The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on October 06, 2023, issued the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2023 to further amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
The following amendments are as stated:
•In rule 6, which states “Declarations to be made on every package”, in sub-rule (1), in clause (d) after the third proviso, the following has been inserted with effect from April 01, 2024, namely:
Provided also that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to spare parts and accessories used to service with a warranty and not sold to end customers:
Provided also that for electronic products, spare parts, and accessories, the declaration of month and year of manufacture shall be specified anywhere on the retail package visibly and legibly.
• In rule 6, which states “Declarations to be made on every package”, in sub-rule (11), after the second proviso, the following proviso has been inserted, namely:
“Provided also that declaration of unit sale price is not required for a combination package or a group package or a multi-piece package, under these rules or any other law for the time being in force.”
• In rule 26, which states “ Exemption in respect of certain packages” in clause (f), in the first proviso, for item (iii), the following item has been substituted, namely:
“(iii) Size of the product in metric notation in terms of cm or m, as the case may be, or with internationally recognizable size indicators such as S, M, L, XL, XXL, and XXXL along with details in metric notation in the terms of cm or m, as the case may be.”
• In rule 26, which states “ Exemption in respect of certain packages”, after clause (f), the following clause “(g)” has been inserted, namely:
“(g) it contains loose commodities ordered through e-commerce channels, where consumers are aware of the ordered commodity, its type, and quantity: Provided that such commodities shall bear the following information, namely:
(i) Name and address of manufacturer or marketer brand owner importer or seller with the country of origin or manufacture in the case of imported products;
(ii) Consumer care email ID and phone number;
(iii) Retail sale price of the package inclusive of all taxes in the Indian currency; and
(iv) Net quantity, in terms of the standard unit of weight or measure, or where the commodity is sold by number, the number of the commodity.
• In the FOURTH SCHEDULE, against serial number (11), for the entry in column 3, the entry “weight or volume and if the net quantity is declared by volume, the net quantity shall also be declared by weight” has been substituted.
This Notification will come into force from January 01, 2024.
[Notification No G.S.R. 722(E)]
