[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii)]  
  
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY  
(DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE)  
  
ORDER  
                                                                                             New Delhi, the ------- , 2023     
  
S.O.-------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards 
Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the  Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is 
of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the 
following Order, namely: - 
  
1.Short title and commencement . – (1) This Order may be called the Plywood and Wooden flush 
door shutters (Quality Control) Order, 2023.  
  
(2) It shall come into force on the expiry of six month from the date of publication of this 
notification  in the Official Gazette : 
Provided that in relation to  micro and small enterprises as defined in clauses (h) and (m) 
respectively of Section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 
(27 of 2006), it shall come into force on the expiry of  twelve month from the date of 
publication of thi s notification.  
  
2.Compulsory  use of Standard Mark. – Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the Table shall 
conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the Table and shall bear the 
Standard Mark under a license from the  Bureau  of Indian Standards  as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II 
to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:  
  
Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles 
manufactured   domestically for export . 
  
3.Certification and enforcing authority. –The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying 
and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the Table.  
  
4.Penalty  for contravention. –Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Ord er shall be 
punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.  
  
TABLE  
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
303:1989  Plywood for general purposes  Plywood and 
Wooden flush door 
shutters  
  2202 (Part 1):1999  Wooden flush door shutters (solid core type) - Plywood face 
panels  
710:2010  Marine plywood  
5509:2021  Fire retardant plywood  
1328:1996  Veneered decorative plywood  
2191 (Part 2):2022  
  Wooden flush door shutters (cellular and hollow core type) 
- Particle board and hardboard face panels  
2191 (Part 1):2022  
  Wooden flush door shutters (cellular and hollow core type) 
- Plywood face panels  
2202(Part 2): 2022  Wooden flush door shutters (Solid core type) – Particle 
Board and Hardwood Face Panels  
4990: 2011  Plywood for concrete shuttering works - Specification  
10701: 2012  Structural plywood - Specification  
  
  
Note . - For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the 
amendments thereof, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time, shall apply .   
  
(File No. P -14031/9/2023)  
  
(Sanjiv ) 
 Joint Secretary  to the Government of India