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10 February 2020  
(20-1023) 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):  Hydrogen 
Peroxide (HS Code 2847 0000)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hydrogen 
Peroxide (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Hydrogen peroxide  is mainly used as an oxidizing  and bleaching 
agent in industry and also as disinfectant. The standard specifies acidity of the product and 
maximum percentage of impurities like iron, copper, lead and arsenic etc. The locally 
manufactured or imported Hydrogen Peroxide shall conform to t he Indian standard (IS 
2080:1984, reaffirmed 2016) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the 
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Bureau of Indian Standards of the State Governments 
shall be the enforcing authority.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The standard of of Hydrogen Peroxide is being made mandatory to protect the 
human health and overall eco system.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Hydrogen Peroxide Specification 
(IS 2080:1984, Reaffirmed 2016), as mandatory is attached.  G/TBT/N/IND/133  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  six months from date of adoption  
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_1048_00_e.pdf  
 