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3 February 2020  
(20-0782) 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:   
1. For issue relating to : Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Control, 2020:  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India 
2. For issue relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures:  
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)  
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:   
1. For issue relating to : Ethylene Glycol (Quali ty Control) Control, 2020:  
Mr Kashi Nath Jha  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India,  
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, Room no. 341 -A wing,  
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi: 110001  
Tel: +91 -11- 23383756  
Email: jspc-cpc@gov.in   
2. For issue relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures:  
Mr. H J S Pasricha  
Scientist – F & Head (Certification)  
Central Marks - I , Manak Bhawan  
Bureau of Indian Standards  
9, B.S. Zafar Marg,  
New Delhi - 110002  
Tele: +91 -11-23231903  
e-mail: cmd1@bis.org.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, otherw ise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  IS 5295 
Ethylene Glycol (HS code 29053100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ethylene Glycol 
(Quality Control) Control, 2020 (1 page (s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Order seeks to ensure conformity to Ethylene Glycol listed 
in the Schedule to the specified Indian Standard.  G/TBT/N/IND/121  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Keeping in view the health, safety and environment for  prevention of 
deceptive practices and National safety . 
8. Relevant documents:   
A copy of Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Control, 2020 is attached.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  One Hundred and eighty days 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. R. K. Soni 
Director  
Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals  
Room no. 234 A -wing, Shastri Bhawan  
Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi - 110001  
Tele: +91 -11- 2338 6047  
Email: rk.soni28@nic.in  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/IND/20_0745_00_e.pdf  
 