1. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT IN INDIA BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

2. GENESIS OF BIS
INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION [NOW KNOWN AS BUREAU OF INDIAN
STANDARDS( BIS)] SET UP ON 6 JANUARY 1947
BIS IS FUNCTIONING UNDER MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION, GOVT OF INDIA
NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY OF INDIA
OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARENA
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND EXPORTS
CONSUMER PROTECTION

3. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS IN INDIA
Some Acts/Regulations/Control Orders to regulate trade in India :
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954
Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003
Fruit Products Order, 1955
Meat Food Product Order 1973
Milk and Milk Product Order 1992
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986
Standards on Weight and Measurement Act 1976
Livestock Importation Act 1898
AGMARK Act 1937
Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963
Essential commodities Act,1955
Indian Explosives Act,1884
Energy Conservation Act, 2001

4. INDIA – REGULATORY AGENCIES
IMPORTANT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN QUALITY REGULATION
Directorate General of Health Services
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
Directorate of Marketing and Inspection
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Department of Legal Metrology
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Chief Controller of Explosives
Directorate General of Mines Safety
Ministry for Road Transport
Central Pollution Control Board
Bureau of Indian Standards

5. Certification Activities of BIS
- Product Certification
Scheme for Indian Manufacturers
Foreign Manufacturers Scheme
Indian Importers Scheme
Hallmarking of Gold and Silver Jewellery
- Management Systems Certification
Quality Management System (IS/ISO 9001)
Environmental Management Systems (IS/ISO 14001)
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (IS18001)
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) (IS – CODEX based)
Service Quality Management System (IS/ISO 15700)
Information Security Management System (IS/ISO 27000)
Food Safety Management System (IS/ISO 22000)

6. Certification Activities of BIS (Contd.)
OPERATING UNDER AN ACT OF INDIAN PARLIAMENT (BIS ACT 1986)
OFFERS THIRD PARTY ASSURANCE, BASED ON WELL DEFINED SCHEME OF TESTING AND INSPECTION AND ENSURING ADEQUACY OF IN-PROCESS QUALITY CONTROL.
BASICALLY VOLUNTARY IN NATURE.
68 PRODUCTS ARE HOWEVER COVERED UNDER MANDATORY CERTIFICATION DUE TO REASONS OF HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY.
OPERATED THROUGH A NETWORK OF 5 REGIONAL,33 BRANCH AND 5 INSPECTION OFFICES THROUGHOUT INDIA WITH HEADQUARTERS AT NEW DELHI.

7. Certification Activities of BIS (Contd.)
Supported by:
- Testing Laboratories.
BIS Labs
Other Labs
All Accredited by National Laboratory Accreditation
Scheme according to ISO/IEC 17025
Traceability to APLAC/ILAC.

8. PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
Modeled on
ISO Guide 28
Conforms to
ISO Guide 65
ISO TYPE 5
SCHEME
Almost
1000
Products
Voluntary
Scheme

9. TYPE 5 SCHEME Type testing and assessment of factory quality control
and its acceptance followed by surveillance that takes
into account audit of factory quality control and testing of
samples both from factory and open market

10. CERTIFICATION PROCESS [A] GRANT OF LICENCE
Acceptance of STI
Preliminary
Inspection
Testing of Samples
Application
Manufacturer
Acceptance of MF
GRANT OF LICENCE

11. CERTIFICATION PROCESS [B] MONITORING/SURVEILLANCE
Surprise
visits
Renewal
of Licence
every
ONE/TWO
Years
LICENSEE
Review of
Performance
Testing in
Factory
Market
Samples
Testing in
Independent
Labs
Complaint/Feedback
Investigation

12. Mandatory BIS Certification
68 Products
Cement
Gas Cylinders
Electrical Wires, Cables, Appliances and Protection Devices and
Accessories
Infant Milk Products
Pressure Stoves
Steel & Steel Products (w.e.f )
Packaged Drinking Water and Natural Mineral Water
Thermometers

13. Certification Scheme for Foreign Manufacturers and Indian Importers
93 licences granted in 16 countries such as France, UAE, South Korea, Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand Bhutan,China,etc.
Products certified include Packaged Drinking Water, Cement, Wood Products, Steel Products, Milk Products, Clinical Thermometers, Energy Meters, Electrical Appliances & Switchgear items etc.
Scheme for Indian Importers
5 licences granted for Strainer Type Filter, small size Spark plug Ignition Engines

14. Quality Management Systems Certification
ISO 9000 adopted in 1988
Certification Launched in Sep 1991
RvA accreditation technology sectors
No. of licences in operation – 1400
Operating under an Act of Parliament (BIS Act 1986).

15. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION
BIS ADOPTED ISO SERIES OF STANDARDS
CERTIFICATION STARTED – 1997
SECTORS COVERED
CEMENT, TEXTILES & ALLIED PRODUCTS
NUCLEAR, THERMAL AND STEEL PLANTS
ENGINEERING & CHEMICAL UNITS

16. IECQ BIS WAS APPROVED AS CERTIFYING MEMBER UNDER IECQ SYSTEM IN MAY OPERATION OF IECQ IN INDIA BIS - NATIONAL AUTHORIZED INSTITUTE (NAI) OVERALL RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT BIS - NATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (NSO) FORMULATION OF STANDARDS STQC - NATIONAL SUPERVISORY INSPECTORATE (NSI) APPRAISAL AND SURVEILLANCE NPL - NATIONAL CALIBRATION SERVICES (NCS) – AND OTHER REGIONAL LABS OF STQC (CALIBRATION SUPPORT SYSTEM)

17. The IECEx Scheme Electrical Apparatus for Explosive Atmospheres
Single international certification scheme
Provides for a single IECEx certificate of conformity
India has become a Member Body in August 2006 and is in the process
of becoming a certification body.

18. IECEE CB Scheme
BASIC PRINCIPLE
The CB Scheme is based on the principle of Mutual Recognition by its Members of Test Certificates for the purpose of issuing third-party certification Marks at National Level.
CB Scheme

19. IECEE CB SCHEME
IEC SYSTEM FOR CONFORMITY TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
POPULARLY KNOWN AS CB SCHEME
INITIALLY INTRODUCED AS SAFETY CERTIFICATION SCHEME
PRESENTLY COVERS WHOLE GAMUT OF CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
BIS AND STQC AS NCBs BUT NO DUPLICATION
TESTING LABS UNDER CB SCHEME.

20. LABORATORY TESTING 8 CAPTIVE BIS LABS 6 LABORATORIES ACCREDITED
MORE
THAN 100
LABS
RECOG
NISED
TEST
1650
PRODUCTS
MORE THAN
SAMPLES TESTED
ANNUALLY
6 LABORATORIES
ACCREDITED
TO ISO 17025
8 CAPTIVE
BIS LABS