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Centre eases metrology rules for first-time violators; says fix it first, face action laterUnder the Legal Metrology Act, businesses can address minor first-time procedural errors without incurring immediate penalties. The newly i...- Centre asks states to ease compliance under legal metrology overhaulThe Centre is urging states and Union Territories to speed up legal metrology reforms. This includes moving from a licensing system to a re...
- Govt examining possibility to introduce standard packaging for cooking oilThe Department of Consumer Affairs is looking into standard pack sizes for cooking oils. Industry bodies raised concerns about many differe...
- Govt expands scope of GATC, enables verification of CNG, LNG and hydrogen dispensersThe Centre has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, to expand verification infrastructure for weights...
- Kerala Cabinet full list: CM Satheesan to handle Finance, Ramesh Chennithala gets Home portfolioKerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has approved the portfolio allocation for the new UDF government, led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan. S...
- Deadline for comments on declaration on packaged commodities extended till Aug 30The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 make it mandatory to declare information like name and address of the manufacturer/ ...
- All breath analysers must be verified before sale or use: Consumer Affairs DepartmentNew draft rules aim to ensure accurate and standardized breath analysers for reliable enforcement actions, promoting public trust and enhan...
- Medical device packs will have to display key infoAll medical devices will have to bear details like retail price, country of origin, size and dimensions and consumer care details on the pa...
- Medical device makers may be exempted from packaging rulesThe Department of Pharmaceuticals, which has reconstituted the National Medical Devices Promotion Council, will hold its first meeting on W...
- Centre issues 63 show cause notices to makers, importers of weighing instrumentsIt has been observed that some manufacturers and importers of these instruments are selling the person weighing machines and kitchen scales...
- 200 notices issued to e-tailers during Jan-Nov for violation of 'country of origin' norm: CentreThe government has issued 200 notices to e-commerce players during the January-November period this year for violations of declaration of t...
- Govt sends 183 notices to e-commerce firms in last one year for violating country of origin provisionsUnder the Legal Metrology Act 2009, in the case of imported products, it is mandatory to declare country of origin, on the digital and elec...
- Govt raps Amazon, Flipkart over Country of Origin detailsSends notices asking companies to explain in 15 days why they shouldn't face action over missing information
- Government relaxes compliance with packaged commodities rulesThe government has also said that in the initial months of implementation of the said rules, there should be no prosecution for the shortco...
- E-retail players Amazon India, Flipkart seek time to adopt MRP normsThey are still to fully comply with the January 1 deadline, and have informed government officials that they will need more time given huge...
- Department of consumer affairs to file review petition against SC order on MRPThe Supreme Court in a recent order has allowed hotels and restaurants to sell pre packaged commodities above their MRP, arguing that they ...
- Government bans practice of dual MRP at airports, mallsAs per the order, which comes into force starting January 1, 2018, companies will not be allowed to charge a different price for water, sof...
- One product, one MRP: Government to disallow differential pricing at airports, malls and cinemasHigher prices for packaged goods at airports, malls to go. Medical devices have to display MRP. These rules will come into effect from Janu...
- Cases against Amazon, Flipkart for flouting packaging normsThese packages did not conform to the 'Package Commodity Rules, 2011,' the release said.
- Maharashtra government to soon come up with 'Overpricing Act'The Maharashtra government said it is in the process of promulgating an 'Overpricing Act' which will have provision of non-bailable offence...
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