India revises Compliance Deadline for Toluene Quality Standards
10. April 2025The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, through the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, has issued the Toluene (Quality Control) First Amendment Order, 2024. This amendment, notified on December 23, 2024, under the authority of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, revises the effective date of the original 2021 order. Specifically, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 in the original order is now substituted to state that the revised regulations will come into force on December 22, 2025. Many chemicals usually require BIS certification in order to be approved for import and sale in India.
The principal Toluene Quality Control Order was initially published on December 24, 2021, and has undergone multiple amendments in June 2022, December 2022, June 2023, and December 2023. These updates reflect ongoing regulatory adjustments to maintain quality standards and ensure public safety related to chemical substances.
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