TV under Compulsory Registration, Imports too must go through same Procedure

[MeitY Notification S.O. 1929(E) dated 26 April, 2023]

Subject: Amendment to the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021”

S.O. 1929(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 16 read with sub section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, (11 of 2016), the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following amendments to the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021”:

(i)  The Para 2 of the aforesaid Order shall be read as:

Compulsory use of standard mark:-Goods or articles specified in the column (2) of the Schedule below shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard given in the column (3) of the said Schedule and shall bear the ‘Standard’ Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per Scheme-II of Schedule-II of Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, provided that nothing in the Order shall apply in relation to manufacture of goods or articles, as specified in the column (2) of the said Schedule for export which conform to the specification required by the foreign buyer. Further, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology may exempt, the application of this order to specific article or type or range of products mentioned in the Schedule for reasons to be recorded in writing and as identified by it from time to time.

(ii) The following entry be added at S. No. 64 in the Schedule of the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021.

S. No

Goods or Articles

Indian Standard

Title of Indian Standard

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

64.

Television Sets

IS 18112:2022

Digital Television Receiver for Satellite Broadcast Transmission —Specification

2. The provisions of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021” shall apply on the Goods or articles as specified in the column (2) added to the schedule of the said Order by virtue of this notification for conforming the corresponding Indian standard as specified in the column (3), on the expiry of two years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

[F. No.: W-47/7/2023-IPHW-MeitY]