NOTIFICATIONFOR COCONUT FATTY ACIDS  
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: 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 different from above:  
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Additional Secretary, 
Room No-341, A Wing, 
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, 
ShastriBhawan, New Delhi 
Telephone No. 011-23383428  
Fax: 011-23073682 
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Coconut 
Fatty Acids (HS Code 38231900) 
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Coconut Fatty 
Acids(Quality Control) Order, 2021 (1 page, in English) 
6. Description of content: Coconut Fatty Acids are produced by the hydrolysis of 
Coconut Oil. Coconut Fatty Acids comprise of about 90% saturated fatty acids. The 
main fatty acids are Lauric Acid, which constitutes about 50% of total fatty acids 
obtained from coconut oil. Coconut Fatty Acids are used in the manufacture of Soaps 
and their derivatives like coco diethanol amide and coco mono ethanol amide. The 
large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of low 
purity.So, for protection of human health and environment, the standard ofCoconut 
Fatty Acidsneeds to be made mandatory. The locally manufactured or imported 
Coconut Fatty Acidsshall conform to the Indian standard (IS12069:1987) 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 Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing 
authority.   7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The standard of Coconut Fatty Acids is being made mandatory to protect 
the human health and overall eco system.  
8. Relevant documents:  Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard ofCoconut 
Fatty Acids specification (IS 12069:1987), as mandatory is enclosed. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Yet to be decided. 
Proposed date of entry into force: Six month from date of adoption. 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of upload on WTO website. 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Additional Secretary, 
Room No-341 , A Wing, 
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, 
ShastriBhawan, New Delhi 
Telephone No. 011-23383428  
Fax: 011-23073682 
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
 
    
[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii)] 
  
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers  
(Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals)  
  
Order                     
                                                                                                       
 New Delhi, the   October, 2021    
  
S.O.--------(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian 
Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central 
Government being of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public 
interest and after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards, hereby makes the 
following order, namely:- 
  
1.      Short title, commencement and application. –  (1) This order may be called the 
Coconut Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2021. 
  
(2)   It shall come into force on the one hundred and eighty- first day from the date of its 
publication in the Official Gazette. 
  
(3)   It shall apply to goods or articles specified in column (1) of the Table below, but shall not 
apply to such good or articles meant for export. 
  
2.         Conformity to standard and compulsory use of Standard Mark.- Goods or 
articles specified in column (1) of the  said Table shall conform to the corresponding Indian 
Standard specified in column (2) of the said Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a 
licence from the Bureau of Indian Standard as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of 
Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. 
  
3.         Certification and enforcement authority.- The Bureau of Indian Standards  shall 
be the certifying and enforcing authority in respect of the goods or articles specified column 
(1) of the said Table. 
  
4.         Penalty for contravention. - Any person who contravenes the provisions of this 
order shall be punishable under the provisions of the said Act. 
  
  
Table 
Goods or articles Indian Standard Title of Indian Standard 
(1) (2) (3) 
Coconut Fatty Acids IS 12069:1987 Coconut Fatty Acids— Specification 
  
  
(File No. C-II-13012/01/2021-Chem. II) 
  
  
Samir Kumar Biswas 
Additional Secretary