1. BIS Certification Scheme
Anuj Bhatnagar
Director/Scientist -E

2. 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

3. 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 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
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Established on 1 April 1987 under BIS Act, as statutory body

4. 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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

15. 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

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

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

18. 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 (Pt.1) Residual current operated circuit breakers for household and similar uses - (Pt.1) : Circuit breakers without integral overcurrent protection (RCCBs)
IS (Pt.2) Residual current operated circuit breakers for household and similar uses - (Pt.2) : Circuit breakers with integral overcurrent protection (RCVOs)
IS AC Watt-hour meters, class 0.5, 1 & 2
IS ac static watt-hour meters, class 1 & 2
IS ac static transformer operated watt-hour and VAR- hour meters, class 0.2S & 0.5S
IS (Pt1 &Pt 2) Self ballasted lamps for general lighting services Part 1 Safety requirements and Part 2 Performance requirements
IS 8144 Multipurpose dry batteries

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

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

21. 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 technology sectors
No. of licences in operation - 867

22. 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

23. 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)=

24. 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.

25. 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

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

27. Supervisory Controls on the Licensees

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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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.

36. 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

37. 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)

38. Thank you Any Questions