BIS Certification Scheme Anuj Bhatnagar Director/Scientist -E

Standardization in India Organized standardization activity in India started with establishment of Indian Standards Institution (ISI) in 1947 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) took over work of ISI through enactment of BIS Act (1986) by the Indian Parliament

Genesis of BIS Institution of Engineers(India) acting as the Indian Committee of British Standards Institution since 6 August 1919 Government of India resolution on 3 September 1946 for establishment of Indian Standards Institution Indian Standards Institution (predecessor of Bureau of Indian Standards)set up on 6 January 1947 Objectives Promoting standardization ,quality control and simplification in industry & commerce ISI Certification Mark Act, 1952 Product certification scheme launched in 1955-56 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Established on 1 April 1987 under BIS Act, 1986 as statutory body

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK Section 10 General Powers Section 11 , 12 Violations: Misuse of ISI Mark etc Section 14 Powers for Mandatory Certification BIS ACT 1986 Section 15 Powers to grant / cancel licence etc Section 25 Powers to appoint Inspecting Officers Section 26 Powers to conduct search & seizure Section 33 Penalties for violations Rule 9 Establishment of Standard Mark BIS Rules 1987 Rule 12 Powers to conduct inspections Rules 20, 21 Appointment & Powers of Inspecting Officers BIS (Certification) Regulations, 1988

BIS ▲PARWANOO HQ - Delhi 5 Regional Offices 34 Branch Offices in 24 locations 5 Inspection Offices 8 Labs

Main Activities Standards Formulation Certification Product Hallmarking of Jewellery & Artefacts Quality Management System Environmental Management System Occupational Health and Safety Management System Food Safety Management System Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Service Quality Management Systems Foreign Manufacturers & Indian Importers Laboratory Management & Testing International Activities Training Services Others Information Services Enforcement Consumer Affairs & Standards Promotion Sale of Standards

Standards Formulation At a Glance Standards in force ~ 18623 Harmonized with ISO/IEC Standards ~ 4766 (82%) Division Councils 14 Sectional Committees 312 Technical experts ~ 12542

CERTIFICATION Product Certification Management System Certification For domestic Markets Certification schemes for foreign manufacturers and Indian importers Other International Certification Schemes such as IECEx Hallmarking of Precious Metals Eco-marking Management System Certification Quality Management System Certification (QMS) Environmental Management System Certification(EMS) Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS) Food Safety Management System (FSMS) Service Quality Management Systems (SQMS) Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points(HACCP) Hallmarking of Gold & Silver Jewellery and artefacts Certification schemes for Foreign Manufacturers and Indian Importers

Intended for quality conscious manufacturers BIS PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME Primarily voluntary Intended for quality conscious manufacturers Based on mutual trust Involves random surveillance So far Minimal enforcement, more thrust on enforcement in times to come

BIS Product certification Third Party Certification Scheme One of the world’s largest Certification Marks Schemes. Started in 1955 First licence granted on 8 August 1955. Operated through a network of 5 Regional, 34 Branch and 5 Inspection Offices throughout India with Headquarters at New Delhi.

Product Certification 2898 licences granted during 2009-10. 23495 licences in operation Covers almost 1050 products 81 products covered under mandatory certification due to reasons of human health and safety.

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Modeled on ISO Guide 28 Conforms to ISO Guide 65 ISO TYPE 5 SCHEME Almost 1050 Products Voluntary Scheme

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION - VOLUNTARY IMPORTS EXPORTS BIS AGMARK & OTHERS EIC DOMESTIC

MANDATORY PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Policy for Mandatory Certification Health Safety Security Infrastructure Mass Consumption Protection of local population against spurious imported products

Mandatory Certification Infant Milk Products and Milk Powder Packaged Drinking Water and Natural Mineral Water Cement Electrical Appliances and Switchgear Dry Cell Batteries Clinical Thermometers Steel Tubes Pressure Stoves Gas Cylinders, Valve Fittings and Regulators Diagnostic Medical X-Ray equipment Plastic Feeding Bottles Constant Speed Diesel Engine Steel Sheets and wires Automotive Tyres and Tubes

Major Product Groups under Mandatory Certification Product Category Issuing Date of Authority enforcement Cement DIPP, Min of Commerce 2003 & Industry LPG Cylinders DID, Min. of Industry 1987 Electrical Wires, Cables, DIPP, Min. of Industry 2003 Appliances and Protection Devices and Accessories Infant Milk Products DGHS, Min. of Health 1997 Pressure Stoves DIPP, Min. of Industry 1997 Mild Steel Tubes DID, Min. of Industry 1983 Packaged Drinking Water DGHS, Min of Health 2000 and Natural Mineral Water Clinical Thermometers Min. of Consumer Affairs 2001 Multiple Dry Batteries Min. of Consumer Affairs 1987

Mandatory BIS Certification Total 81 Products Through DGFT Notification, Import of these Products also covered under Mandatory Certification

Mandatory Certification in Electrical products IS 302(Pt2/Sec-3) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances -Electric Iron IS 302(Pt2/Sec-30) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances- Electric radiators IS 302(Pt2/Sec-201) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Electric immersion water heater IS 302(Pt2/Sec-202) Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Electric stove IS 418 Tungsten filament general service electric lamps (upto 100 W) IS 694 PVC insulated cables for working Voltages upto and including 1100 V IS 3854 Switches for domestic and similar purposes IS 8828 Electrical Accessories - Circuit Breakers for over current protection for household and similar installations IS 9968 (Pt.1) Elastomer insulated cables (Pt.1): For working voltages upto and including 1100V IS 12640 (Pt.1) Residual current operated circuit breakers for household and similar uses - (Pt.1) : Circuit breakers without integral overcurrent protection (RCCBs) IS 12640 (Pt.2) Residual current operated circuit breakers for household and similar uses - (Pt.2) : Circuit breakers with integral overcurrent protection (RCVOs) IS 13010 AC Watt-hour meters, class 0.5, 1 & 2 IS 13779 ac static watt-hour meters, class 1 & 2 IS 14697 ac static transformer operated watt-hour and VAR- hour meters, class 0.2S & 0.5S IS 15111 (Pt1 &Pt 2) Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services Part 1 Safety requirements and Part 2 Performance requirements IS 8144 Multipurpose dry batteries

Product certification Mark of BIS Licence Number (A seven digit number, represented as CM/L-_____________)

Additional Standard Marks Toilet Soap Disinfectant Fluid Helmet 15 Kg Square Tin Vanaspati Packed in flexible pouch

Quality Management Systems (QMS) Management System Certification Quality Management Systems (QMS) BIS is working in competition with other certification agencies including foreign agencies in this sector ISO 9000 adopted in 1988 Certification Launched in Sep 1991 RvA Accreditation - 26 technology sectors No. of licences in operation - 867

Management System Certification S no. Management system Launched in standard No. of licensess 1. QMS 1991 ISO 9000 867 2. EMS 1997 ISO 14000 141 3. OHSMS 2003 IS 18001 47 4. HACCP 1998 IS 15000 2 5. FSMS 2006 ISO 22000 3 6. SQMS 2007 IS 15700

Hallmarking of Jewellery Launched in April 2000 Scheme is voluntary in nature Gold Hallmarking to be made mandatory Licences in operation= 8116 Assaying and Hallmarking Centres = 155 No of articles hallmarked (in millions)= 87.693

GRANT OF LICENCE NORMAL PROCEDURE SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE Recording Applicant to submit application duly filled with application fees Stages Recording Preliminary Visit Sample Conformance Licence Granted Licence expected to be granted in 120 days SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE Applicant submits a) complete information of manufacturing, testing and other details in self evaluation-cum-verification report b) Test Report from BIS recognized lab/NABL accredited/ other labs as agreed by BIS Verification visit by BIS in 15 days Licence Granted Licence expected to be granted in 30 days.

Certification Process – Normal procedure Application - Scrutiny and registration Preliminary Factory evaluation Testing of samples - In factory and laboratories Grant of licence Surveillance Periodic factory visits Factory sample testing Market sample testing Review of licence Renewal Expiry/cancellation

Monitoring and Operation of System Certification Marks Management System (CMMS) Software developed by NIC Officer based

Supervisory Controls on the Licensees

Support to Product Certification LABORATORY TESTING Support to Product Certification MORE THAN 100 LABS RECOG NISED TEST 1650 PRODUCTS MORE THAN 30 000 SAMPLES TESTED ANNUALLY in BIS Labs 6 LABORATORIES ACCREDITED TO ISO/IEC 17025 8 CAPTIVE BIS LABS

BIS CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS SCHEME FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS SCHEME FOR INDIAN IMPORTERS -Launched in September 1999. -Allows Grant of BIS Standard Mark to Foreign Manufacturers and Indian Importers. -Prime Objective of the scheme Regulating the quality of imports

BIS Certification Scheme for products manufactured overseas Scheme for Foreign Manufacturers 129 licences granted in 21 countries such as China, France, Germany, Hungry, Singapore UAE, South Korea, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand Indonesia, Bhutan,,Japan, Srilanka etc. Products certified include Packaged Drinking Water, Cement, Wood Products, Steel Products, Milk Products, Clinical Thermometers, Tyres, Cables, Electrical Accessories, Energy meters, MCBs Feeding Bottles etc. Scheme for Indian Importers 3 licences in operation

Process for Certification for foreign manufacturers APPOINT AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE IN INDIA. FILL APPLICATION FORM (Downloable from BIS Website) User Friendly Form Composition of Top Management Description of product Indian Standard applicable To be signed by CEO/Authorised Representative Also to be counter-signed by Indian Representative

Process for Certification for foreign manufacturers: Cont. Submit to BIS (along with following Documentation) Incorporation/Registration of Firm. Documents supporting QA System Quality Manual Quality Plan for applicable Indian Standard Processes and Interaction of Processes etc. List of Manufacturing Facilities Equipment Range etc. List of Test Equipment Capacity/test range/least count Calibration Status

Process for Certification for foreign manufacturers: Cont. Submit to BIS (contd…) Test Report (s) from Independent Laboratory Details of other Certifications Operated Product System Safety etc. Documents relating to establishment of Indian Liaison/ Branch Office and Authorized Indian Representative Route Map of Factory (Location) Plant Layout

Process for Certification for foreign manufacturers: Cont. Pre-licence Inspection at Manufacturer’s Premises (By BIS or Authorised Representative) Purpose To ensure applicant has the infrastructure. Manufacturing Testing Competent Personnel

Process for Certification for foreign manufacturers: Cont. Drawing Sample of Product for Testing if Infrastructure found adequate Sample of Raw-material and Packaging also to be drawn if it is normative requirement. Submission of acceptance/undertaking STI (Scheme of Testing and Inspection) Payment of Marking and other Charges Grant of Licence if the Sample (s) Passes in Independent Testing and Undertaking submitted.

Financial Implications For GRANT OF LICENCE APPLICATION FEE US $ 25 approx. PROCESSING FEE US $ 300 (to be paid after recording of application) PRELIMINARY VISIT CHARGES (To be paid in advance) Expenditure on Travel for applicable class Visa expenses Per Diem allowance

Financial Implications: Cont. FOR OPERATION OF LICENCE US $ 2000 as Minimum Marking Fee for one operative year plus marking fee on unit rate basis for respective Indian Standards as applicable to domestic manufacturers Annual Licence Fee US $ 25 approx. Costs Associated with Surveillance (Same as that for Preliminary visit)

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