G/TBT/N/IND/308  
13 September 2023  
(23-6087) 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 differ ent from above:   
Shri Deepak Mishra,  
Joint Secretary,  
Room No -340C, A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383756  
Fax: 011 -23070104  
Email: dcpc.pc.qco@gov.in  
For issues related to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures:  
Shri H.J.S. Pasricha  
Scientist -F and DDG (Certification & CSMD)  
Central Marks -I, Manak Bhawan,  
Bureau of Indian Standards  
9, Bahadur Shah Zafar  Marg,  
New Delhi -110002  
Tel:-011-23231120  
e-mail:- scgc@bis.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 addition, where applicable):  Textiles - 
Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg 
Cement (IS 16709:2017)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Textiles - 
Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg 
Cement (Quality Control) Order, 2023; (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Order seeks to ensure conformity of the Textiles - 
Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg 
Cement to the Indian Standard, as amended from time to time, as specified in the Table 
of the Order.  G/TBT/N/IND/308  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard prescribes the requirements of block bottom valve sacks made 
from PP woven laminated fabric for packaging, storage and distribution of 50 kg 
cement.These sacks have additional advantages of less environment pollution at the time 
of packing and transportation, reduced loss of cement during subsequent handl ing of 
sacks, resistant to ingress of moisture, pilferage proof packaging, better stackability and 
better aesthetics.  
This standard, shall apply; for volume of air flowing or passing through the perforated 
walls of the sack at designated air pressure in un it time, biaxially oriented polypropylene 
film, joining together of fabric by the application of heat to close the tube at both ends to 
form a closure, extrusion coating of thin film of polymer on woven fabric surface to 
improve barrier to moisture vapor, flat tube closed at one end by folding, forming and 
heat welded bottom in a hexagonal shape. It is an intermediate product during block 
bottom sack manufacturing process. areas of a fabric tube which are superposed. Bottom 
or top of the sack, are formed in  to closure by overlapping areas of the transverse edges 
of a tube which are superposed and heat welded, rectangular strip of a woven fabric with 
both side lamination, heat welded to ends of a sack to strengthen top and bottom 
closures, holes pierced throu gh the laminated or coated fabric sack walls to facilitate air 
release during filling or bagging process, flexible container made essentially from tubular 
woven fabric closed at least at one end with open top or closed at both end with valve for 
filling; u sually at top corner, circular woven fabric in the form of a flattened cylinder cut 
into prescribed lengths, a spout in the form of a flattened tube, normally situated at one 
corner of the top closure of the sack through which the sack is filled, and which , after 
filling, does not readily allow reverse flow of the filled contents, an insert of woven fabric 
with both side lamination, incorporated at one corner of the top closure to form filling 
valve, tube closed at both ends by folding, forming and heat wel ding the ends in a 
hexagonal shape and provided with a valve for filling, usually at top corner.  
The Order seeks to ensure that the locally manufactured or imported goods shall conform 
to the Indian Standard (IS 16709:2017) and shall bear the standard mark under license 
from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II of the Bureau 
of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The use of standard 
mark is governed by the provisions of Bureau of Indian Sta ndards Act, 2016 and the Rules 
and Regulations made thereunder. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority.  
8. Relevant documents:   
A copy of the Textiles - Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks 
for Packaging of 50 kg Cement (Quality Control) Order, 2023 is enclosed.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  One Hundred and Eighty Days from the date of its 
publication in the Official 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 Deepak Mishra,  
Joint Secretary,  
Room No-340C, A Wing,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 011 -23383756  
Fax : 011 -23070104  
Email: dcpc.pc.qco@gov.in  
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