. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/IND/44 
19 October 2012  
 (12-5675) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Electronics & In formation Technology (DEITY),  
Ministry of Communications and Inform ation Technology, 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 different from above :   
India - WTO-TBT Enquiry Point 
Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhavan 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 
New Delhi 110 002, India 
Tel.:  + 91-11-23230342, 23231082, 2323 0131, 2323 3375 Telefax:  + 91-11-2323 9399 Email:  info@bis.org.in  
Website:  http://www.bis.org.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):  List of 15 Products 
notified in Schedule to the "Electronics a nd Information Technology Goods (Requirements 
for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012". 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: "Electronics and 
Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012" 
has been notified by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology vides 
Notification No. 8(14)/2006(Vol. III) date d 7 September (8 Pa ges, in English). 
6. Description of content:  All the notified products when sold  in the domestic market shall 
comply with the safety standard spec ified in the Schedule to the Order.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety.  G/TBT/N/IND/44 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
(i) "Electronics and Information Technol ogy Goods (Requirements for Compulsory 
 Registration) Order, 2012" notified by the Department of Electr onics and Information 
 Technology; (ii) IS 616: 2010 (Audio, Video and Si milar Electronic Apparatus - Safety 
Requirements); 
(iii) IS 13252: 2010 (Information Technol ogy Equipment - Safety - General 
Requirements); 
(iv) IS 302-2:26: 1994 ( Safety of household a nd similar electrical appliances: Part 2 
Particular requirements : Section 26 Clocks); 
(v) IS 302-2-25:1994 (Safety of household and similar electr ical appliances: Part 2 
Particular requirements: Se ction 25 Microwave ovens). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Yet to be published in the Official Gazette. 
It shall come into force on the expiry of six 
months from the date of its publication in 
Official Gazette. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of this notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
INDIA, WTO-TBT Enquiry Point 
Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhavan 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg 
New Delhi 110 002, India 
Tel.:  +91-11-23230342, 23231082, 2323 0131, 2323 3375 Telefax:  +91-11-2323 9399 Email:  info@bis.org.in , Website:  http://www.bis.org.in/  
Or from the website of DEITY:  http://deity.gov.in