India had notified the "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012" herein called the "Order" to the WTO with Notification G/TBT/N/IND/44 dated 19 October 2012. The Order prescribes safety standards for the notified products when sold in the domestic market.
As indicated in Addendum 1 to the original notification, the date of entry into force of the Order is 3 July 2013 with manufacturing units subject to specified conditions provided an additional period of three months i.e. up to 3 October 2013 for the entry into force of this Order.
This is to inform Members that India has published and made the following amendments/circulars/notifications to its Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements of Compulsory Registration) Order 2012:
i) Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Amendment Order, 2013 dated 25.6.2013
ii) Extension in date of coming into effect of the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 for Goods under testing with BIS Recognized Labs dated 2.7.2013
iii) Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) (Second Amendment) Order, 2013 dated 11.9.2013
iv) Notification concerning the Implementation of Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 30.9.2013
v) Circular 1 of 2013 Clarifications on compliance to the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 29.5.2013
vi) Circular 2 of 2013 Clarifications on compliance to the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 12.9.2013
vii) Circular 3 of 013 Extension in date of coming into effect of the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 23.8.13
The detailed texts of the above amendments/ circulars/notifications are available on the website www.deity.gov.in. Details of the Order are also available on the dedicated website of the Electronics Standards of India at www.electronicstds.gov.in.