Legal Metrology, BIS & Other Registrations

As one of the renowned legal metrology weights & measurement consultants, we can help you comply with all the basic requirements and keep up with the complex ones as well.

If you are a seller or distributor of packed goods, manufacturer or exporter, you already know the importance of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 in your business ecosystem. And in case you don’t, you should! As leading legal metrology weights & measurement consultants in Delhi and pan India, we have taken an initiative to help our clients and any business for that matter get a clear picture about what legal metrology is and how it works?

Legal Metrology and BIS Registration:

Brief Overview

Certain business operations involve a lot of measurement and weighing for smooth performance. Often measurement and weights are critical to the procedure at the question. Thus, businesses need legal metrology and measurement system to enhance transparency and clarity along with protecting the right of the consumers.
Does your business involve manufacturing, selling or distributing packaged goods? If you don’t comply with Legal Metrology Act, you may face roadblocks

Legal Metrology registration can be applied in 3 capacities:

• Manufacturer/Packer
• Importer

For products which pertain to weight & measurement like Weighing Machine fall under category of weight & measurement, need to take 5 stage registration from LM department i.e.

• Model Approval
• Packaged Commodity Registration
• Import License
• Dealership License
• Stamping of products

Act in India

Legal Metrology act minimizes ill effects of weight & measurement errors. The act specifies weighing and measuring standards, instruments, units & mandatory requirements with the objective of ensuring accuracy and security of the weights and measurements. Implemented with effect from 1st April 2011, the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) was enacted with the objectives to establish and enforce standards of weights and measures, regulate trade and commerce in weights, measures, and other goods which are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Implementation & Jurisdiction

The government of India, Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public distribution are responsible for defining and implementing Legal Metrology Standards in India.

While the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 was introduced under central jurisdiction as a model act, each state in India has a will to adopt the act with or without modifications. Some states in India have modified the act to regulate the issues and matters related to legal metrology.

Why Your Business Needs Legal Metrology?

The Legal Metrology Act defines certain standards and regulations on the selling and distribution of packaged goods. This act also covers import and export goods. To conduct your business operations inefficient & in smooth manner and to establish consumer or buyer rights protection, you need to comply with the act defining the legal metrology and measurement system.

FSSAI Registration

FSSAI is an abbreviation used for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. FSSAI license is mandatory before starting any food business. All manufacturers, traders, and restaurants, involved in the food business, must obtain a 14-digit FSSAI registration or license number printed on the food packages sold or distributed by them.
Implemented by Government’s food licensing & registration system, FSSAI food license ensures that food products undergo certain quality checks, thereby reducing the instances of adulteration, sub-standard products and enhancing accountability of manufacturers.
ASC Group, FSSAI license consultants, offers assistance with FSSAI online registration for both basic & central level and offline food license registration for the state level.

ISO Registration

ISO is an independent international organization that facilitates innovation and leads the way to the development of trade. The objective of getting yourself ISO register is to advance the improvement of standardization in technology. ISO has listed internationally recognized standards (ex: 9001, 22000, 14000) to encourage worldwide exchange of goods. ISO registration or certification improves the credibility of your business helping you to get more business. The ISO 9001 Quality mark is visible on the products from trusted companies is obtained through ISO certification. ASC acts as an ISO certification body in India which helps you in obtaining ISO certification.

Companies looking to obtain ISO certifications, ISO registration process or ISO certificates including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 50001 and ISO TS 16949 certification in India can contact ASC. ASC is one of the ISO Certification consultants in Delhi NCR & Pan India which has a team of certified lead auditors and engineers who are having more than 10+ years’ experience in implementation of various ISO standards. Process for ISO certification can quite be hectic but with the help of ASC which is one of the best ISO consultants in India you can get done with the ISO procedure easily and quickly. ASC can help you in obtaining ISO Certification in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai & all other Indian cities.BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 1986 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BIS has been providing traceability and tangibility benefits to the national economy in a number of ways – providing safe reliable quality goods; minimizing health hazards to consumers; promoting exports and imports substitute; control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification and testing.
Keeping in view, the interest of consumers as well as the industry, BIS is involved in various activities as given below:

• Standards Formulation.
• Product Certification Scheme.
• Compulsory Registration Scheme.
• Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme.
• Hall Marking Scheme.
• Laboratory Services
• Laboratory Recognition Scheme
• Sale of Indian Standards
• Consumer Affairs Activities
• Promotional Activities
• Training Services, National & International level
• Information Services

BIS

Basic Testing docs:

• Business License of manufacturer
• Trademark
• PCB Layout
• Block Diagram
• Circuit Diagram
• Marking Plate
• Transformer datasheet
• User Manual
• CDF (Construction data form) with complete CCL (critical component list)

For BIS, there are Fees 3 components:

• Testing procedure: Testing fees
• BIS Registration fees
• Professional fees