G/TBT/N/IND/138  
13 February 2020  
(20-1137) 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 of chemicals and Petrochemicals, 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 diffe rent from above:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91 -11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.b iswas@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):  PYRIDINE 
(HS Code 2933 3100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Pyridine (Quality 
Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Pyridine is used as solvent in dyestuff industry, pharmaceutical 
industry and as a laboratory reagent. It is also used in the manufacture of drug 
intermediates like 2 - aminopyridine, 2, 6 -diaminopyridine, pheniramine, vitamins, 
adhevies, food flavouring agent etc. it is also used in the manufacture of pesticides. The 
Indian standard of pyridine stipulates minimum purity content, and maximum limit of 
impurities such as copper content, ammonium compounds, chlorides and sulphates 
etc.  Since pyridine finds application in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, its quality 
need t o conform to the BIS standards otherwise impurities present in Pyridine enter the 
animal & human chain. The locally manufactured or imported Pyridine shall conform to 
the Indian standard (IS 8058: 2018) and shall bear the standard mark under license from 
the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The use of standard mark is governed by the 
provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made 
there under. 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 Pyridine is being made mandatory to protect the human 
health and overall eco system.  G/TBT/N/IND/138  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Pyridine Specification (IS 8058: 
2018), as mandatory is attached.  
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 notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91-11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
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