookware and 
Utensils (Quality Control) Order, 2023; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Cookware and Utensils (Quality Control) Order, 2023  
Stainless Steel Cookware: Utensils made of stainless steel used for cooking, serving 
and storage of food. It inc ludes cooking utensils, serving utensils, table utensils and 
storage utensils.  
Wrought Aluminium Utensils:  any utensils manufactured from aluminium or its alloys 
in wrought form which can be used for cooking, baking, serving or storing of solid/ semi -
solid/ liquid food, water and household provisions.  
Stainless Steel Sinks of Domestic Purposes are sit -on or inset type stainless steel 
sinks used for domestic purposes.  
Round Open Top Sanitary Cans for foods and drinks: A rigid metal container made 
of tinplate  which can be hermetically sealed for packing of thermally and non -thermally 
processed foods and drinks like fruit vegetable and dairy products, synthetic beverages, 
meat and fish products etc.  G/TBT/N/IND/258  
 
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  Aluminium cans for beverages:  is a single -use container up to 500-ml capacity for 
packing of beer and carbonated beverages.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  In order to minimize health hazard to consumers as well as to enhance the 
safety of human, this QCO is bein g introduced as the said products for the protection of 
human health or safety. ; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
To be published in the Gazette of India  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The date of notification in E-Gazette  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of notification in E -
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 Bikram Nath  
Deputy Director  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Vanijya Bhawan  
New Delhi – 110001, India  
Telephone: 230388939  
Email: bikram.87@gov.in  
Website: https://dpiit.gov.in/  
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