G/TBT/N/IND/222  
16 November 2021  
(21-8635) 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:   
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Additional Secretary,  
Room No -341 , A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383428  
Fax: 011 -23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
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:   
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):  
Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids (HS Code 38231900); Fatty acids, industrial, 
monocarboxylic; acid oils from refining (excl. stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids) 
(HS 382319)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified docume nt: Hydrogenated 
Rice Bran Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2021 (1 page, in English)  
6. Description of content:  Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids is obtained by splitting, 
distillation and hydrogenation of rice bran oil or by hydrogenation of distil led fatty acids 
obtained by splitting of rice bran oil. Rice Bran Fatty acids are used in the manufacture of 
soaps.  The large quantity usage and imports of Fatty acids and possible health impact of 
low purity. So, for the protection of human health and the  environment, the standard of 
Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids needs to be made mandatory. The locally 
manufactured or imported Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids shall conform to the Indian 
standard (IS 12361:1988) 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 the standard mark is 
governed by the provisions of the 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 Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fa tty Acids is being made G/TBT/N/IND/222  
 
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  mandatory to protect human health and the overall ecosystem. Protection of human 
health or safety; Protection of the environment . 
8. Relevant documents:   
 Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Hydrogenated Rice Bran Fatty Acids 
specification (IS 12361:1988), as mandatory is enclosed.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
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 Samir Kumar Biswas  
Additional Secretary,  
Room No -341 , A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383428  
Fax: 011 -23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
 
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