Current Rule 26 exempts certain products from compliance. This article examines important regulatory changes and their potential impact on manufacturers and businesses. Packaging containing alcoholic beverages or spirits is subject to the state excise duty laws and regulations promulgated thereunder in the state in which it is manufactured. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has published a notice dated March 28, 2022, communicating the 2022 Legal Metrology Rules for Packaged Products. The rules will be implemented from 1 October 2022. Consumer protection has always been at the heart of all policy formulation. The Department of Consumer Affairs is committed to protecting the interests of these consumers through these rules by obtaining the right quantity of goods for the value they pay. Brands need to be aware that non-compliance with these rules can affect their entire industrial operations, and companies need to assess changes in order to take timely action under the 2022 Packaged Products Rules. The Legal Metrology Act 2009 contains several provisions aimed at regulating the law more effectively. The rules enacted under the Act are as follows: In addition, the amended rules clearly stated that no proceedings will be brought against the manufacturer, packager or importer of prepackaged goods for making a declaration on or after April 1, 2022.1 However, there are few conditions under this exception that these items bear the name and address of the manufacturer or owner of the mark or country of origin. from which the part is imported.
Bear size indicators items according to international standards such as S, M, L, XL, etc., items with consumer service number and email address of brand owner or manufacturer, MRP in Indian rupees. In addition, no action will be taken against the manufacturer, packer or importer of prepackaged goods for making a declaration under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Products) Rules, 2011, as amended by the Legal Metrology (Packaged Products) Amendment Rules, 2021, effective April 1, 2022. Background: The Legal Metrology Division of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has notified a proposed amendment to the Legal Metrology Rules (Packaged Products) 2011. The department, in order to allow greater use of technology in the digital age, to declare the mandatory declaration via the QR code, which can be scanned to display declarations such as the address of the manufacturer, packer or importer, the common or generic name of the goods, the size and dimension of the goods and customer service details, except for phone number and email address. On September 30, 2022, the Ministère de la Consommation, de l`Alimentation et de la Distribution publique extended the implementation date of the 2022 Regulation of Amendment for Legal Metrology (Packaged Products) from October 1, 2022 to December 1, 2022. Metrology is the science of measurement, and these standards and measurement scales change from country to country. Indian Metrology Act, is a comprehensive law that covers various commercial transactions, industrial measures and measures necessary for public safety in general. This change will allow the industry to report the information processed digitally via the QR code. This allows important statements to be efficiently declared on the packaging label, while other descriptive information can be communicated to the consumer via the QR code. Although the effective date of the amendment is January 1, 2023, importers, manufacturers, trademark owners, etc. can also apply these new changes immediately.
In the previous amendment, namely the Legal Metrology (Packaged Products) Rules (Second Amendment) of 2022, the authorities allowed sellers of electronic devices to declare descriptive information of the device by QR code. Important information that must be declared on the device and detailed information via QR code for electronic devices. Otherwise, all prepackaged goods were previously required to declare all information printed on the device or packaging. The exemption in the new clause f only applies to the sale of finished products and the above product information must also be made available on e-commerce sites for online sales. If you would like to know how Lexology can advance your content marketing strategy, please email [email protected]. Another addition to these exceptions was added by the Department of Consumer Affairs, clause f of Rule 26. Clause f states that clothing and stockings sold in bulk or opened at the point of sale and not as packaged products where the consumer can check the items before purchasing them are exempt from the tax. In addition, this indication of the unit selling price is not required for prepackaged goods where the retail selling price is equal to the unit selling price.