Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023

The Central Government vide notification dated 30th September, 2023 has issued the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The Commencement of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022 is further extended from 1st day of October, 2023 till 1st day of January, 2024.

The amendment provides that when the an electronic product which is manufactured or packed or imported after the 15th July, 2022, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date:

1. Declare the name of the manufacturer or packer or importer, as the case may be, on the package itself and such declaration shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the address and other related information, in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself;
2. Inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the common or generic name of the commodity and where such package contains more than one product, then for the name and number or quantity of each product, in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself;
3. Inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the size and dimension of the commodity, in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself;
   Declare the telephone number and e-mail address, on the package itself and such declaration shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for other related information in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself;