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Bureau of Indian Standards
MRA’s – The Indian
Experience
Anupam Kaul
Director
Central Marks Department
Bureau of Indian Standards
Bureau of Indian Standards
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT IN INDIA
BIS
(Member
ISO/IEC)
System
Certification
Bodies
NABCB
(QCI)
Inspection
Bodies
Member IAF
STANDARDS
Regulatory
Bodies
Specialist
Bodies
NABL
(DST)
ACCREDITA
TION
Member APLAC/
ILAC
NPL
Metrology
Testing/
Calibration
Labs
Lab
Assessment
Personnel
NABAT
(QCI)
Auditing /
Training
Personnel
Bureau of Indian Standards
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS in
INDIA
The main Acts/Regulations/Control orders to regulate trade :
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954
Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003
Meat Food Product Order 1973
Milk And Milk Product Order 1992
Bureau Of Indian Standards Act, 1986
Standards On Weight And Measurement Act 1976
Livestock Importation Act 1898
AGMARK Act 1937
The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act
Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963
Essential commodities Act
Indian Explosives Act
Energy Conservation Act, 2001
Bureau of Indian Standards
INDIA – REGULATORY AGENCIES
IMPORTANT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN QUALITY REGULATION
Directorate General of Health Services
PFA
Ministry of Food Processing Industry
FPO
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
BIS & EC Acts
Directorate of Marketing and Inspection
AGMARK
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Plant Quarantine
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
MMPO
Department of Legal Metrology
Weights & Measures Act
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Energy Conservation Act
Chief Controller of Explosives
Indian Explosives Act
Directorate General of Mines Safety
Coal Mines Regulations
Ministry for Road Transport
CMVR
Central Pollution Control Board
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PRODUCT CERTIFICATION - MANDATORY
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BIS for
109
Products
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FOREIGN TRADE –
QUALITY REGULATION
FOR IMPORTS:
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Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Relevant Regulatory Agency
BIS for 109 Products
FOR EXPORTS:
Export Inspection Council for about 1000 notified
products (Food, footwear, chemicals,
engineering, leather, jute etc)
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Mandatory BIS Certification
109 Products
• Food Colours & Food Additives
• Cement
• Gas Cylinders
• Electrical Appliances
• Infant Milk Products
• Pressure Stoves
• Steel Tubes
• Miners’ Safety Equipment
• Packaged Drinking Water and Natural Mineral Water
• Thermometers
Bureau of Indian Standards
BIS Certification activities
• Product certification Schemes
– For Domestic industry
– Foreign Manufacturers Certification
Scheme
– Indian importers Certification Scheme.
No Accreditation at present
• Management System Certification Schemes
– Domestic
Accreditation by RvA
Bureau of Indian Standards
FOREIGN TRADE - KEY PROBLEMS
 Developed countries apply stricter SPS/TBT measures and control to
developing countries
 Burden of proof to establish equivalence is on exporting country
 Controls in developing countries weak and fragmented
 SPS/TBT requirements incompatible with production and marketing
systems
 Costs for needed changes act as trade restrictions (resources,
infrastructure constraints)
 National Standards are not harmonized with ISO / IEC /Codex
Standards in all sectors
 Accreditation of inspection/certification bodies
 SPS/TBT Points not effective
 Information on importing country requirements not available
Bureau of Indian Standards
PROBLEMS DUE TO MULTIPLE
AGENCIES
• CONFUSION AMONG EXPORTERS FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES AS TO WHICH ARE THE ACTUAL NATIONAL
STANDARDS
• MULTIPLICITY OF CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES /
OPERATIONAL DIFFERENCES
• THE NEED TO NEGOTIATE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
REQUIREMENTS WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES
• SEPARATE AGREEMENTS REQUIRED FOR EXPORTS
AND IMPORTS
• DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH AMONG AGENCIES
INVOLVED
Bureau of Indian Standards
MOUs / MRAs : Present Status
BIS
• Agreement with Bhutan to extend
Certification Services, 1997
• Agreement with Nepal to conduct
inspections for each other, 2004
• MOU with Bangladesh (to be signed) for
exchanging information
• MRA with Sri Lanka (under negotiation) for
mutual acceptance of results
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MOUs / MRAs : Present Status
EIC
• Designated Competent Authority by EC for marine
products
• Recognised by USFDA for Black Pepper
• Recognised by Australian Quarantine & Inspection
Service in December 2002 for marine products
• Recognised by Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)
for 85 products (Agreement signed in December 2002)
Bureau of Indian Standards
MOUs / MRAs : Present Status
Government
• Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between
Governments of India and Singapore which includes mutual
acceptance of conformity assessment results based on Guide 65,
ISO / IEC 17025 in Sectors such as Food, Electrical &
Electronics, Telecom, Agriculture and meat products (likely to
finalize in Nov 2004)
• Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between
Governments of India and Sri Lanka, includes mutual
acceptance of conformity assessment results (areas under
regulated sector to be identified)
• Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area among 7 SARC
countries. The Agreement provides for free trade in goods
among SAARC member countries. Group MRA as per Guide 68
proposed.
Bureau of Indian Standards
MRA 5 Stage Model
BIS has evolved a 5 Stage MRA model,
designed on gradual confidence building
among 2 or more MRA partners. This model
is under negotiation with SLSI Sri Lanka
and will also be proposed to other SAARC
countries for mutual acceptance of Product
Certification results both in mandatory as
well voluntary sectors, where Standards are
harmonized.
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MRA 5 Stage Model
Phase 1 :Carrying out surveillance inspections and
drawal of samples for independent testing on request
Phase 2 : Authorize each other for carrying out precertification evaluation of applicant units
Phase 3 : Accept Results of samples tested in each
other’s accredited laboratories to importing country’s
standards
Phase 4 : Accept Inspection / Test Reports of each
other (after harmonization of Standards and practices)
for taking certification decisions
Phase 5 : Grant licence based on similar licence
granted by MRA partner and continue on same basis
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MRA with Singapore
• Framework Agreement between Governments
• Each country shall appoint a Designating
Authority for Imports and For Exports
• DA shall designate the conformity Assessment
body in relevant fields based on guide 65
accreditation in consultation with counterpart
DA
• Importing country to accept Certification
granted by Designated CAB
• Certification restricted to territory of specific
countries
Bureau of Indian Standards
RESOLVING ISSUES-INDIAN FOCUS
• Participating in international standardization –
systematize, review standards & harmonize
• Harmonization within country – ROLE CLARITY
• Regulatory bodies to be trained on Conformity
Assessment Guides and Standards
• Strengthening Notification System
• Transparency
 All standards & CA procedures to be centrally notified
 Requirements of importing countries made available
• Conformity Assessment Infrastructure
 Labs – identify and strengthen sectorwise & NETWORK
 Product Certification bodies to get accredited to Guide 65
Bureau of Indian Standards
Danke
gut
Dhanyavad
Merci
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