Certification marks in India

India has a comprehensive system of product certifications governed by laws made by the Parliament of India at various times. These certifications are managed by various agencies, and hold various statuses before the law. Some of these marks are mandatory for such products to be manufactured or to be placed in the Indian market while some of the marks hold only an advisory status. All the industrial standardisation and industrial product certifications are governed by the Bureau of Indian Standards often abbreviated as BIS,[1] the national standards organisation of India, while standards for other areas (like agricultural products) are developed and managed by other governmental agencies.

Certification marks

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The state enforced certification marks presently in India are (alphabetical list):

Other marks

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labels required by the law in India, but are not exactly certifications marks (alphabetical list).

  • Toxicity label is mandatory on the containers of pesticides sold in India. It identifies the level of toxicity of the pesticide in four levels
  • Either the Vegetarian mark (green dot symbol) or the Non-vegetarian mark (brown dot symbol) is mandatory for packaged food products to distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.

Non-statutory marks

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There are other non-statutory certification marks or schemes in India which are promoted by the Government of India, by policy, or through governmental or semi-governmental agencies. But these certifications bear no legal status in the nation and are purely promotional in nature.

Examples of such certifications are:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards".
  2. ^ "Directorate of Marketing and Inspection. 'Promotion of Standardization and Grading of Agricultural and Allied Produce'". Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ^ Ministry of food processing industries. Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Basmati certification in India. Basmati Export Development Foundation.
  5. ^ Spices Board of India. 'Organic certification mark'. Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ APEDA. 'National Standards for Organic Products.'
  7. ^ Bureau of Indian Standards. Official web site. 'Product Certification Schemes.'
  8. ^ Department of Ayush. 'AYUSH Mark'. Archived December 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Voluntary Certification Scheme For Ayush Products. Introduction.
  10. ^ Voluntary Certification Scheme For Ayush Products. Use of the Mark.
  11. ^ Tea Board. 'Darjeeling Tea'.