India | Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2019

Title of document
Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2019 (2 page(s), in English)

Description
Compulsory selling of Precious metals articles of gold (Gold jewellery and gold artefacts) through certified sales outlets and with Hallmark.

Notifying member: India

Notification: G/TBT/N/IND/109

Objective tag
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Other

Objective
Consumer protection through prevention of deceptive practices; Customer satisfaction through third party assurance for the marked purity/fineness of gold; To enhance the credibility of gold Jewellery.

Documents

• Draft_QCO.pdf

Agency responsible
Department of Consumer Affairs A.K. Pandey Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, 373B, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi Phone: +91-11-23381120 Website: https://consumeraffairs.nic.in, https://bis.gov.in Email: usbis-ca@gov.in, hallmarking@bis.gov.in

Timing:

• Submission: 09/10/2019
• Reception: 10/10/2019
• Distribution: 10/10/2019
• Final date for comments: 09/12/2019
• Proposed date of adoption: N/A