Government to tighten noose on toy sellers
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Last Updated: Apr 13, 2021, 11:31 PM IST
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The government will tighten noose on toy sellers selling non-certified toys. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body, is set to penalise toy sellers selling low quality toys.
The government will tighten the noose on toy sellers selling non-certified toys. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body, is set to penalise toy sellers selling low-quality toys. The government has made quality certification mandatory for toys from January this year to prevent the sale of low-cost toys which are hazardous to health.
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Govt to implement mandatory gold hallmarking from June 1
The government on Tuesday said it is fully prepared to implement mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts from June 1, 2021. Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present.
The Centre, in November 2019, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021. The government had given jewellers more than a year to shift to hallmarking and register themselves with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
But the deadline was extended for four months till June 1 after the jewellers sought more time to implement in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Govt to implement mandatory gold hallmarking from Jun 1
Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present.
Govt to implement mandatory gold hallmarking from June 1
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The government on Tuesday said it is fully prepared to implement mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts from June 1, 2021.
Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present.
The Centre, in November 2019, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021. The government had given jewellers more than a year to shift to hallmarking and register themselves with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
NEW DELHI: The government’s standards organization has asked all malls and airports to ensure no non-BIS certified toys are sold within their premises. Indian has banned the sale of non-BIS certified toys from January 1.
Chief of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Pramod Kumar Tiwari said they have sensitised the stakeholders about the new norm and for complete compliance. He said so far 250 toy manufacturers have obtained the BIS certification. Only seven months back there was not a single BIS certified manufacturer in India.
Sources said about 100 foreign companies have applied for licences, but so far none of them has got it. They added the primary aim of making BIS certification mandatory was to boost domestic manufacturing.
Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present. The Centre, in November 2019, had announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be made mandatory across the country from January 15, 2021. The government had given jewellers more than a year to shift to hallmarking and register themselves with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). But the deadline was extended for four months till June 1 after the jewellers sought more time to implement in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. “No extension has been sought. BIS is already fully energised and involved in giving approvals to jewellers for hallmarking,” Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan said.