The Legal Metrology Act 2009 contains several provisions aimed at regulating the law more effectively. The rules set out in the law are as follows: According to the Law on Legal Metrology, legal metrology is defined as the part of metrology that deals with weighing and measuring units, weighting and measuring methods, scales and measuring instruments in relation to mandatory technical and legal requirements to ensure public guarantee from the point of view of safety and accuracy. weights and measures. If you are a seller, importer, packer or manufacturer and you trade packaged products or packaged food, etc., you must register the legal metrology items covered by the Legal Metrology Act 2009, which is regulated by the Department of Legal Metrology. If you do not comply with this rule, you will be fined Rs 25,000 per director of the company and it can be extended to Rs 1,00,000 or punished by imprisonment of up to one year or both. This is a defect which, subject to the provisions of this Regulation, does not exceed the limits laid down in the Regulation. “Schedule” means a Schedule attached to these Regulations If the brand name and address of the trademark that the owner indicates on the label as the trader appears, the owner of the trademark is responsible for any violation of these rules and the necessary measures will be taken against the alleged manufacturer, and if more than one name and address appear on the label, the lawsuits are mainly directed against the manufacturer listed on the label and not against everyone. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs had previously issued a decision of 02. November 2021, the 2021 legal metrology rules were communicated, which should enter into force from 01 April 2022. According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, compliance with the Legal Metrology Act of 2009 by stakeholders ensures the accuracy and accuracy of the measurement, which plays a very important role in everyday life.
Transparent and efficient legal metrology creates trust in trade, industry and consumers and creates a harmonious environment for doing business. Current Rule 26 exempts certain products from compliance; they provide that packaging containing alcoholic beverages or spirits shall be subject to the legislation of the State of excise duty and to the provisions adopted pursuant thereto in the State in which it is manufactured. If your company is in partnership/partnership company has multiple partners/directors, then you can appoint one of the partners/directors to assume full responsibility for registration and other mandatory procedures for legal metrology, then the fine and penalty will be paid by the person designated by the company. According to the legal rules of metrology (pattern approval), manufacturers/importers of weighing and measuring instruments required by the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the rules promulgated therein must obtain approval from the Government of India before manufacturing or importing into India. The exemption in the new clause f only applies to the sale of finished products and the above product information must also be provided on e-commerce websites for online offers. Sale. A person or company that does not sell packaged products directly to a consumer, but distributes or sells these products through one or more intermediaries. `retailer` means, for any packaged product, a distributor who sells such packaging directly to the consumer and, in the case of packaging sold directly to the consumer, includes a wholesaler who makes such direct sales to the customer. In the case of prepackaged products, consumers should always take the packaging marked with the net quantity and not the raw quantity. In addition, it was clarified that no action will be taken against the manufacturer, packer or importer of prepackaged goods for acting on or after April 1, 2022 in accordance with the Legal Metrology (Packaged Products) Rules 2011, as amended by the Legal Metrology (Packaged Goods) Rules Amending the Rules 2021, published under G.S.R.
779 (E), made a declaration. of 02 November 2021. In order to ensure uniform application of laws relating to legal metrology issues throughout the country, the Government of India has promulgated various rules under the Legal Metrology Act. Each application shall be accompanied by at least two copies: –. Each package must bear the name, address, telephone number and, where applicable, e-mail address of the person who can be contacted in the event of a complaint from the consumer or the organization that can be contacted. 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg, 40 kg (only for white cement) and 50 kg. Legal metrology is a law designed to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, to regulate trade in and trade in weights, measures and other goods sold or distributed by weight, measure or number, and related or related matters. Export packaging cannot be sold in India, but if the manufacturer or packer has repackaged or relabelled the product, the packaging complies with the PCR rule in all respects (i.e.
mandatory time limits, net quantity, maximum allowable error, etc.). Address filling means the postal address where the factory is located, i.e. The consumer can easily identify and locate the manufacturer, packer or importer: The Packaged Products Rule falls within the scope of the Legal Metrology Act 2009, which states that no person may sell, import or manufacture packaged or pre-packaged goods without mentioning the mandatory time limit of the product. You submit an application with a prescribed format and government fee to the Director of the Controller Responsible for Registration. 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg then in multiples of 5 kg. The “date of minimum durability” or “consumption to date”, month and year are also indicated on the label. 3.6 liters, 3.7 liters, 3.8 liters, 3.9 liters and 4 liters and no This rule deals with the declaration of the retail price on the packaging. Previously, it was generally said that the package had to clearly indicate the MRP and that the price in rupees and paise was rounded down to the nearest rupee or 50 paise. Rs 50,000 for the named person and the company/enterprise, as the case may be for the second offence.
The Controller, Legal Metrology, is the competent authority to issue the license to the manufacturer/dealer/repair shop of W&M. Registration as packer/manufacturer/importer of packaged goods is also carried out by the controller. 2. The retailer or any other person, including the manufacturer, packager, importer and wholesaler, shall not sell packaged goods at a price above the PRM and shall not change the price shown on the packaged packaging used for packaging. It is a person or company that manufactures, supplies, packages or manufactures a final product of which that person or company is called the manufacturer. in the case of a product, the sale, distribution or supply of that product by retail stores or other devices intended for the consumption of an individual or group of individuals or another consumer; “wholesale package” means a lump sum which, after taking into account the fraction less than fifty paisa to be rounded down to the lower rupee, and a fraction of more than 50 paise and up to 95 paise to fifty paise.