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8 April 2019  
(19-2211) 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:  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 different from above:   
Shri Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 (A)  
Department of Chemicals and Pe trochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 23383428  
Fax: 23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@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):  
Poly Aluminium Chloride  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Poly Aluminium 
Chlori de Quality Control Order, 2019 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Poly aluminium Chloride is used for the water treatment 
industry as a coagulant for quick removal of impurities such as microscopic suspended 
matter and algae from water. It  is a cost effective and efficient chemical, used by all 
municipal and Public Health Department for treatment of water supply.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Poly aluminium Chloride is used in the water treatment industry as a 
coagulant for quick removal of impurities such as microscopic suspended matter and algae 
from water. It is a cost effective and efficient chemical, used by all municipal and Public 
Health  Department for treatment of water supply. In order to ensure availability of safe 
and pure water for public use, it is of imperative to make the standard mandatory to 
protect the human health.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Indian Standard Poly Aluminium Chloride - specification (IS 15573:2018)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  six month from date of adoption  G/TBT/N/IND/91  
 
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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 Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 (A)  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bha wan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. 23383428  
Fax: 23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
 