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19/07/22 14:03 PM IST

Electronic industry allowed to declare mandatory details on packages via QR code

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  • The union government has allowed manufacturer’s of electronic products to declare certain mandatory details through the QR Code for a period of one year, if not declared in the package itself.
Major Amendments 
  • This amendment will allow the industry to declare the elaborated information in digital form through the QR Code.
  • Important declarations to be declared effectively: It will allow important declarations to be declared effective on the label in the package while the other descriptive information can be conveyed to the Consumer through the QR Code.
  • Greater use of technology: The Department to enable greater use of technology in this digital era to declare the mandatory declaration through the QR Code which can be scanned to view the declarations like the address of the manufacturer or packer or importer, the common or generic name of the commodity, the size and dimension of the commodity and customer care details except for the telephone number & email address.
  • Mandatory declaration: Earlier, all the prepackaged commodities including the electronic products were required to declare all the mandatory declarations as per the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), Rules 2011 on the package.
Source- LiveMint 

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