Certification marks in India

India has a comprehensive system of product certifications governed by laws made by the Parliament of India at various times. These certifications are managed by various agencies, and hold various statuses before the law. Some of these marks are mandatory for such products to be manufactured or to be placed in the Indian market while some of the marks hold only an advisory status. All the industrial standardisation and industrial product certifications are governed by the Bureau of Indian Standards often abbreviated as BIS,[1] the national standards organisation of India, while standards for other areas (like agricultural products) are developed and managed by other governmental agencies.

Certification marks

The state enforced certification marks presently in India are (alphabetical list):

Other marks

These are mandatory marks or labels required by the law in India, but are not exactly certifications marks (alphabetical list).

  • Toxicity label is mandatory on the containers of pesticides sold in India. It identifies the level of toxicity of the pesticide in four levels
  • Either the Vegetarian mark (green dot symbol) or the Non-vegetarian mark (brown dot symbol) is mandatory for packaged food products to distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.

Non-statutory marks

There are other non-statutory certification marks or schemes in India which are promoted by the Government of India, by policy, or through governmental or semi-governmental agencies. But these certifications bear no legal status in the nation and are purely promotional in nature.

Examples of such certifications are:

See also

References

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