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13 February 2020  
(20-1134) 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):  
Phosphorous Trichloride (HS Code 2812 1021)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Phosphorous 
Trichloride (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Phosphorous Trichloride is used as a  chemical intermediate to 
produce a variety of products which are used in several applications including agricultural 
products, surfactants and metal extractants, flame retardants, additives for lubricants 
etc. The Indian standard   prescribes minimum purit y of Phosphorous Trichloride and 
maximum content of heavy metals. The locally manufactured or imported Phosphorous 
Trichloride shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 4581:1978, reaffirmed 2015) and 
shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bure au 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 Phosphorous Trichloride, Technical is  being made mandatory 
to protect the human health and overall eco system.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Phosphorous Trichloride Specification 
(IS 4581: 1978, reaffirmed 2015), as mandatory is attached.  G/TBT/N/IND/127  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six month 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. +91-11-23383 428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/IND/20_1149_00_e.pdf  
 