[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 sub -sections (1) and (2) of  section 16 
read with section 17 and sub -section (3) of section 25 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 Welding  Rods  
and Electrodes  (Quality Control)  Order,  2023.  
(2) It shall come into force with effect from six months from the date of  publication 
of this notification:  
Provided that for Micro and Small Enterprises, as defined under The Micro, Small 
and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), it shall come into 
force with effect from twelve months from the date of publication of this 
notification.  
2. Compulsory use of Standard Marks. - Goods or articles specified in the  column (1) 
of the Table below s hall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard  specified in 
column (2) of the said Table and shall bear the Standard Mark  under  a license  from  
the Bureau  as per Scheme -1 of Schedule -II of the  Bureau  of Indian  Standards  
(Conformity  Assessment)  Regulations,  2018:  
Provided  that nothing  in this Order  shall  apply  to goods  or articles  manufactured 
domestically  meant  for export:  
Provided  further that nothing  in this Order  shall  apply  to goods  or articles  
manufactured domestically by an enterprise, registered under "Udyam portal"  of the 
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, wherein the investment in plant 
and machinery or  equipment at original cost does not exceed twenty -five lakh and the  turnover  does not exceed  two crore rupe es for the previous  financial  year as 
certified by a Chartered Accountant shall be exempted from implementation of  the relevant 
Quality Control Order.  
 
3. Certification and enforcing authority. - The Bureau shall be the certifying  and 
enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the column (1) of  the said 
Table.  
4. Penalty for contravention. - Any person who contravenes the provisions of this 
Order 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) 
Welding  Rods  and 
Electrodes  814:2004  Covered  electrodes  for manual  
metal  arc welding  of carbon  and carbon 
manganese  steel 
6419:1996  Welding  rods and bare electrodes  for 
gas shielded  arc welding  of 
structural  steel 
 
Note: For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including  the 
amendments issues thereof, as notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from  time to time 
shall  apply  from  the date of such notification.  
 
(F. No. P-29026/9/2022 -LEI)  
 
 
 
(Sanjiv)   
Joint  Secretary