G/TBT/N/IND/292  
11 August 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 of Chemicals and Petrochemicals  
For issues related to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures: Bureau 
of Indian Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority de signated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different 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 Zafa r 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):  Poly Vinyl 
Chloride (PVC) Homopolymers (IS 17658:2021)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Poly Vinyl 
Chloride (PVC) Homopolymers (Quality Control) Order, 2023; (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Order seeks to ensure conformity of the Poly Vinyl Chloride 
(PVC) Homopolymers to the Indian Standard, as amend ed from time to time, as specified 
in the Table of the Order.  G/TBT/N/IND/292  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  PVC is used on a large scale for a variety of applications and has become an 
indispensable part of our dai ly lives. Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC is a polymer manufactured 
by the polymerization of Vinyl Chloride monomer. Manufacturing of PVC resin involves 
use of initiators, catalysts, suspension agents, chain transfer agents etc. These resins are 
used in conjunct ion with a host of additives and ingredients at the downstream processing 
stage for conversion. Products are made from PVC resin through various processes like 
Extrusion, Injection moulding, Blow moulding, Dip moulding, Coating, Thermoforming, 
Calendaring,  etc. These final products are used for a variety of applications, some of which 
are in direct contact with food and drinking water.  
The Order seeks to ensure that the locally manufactured or imported goods shall conform 
to the Indian Standard (IS 17658:2021) and shall bear the standard mark under license 
from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as per Scheme -II of Schedule -II of the Bureau 
of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The use of standard 
mark is governed by the pr ovisions 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 Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Homopolymers (Quali ty 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 the date of being uploaded on the website of 
the WTO.  
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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