G/TBT/N/IND/317  
21 September 2023  
(23-6298) 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 for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)  
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 differe nt from above:   
Shri Kundan Kumar  
Deputy Secretary  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone: +91 -11-23062651  
Email: kundan.kumar72@nic.in  
Website: https://dpiit.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 addit ion, where applicable):  
Asbestos/Fibre Cement based Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Asbestos/Fibre 
Cement based Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Asbestos/Fibre Cement based Products (Quality Control) Order, 
2023.  
Asbestos Cement (Fibre Cement) products are made with a mix of Chrysotile Fibres (9%), 
Cement (about 40%), Fly Ash (about 30%) and the rest being wood pulp and water.  
The corrugated and se mi-corrugated asbestos cement sheets  have been used in India for 
over 80 years. Being weather -proof, fire -resistant, non -combustible, and corrosion 
resistant, these sheets are durable practically ageless and maintenance free.  
The Asbestos Cement pressure p ipes and joints  are corrosion and erosion -free and need 
no maintenance or replacement once properly laid and jointed. They are also very cost -
effective. Asbestos cement pressure pipes are being used in this country for more than 
60 years and considerable experience is av ailable in regard to their use, over ground and 
underground, for water supply pressure mains.  G/TBT/N/IND/317  
 
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  The asbestos cement flat sheets  are either water cured or humid cured and are mainly 
used for external wall claddings, partitions, false ceilings, panelling, furn iture and dado 
work.  
The Asbestos cement building boards  are mainly used as interior fittings where no load 
or little load comes on them such as partitions, furniture and Dado work.  
The Asbestos - Cement Pipes and Fittings are also used for sewerage and dr ainage. The 
pipes shall be made from a thorough and homogeneous mixture of clean asbestos fibre, 
33 grade ordinary Portland Cement conforming to IS 269:1989 or Portland Slag Cement 
conforming to IS 455:1989 or Portland Pozzolana Cement conforming to IS 148 9:1976, 
and water. Addition of siliceous filler is also permissible.  
The silica-asbestos -cement flat sheets  are cured by high pressure steam curing process 
known as autoclaving and are mainly used for false ceilings, partitions, block boards, sign 
boards, outdoor hoarding, wall panelling, cladding and for cable trays.  
The Asbestos cement cable conduits and troughs  are being used for laying power and 
telecommunication cables.  
The Asbestos cement pressure pipes  are being used in this country for a number of y ears 
and considerable experience is available in regard to their manufacture and use for water 
supply.  
The asbestos cement corrugated sheets with shallow corrugation  are also being use in 
our country.  
The Fibre Cement Flat sheets  are intended for external applications such as cladding 
facades, curtain walls, soffits, etc., and sheets intended for internal use such as partitions, 
floors, ceilings, etc., with a wide range of properties appropriate to the type of application. 
These s heets may have either a smooth or textured surface.  
The Fibre Reinforced Cement Products  are non -asbestos fibre cement flat sheets. 
Specially formulated and treated synthetic organic fibres and cellulose fibres have been 
used in practices for the manufactu re of this product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
To be published in the Gazette of India  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The date of notification in E -Gazette  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six month from the date of notification in E -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 Kundan Kumar  
Deputy Secretary  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone: +91 -11-23062651  
Email: kundan.kumar72@nic.in  
Website: https://dpiit.gov.in/  
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