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18 November 2019  
(19-7843) 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 for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)  
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 different from above :  
Shri Binod Kumar  
Under Secretary to the Government of India  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Room No, 368, Udyog Bhawan  
New Delhi – 110011, India  
Tel: +91 -11-23061526  
Fax: +91 -11-23061526  
Email: binod.kumar52@nic.in  
Website: http://www.dipp.nic.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):  Steel 
Tubes, Tubulars and Other Wrought Steel Fittings, Steel Tubes for Structural Purposes 
and Steel Tubes Used f or Water Wells  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Steel Tubes 
(Quality Control) Order, 2019 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Steel Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2019 - details as per the 
draft Gazette n otification attached.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  (i)  Higher level of quality, reliability and consistency; (ii)   Protection of 
environment; (iii) Health safety of Consumers  
8. Relevant documents:   
To be published in the Gazette of India  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Come into force after six month from the date of 
its publication in the official Gazette.  G/TBT/N/IND/113  
 
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  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:   
Shri Binod Kumar  
Under Secretary to the Government of India  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Room No, 368, Udyog Bhawan  
New Delhi – 110011, India  
Tel: +91 -11-23061526  
Fax: +91 -11-23061526  
Email: binod.kumar52@nic.in  
Website: http://www.dipp.gov.in  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/IND/19_6538_00_e.pdf  
 