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Govt issues show cause notices to weighing instruments makers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The Department of Legal Metrology has issued 63 show cause notices to manufacturers and importers of the weighing and measuring instruments for seeking details of compliance, the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Tuesday.
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CMAI welcomes government's latest notification on excluding loose garments
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 26 (ANI/PNN): The central government on Thursday issued a vital notification clarifying that Garments or Hosiery products sold in the loose form will not be covered under the provisions of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, subject to provi
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Garment industry given exemptions under Metrology rules to reduce complian
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The government has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the garment or hosiery sold in loose or open, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distributio
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Govt directs edible oil firms to declare correct quantity
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The union government has advised the edible oil manufacturers, packers, and importers to declare net quantity on packages in volume without temperature in addition to declaring the same in weight, as per an official statement released on Thursday.
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Edible oil makers asked to label package without mentioning temperature
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Edible oil manufacturers, packers, and importers have been asked to pack the commodity without mentioning the temperature at which it was packed and advised them to ensure that the quantity declared on the package in volume or mass is correct.
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GST on pre-packaged food items based on consensus
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The decision to impose 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on specified pre-packaged food items is based on the recommendation of the GST council, which has representation from both the Centre and the states, the government sources said.
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Goyal calls for decriminalisation of law to enforce weights and measures
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday called for decriminalisation of the Legal Metrology Act, which seeks to establish and enforce weights and measures standards in the country.
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National workshop to discuss decriminalization of Legal Metrology Act, 200
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Department of Consumer Affairs will organize a one-day 'National Workshop on Legal Metrology Act, 2009' on Monday with the purpose to take deliberations from all stakeholders on the issue of decriminalization of Legal Metrology Act, keeping a balance in co
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Centre amends Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for enhanc
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has omitted Rule 5 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), Rules 2011 defining the Schedule II prescribing the pack sizes of various types of commod
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Govt facilitates faster imports of key medical devices amid COVID-19 spike
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Centre on Friday decided to facilitate faster imports of key medical devices by relaxing the conditions for clearances under Legal Metrology (Packaging Rules 2011).
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COVID-19: Govt permits import of 17 medical devices with declarations afte
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The central government on Thursday permitted the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations required under the Legal Metrology Rules, 2011 after custom clearance and before sale amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
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Special team constituted in Goa to prevent hoarding in godowns
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Goa government has constituted a special team to verify the stock from the godowns of suppliers and wholesalers in the state, to check any possible hoarding or black marketing of essential supplies amid nationwide lockdown.
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