Notification, 2012

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MINISTRYOF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 5th June, 2012

G.S.R.427(E).-Ih exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), read with, clause (j) and (q) of sub-section (2) of section 52 of the legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the legal Metrology (PackagedCommodities)Rules, 2011, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the legal fo7etrology(Packaged CommOdities) Amendment Rules, 2012.

(2) Save as otherwise providedI these rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the OffiCialGazette.

2. 'Inthe~Le,ga"'~1etrology(PackagedCommodities) Rules, 2011,­

(a) .'nne ·5$haJl benumbered .assub-rule (1) thereof and after sub-rule (1) as so-nurnberedtne (fdllowin,9sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- '\'(2) \When.one 'or more packages intended for retail sale are grouped tIi)getfilerfor 'being sdldf.as a retail package on promotional offer, every , package of tile :grC1.qli)Shall comply with provisions of rule 6.

(3) ~.ithstanding arryt1tjng contained in the Second Schedule, the manufacturer or lmpo.rtef may sell the value based package in terms of Rs.l0/- after makfng the other declarations specified in rule 6."

(b) in rule 6,-

(i) in sub-rule (1), for the words "Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954)" the words "Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006)" shall be substituted;

(ii) after sub-rule (6), the following sub-rule shan be inserted, with effect from 1st day of January, 2013, namely:- '(7) Every package containing the genetically modified food shall bear at the top of its principal display panel the words \\GMu.,

(c) rule 33 shall be numbered as sub-rule (1) thereof and after sub-rule

(1) as so numbered the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- "(2) The Central Government may, after sscertalnlnq the genuineness of a case stated in the application permit a manufacturer or packer or importer to pack or sell of the packages other than specified in the Second Schedule for a maximum period of one year by relaxing the rules."

(d) for the Second Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:- "THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See rule 5) Commodities to be packed in specified quantities The following rommodities shaJi be packed in such Quantities by weight measure or number as are specified in the corresponding entries against them.

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2. i Weaning fOOd. i : 3. I Biscuits ! thereafter in multiples of lOOg up to 1 kg and thereafter I . i I in mUltiplesof SOOg up to 5 leg. I :: I I f------ --r'---·---~-;;;----I---------- '.' ----1 I udIng SOg and there after in of multiples SOg upto 5009 and I4. brown bread butter and I 9, 1 kg, 2 kg, Skg, and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. II m~~ I Jr----:-r-= ~-r-··-~~:o::=~::~:~,SQOg,1 k9~g, I ", I i 7, I Coffee i 200g, 2509, SOOg, 1kg, 1.5kg, 2kg and thereatter in II I I multiples of lk9: Ir···-········----·~Ir·---·-·--+----25; no _ ' .. , ~ ~l . 8. Tea I i ii I ! SOOg,lkg and thereafter in multiplesof lkg. I;------..--,--- . r---'_'-----'-- _,_,_,~ I I Materials which i I. I I Below Sog no restriction, SOg, 759, 100 g, 200 g, 2SOg, ,. may be i . i . /' 400g, 450g,500 g, 750g, 1 kgand thereafter In multiples /19. f constituted or I ofl~ 1 reconstlMed as I j' ! '(S6g and 61g for medical purpose only): I beverages. I r i II I and thereafter in multiples of S kg. If net quantity is > Edible Oils 1 : 10 Vanaspatl, SOOm!,1 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 5 fitre and thereafter In I ! I - """" '" I - ..." S ""' "'" ... "" ......" """' be_III I I by mass also in the same size of letters!numerals I !.-----·..- ..----I~---------+-~~~==:-:~j .. Non-soapy ! ;

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TIlE GAZETIE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PAKT n-sec. 3(ii») flour, atta, rawa I and I ! and sup. I thereafter in fTllitjplesof 5 kg. I iii 750g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiplesof 5 k9~' I [~~=__~~~[=~=~~__I __.] 1 I (a) L.auncJry 251), SOg, 75g, l00g, 125g, 1509 and thereafter in I 'SoaP multiples of 509. II I,-- 1_.. . .

I ' I detergent 200g, 2509, 300g and thereafter Inmultiplesof 1009 , I cakes/ bars.

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(c) Toilet Soap I including all 15g, 251),50g, GOg, 75g, 1009, 1251),150g and thereafter I t I · kinds of bath I inmt.dtipIes of 509· I I soap (cakes). I _J I 16. I drinks, non- I 24Om1,250 mi, 300 ml, 330m1(in cans only), JSOmI, I , litre, 4 litre and S Utre.

and drinking 1 litre, 1.5 litre, 2 litre, 3 litre, 4 litre, 5 litre and in I I water muItlpIes of 5 litre. I i . Ir---·-..----r~ ..-->-"-· --_..__ .'- .

i I (a) Paint (other I I than paste paint I i 1 or solid paint) titre,S litre and thereafter in multiplesof Slitre. I I I varnish, varniSh ! "i! I 1 I stains, enamels. I I r I litre, 3.6, litre, 3.7 litre, 3.8 litre, 3.9 Ittre and 4 Htreand. , no restriction above 4 Htre. 1 _J~.-..---------

(e) in the Fourth Schedule, against serial number 15, for the entry in column 3 the entry "weight or volume" shall be substituted.

RAJIV AGARWAL, Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, vide, notification.,.. '....,/ number

G.S.R.202(E), dated 7th March, 2011 and last amended, vide, notification Printed by the Manager,Governmentof India Press, Ring Road. Mayapuri, New Oelhi-IIOOtJ4 and Publishedby the Controller of Publications, Delhi-I 10054.

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