G/TBT/N/IND/307  
13 September 2023  
(23-6088) 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 of 25 
kg Polymer Material s (IS 16703:2017)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Textiles – High 
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polypropylene (PP) Woven sacks for Packaging of 25 kg 
Polymer Materials (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 of 25 kg 
Polymer Materials to the Indian Standard, as amended from time to time, as sp ecified in 
the Table of the Order.  G/TBT/N/IND/307  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard prescribes requirements of HDPE/PP woven sacks suitable for 
packaging of 25 kg polymer materials in powder and granulat ed form, extrusion pelleted 
compounded materials and master batches. This standard defines terminology commonly 
used, sack description, sack dimensions, fabric construction details, testing and analysis 
and, performance criteria for sacks.  
For the purpose of this standard, the following shall apply; a fold inserted in longitudinal 
edges of woven fabric tube or sack, a sack manufactured from a gusseted woven fabric 
tube, flat tube closed at one end by folding and stitched bottom, a sack manufactured 
from non -gusseted flat tube of woven fabric, a flexible container made essentially from 
tubular woven fabric and closed at bottom with open top. The circumference of tube shall 
be ≥ 500 mm and ≤ 2 000 mm and circular woven fabric in the form of a flattened cylinde r 
cut into prescribed lengths.  
The Order seeks to ensure that the locally manufactured or imported goods shall conform 
to the Indian Standard (IS 16703:2017) 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 provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 and the Rules 
and Regulations made thereunder. Bureau of Ind ian Standards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority.  
8. Relevant documents:   
A copy of the Textiles – High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polypropylene (PP) Woven 
sacks for Packaging of 25 kg Polymer Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2023 is enclo sed. 
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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