G/TBT/N/IND/287  
3 July 2023  
(23-4493) 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:   
Ministry of Textiles  
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 Rajeev Saxena  
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles  
Room No -340, 
Ministry of Textiles,  
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi 110011  
Telephone No. 011 -23063069  
Email: Rajeev.71@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):   
1. IS 5405:2019 Sanitary napkins - Specification (second revision)  
2. IS 17349:2020 Medical textiles - Shoe covers – Specification  
3. IS 17354:2020 Medical textiles - Dental bib/Napkins – Specification  
4. IS 17509:2021 Disposable baby diaper – Specification  
5. IS 17514:2021 Reusable sanitary pad/ sanitary napkin/ period panties – 
Specif ication  
6. IS 17630:2021 Medical Textiles - Bed sheet and pillow cover – Specification  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Medical Textiles 
(Quality Control) Order, 2023; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023 - (copy of the 
draft QCO attached)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
To increase standard and quality of Medical TextilesProtection of human health or 
safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/IND/287  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023, to be published in the Gazette of India. A 
copy of the same is attached.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023 shall 
come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of its publication in the Official 
Gazette.  
Exception:  
For Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the QCO shall come into force on th e 
expiry of One Year from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette, w.r.t 
the standards mentioned below  
1. IS 5405:2019 Sanitary napkins - Specification (second revision),  
2. IS 17349:2020 Medical textiles - Shoe covers – Specification , 
3. IS 17354:2020 Medical textiles - Dental bib/Napkins – Specification  
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 Rajeev Saxena  
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles  
Room No -340, 
Ministry of Textiles,  
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi 110011  
Telephone No. 011 -23063069  
Email : Rajeev.71@gov.in  
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