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10 February 2020  
(20-1025) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if differ ent from above:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91 -11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.bi swas@gov.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  PHENOL 
(HS Code 2907 1110)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Phenol (Quality 
Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Phenol is used as an antiseptic, germicide and disinfectant. It is 
also used in the manufacture of dyes, picric acid. It finds industrial applications such as 
Phenol Formaldehye resins, poly carbonates, laminates, plywood, expoxides, phonexy 
herbicides and numerous pharmaceutical drugs. This standard of Phenol prescribes 
minimum assay of Phenol. The locally manufactured or imported Phenol shall conform to 
the Indian standard (IS 538: 2000) and shall bear the standard mark under license from 
the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The use of standard mark is governed by the 
provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made 
there under. Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The standard of Phenol is being made mandatory to protect the human health 
and overall eco system.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Phenol Specification (IS 538: 2000), 
as mandatory is attached.  G/TBT/N/IND/135  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The QCO shall come into force on the Ninety first 
day from the date of the its publication in the Official Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91-11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
https:// members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/IND/20_1050_00_e.pdf  
 