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Strict compliance of provisions of Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 as amended at the time of assessment, registration and examination,
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....ed to Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as "RCR Order") as amended and various clarifications issued by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) in regard to "Product Coverage" under the said Order. 2. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has notified RCR Order on 3 Oct 2012. The Order since then has been progressively applied to increasing product categories of Electronic Goods. Presently, it covers electronic / IT goods as available on the BIS website at https:Uwww.crsbis.in/BIS/products. do. 3. As per the Order, no person shall manufacture or store for sale, import, sell or distribute goods which do not conform to the Indian Standard specified in the Order. Manufacturers of these products are required to apply for registration from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) after getting their product tested from BIS recognized labs. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) then registers the manufacturers under its registration scheme who are permitted to declare that their articles conform to the Indian Standard (s). The registered manufacturers are the....
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.... this Public Notice / Standing Order. The same should be carefully seen / for clarification of any doubts so that clearances are not delayed due to lack of clarity to both trade and Customs Officers. Few of such Questions and Answers are reproduced below for the sake of reference and appreciation of utility of this FAQ: 26. Once the product is registered as imported, would the repeat order of same product need to again register? There is no requirement for re-registration for the same product. Registration once granted, is valid for two years. Original Registration could be revalidated, on request, as per provisions of the scheme. 35 Wil/ the Compulsory Registration Order apply to spare parts of the notified products? WW the order apply to an item used as a replacement of a faulty unit? The Compulsory Registration Order applies to finished goods and not the spare Part/components used in the manufacturing of the finished goods, unless they are Notified separately as independent products under CRO. Further, the import of the Notified items in CKD (complete knock down) condition is a//owed. However, for the Import of notified goods, 7n SKD (semi knock down) condition, the ....
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.... iii. RMS instructions are followed strictly. iv. Importer / Customs Broker has uploaded the BIS Certificate on e-sanchit. v. Goods not complying with aforesaid Standard / legal requirements are not cleared in 'violation of policy of the Government. 9. In case of any difficulty, the specific issue may be brought to the notice of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner in charge of DC/AC (Technical), Customs Ahmedabad .(email address: [email protected]) . 10. Action to be taken in terms of decisions taken in this Public Notice should be considered as standing order for the purpose of officers and staff. (Bharati Chavan) Principal Commissioner of Customs (Ahmedabad) ============= Document 1 Frequently Asked Questions Part I:Generic Issues 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Compulsory Registration order will be effective based on manufacturing date or import date? The date of manufacturing for domestically produced goods and date of landing of consignments in India for goods manufactured overseas would apply for consideration against deadlines notified. What would be the status of goods already in stock and in the market? ....
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....oduct and the manufacturing location are the same. All brands with respective model numbers should be listed in the test report. Test samples of all brands are not required to be submitted. However, product labels for respective brands must be placed in the test report. Lab may also include statement about coverage of this brand and respective model numbers to be covered based on the representative model tested and the declaration submitted by the manufacturer about multiple brands and respective model numbers. Please refer to www.crsbis.in for "Process for Registration" under Registration Scheme available at BIS website. If product is certified at one manufacturing location, is it necessary that registration for that same product manufactured at other locations is done again? Document 3 The unique registration number provided by BIS is for unique manufacturing location. Hence, separate application has to be made for each location and supported with a test report for product from that manufacturing location. 12. Who will bear the cost of registration? 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. The costs including those of surveillance ar....
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.... the respective standards by following appropriate process and product assurance procedures. Which of the BIS recognized labs can be approached for testing of products? The list of BIS recognised labs for each product/standard is available on BIS web site https://www.crsbis.in/BIS/ How would identical models with minor changes be accommodated for registration without any testing? Please refer to the series guidelines for series approvals, which are available on MeitYwebsite http://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Guidelines%20for%20Series%20Formati on%20(2).pdfandhttp://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Revised SeriesGuideli nes R5 23rdDec2015.pdf and http://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Series_Guidelines CRO_Phase%20III Revision 03.pdf How to address if alternate sources are developed for same approved specifications? What will happen if the circuit or components are changed? An updated supplement test report with alternate sources included in the updated Construction Data Form (CDF) are required to be submitted to BIS for placing such changes on records. BIS recognized labs may also conduct Document 5 33 23. 24. ....
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....e products in Indian market? The manufacturer is liable for prosecution under clauses 3(2) (deformation a products beyond use) and 4(3) (seizure of products) of Electronics and I Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 notified b Meity on 03 Oct. 2012 and 2(a)(2) of amendment order dated 25 June 2013 Other provisions under BIS Act, also apply. When would the testing laboratories return the tested samples? Since safety testing involves destructive tests, the laboratories can return dispose of the tested samples as per their policy on retention period for tested samples. However, labs are expected to retain samples collected during surveillance till the surveillance cycle is completed. What is the retention period of counter sample? This counter sample will be retained by the manufacturer or sample pick up agency till Meity closes surveillance cycle for that product Is there a common format for test reports which all the BIS recognised laboratories have to follow? BIS issues common test report formats for each standard/edition/amendment. These are available at http://bis.org.in/UTRFS/UTRFs.asp What are safety c....
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....ting of the items submitted them? The industry has to follow the Indian Standards. Wherever feasible, BIS has permitted the use of internationally approved components. Will it be possible to get future models included in existing series (as par of 10 models in a series) after Grant of Registration to the representative model already registered? New products can be included in the existing Registration number with the following process - a. Technical details of the new product along with the existing Series and test, report to be submitted to the Labs for validation. b. Validation report from Lab along with existing registration number for a series needs to be submitted to BIS along with processing fee. Is pocket photo product using AC adapter DC 5V, 1A which is similar to Polaroid camera covered by this order? This product is not within the scope of the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 Document 9 40. What is "Highly Specialized Equipment" (HSE) and is it covered by this order? Highly Specialized Equipment (HSE), as per the criteria given below, shall stand exempted from the a....
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.... the product are not covered. What registration number will a consolidated product (like laptop/ mobile) using the battery and adaptor display? Registration is required for Power Adaptors & Batteries also, as these are independently notified under CRO, and hence these items must independently be registered, and in turn, support the registration label. Similarly, the consolidated product (e.g. laptop / mobile) would only bear the registration no. of the overall product, i.e., Laptop/Mobile itself. Label for respective sub parts, like: Adaptor & Battery would independently be visible on these subparts when these items are disintegrated from the main product. Will UPS/Inverter only include standalone units or Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 will also cover UPS/Inverter units that are installed in a host system? Will such components also require registration? Only standalone UPS / Inverters are covered under Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012. Are the plugs and sockets conforming to other International Standards acceptable? " The plugs/sock....
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....with USB for playing music fall under Electronic Musical System category? An Amplifier (PA system) with USB for playing music still remains ar Amplifier (PA system) and cannot be termed as electronic music system because its basic function remains of amplifier only. Whether PA Amplifiers with MP3 Playback facility are covered under Electronic Musical System? MP3 Playback module provided in the Amplifiers is an additional feature only? An Amplifier (PA system) with MP3 Playback facility still remains an Amplifier (PA system) and cannot be termed as electronic music system because its basic function remains of amplifier only. What are covered under Electronic Musical System? As given in the Standard IS 616: 2010, the electronic musical system covers - ☠Record or Disc Player Tape Players and Recorder □ Professional Sound/Video System 6. Are commercial and industrial printers included in IS 13252: 2010? The standard IS 13252: 2010 (Part 1) does not differentiate between class or type of printers. Document 13 7. 8. 9. What is covered under Electronic Clocks with Mains Power? Electronic Clocks with mains powe....
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....e not covered under CRO. 15. Do the following devices fall under the scope of Compulsory Registration Order - a) Mobile computing devices: Batch or GSM and WiFi based mobile computers? b) RFID HF and UHF based devices - Fixed mount or mobile computers? c) Wireless access points, controllers / switches? The products mentioned under a) and b) above are covered under the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 13 Nov. 2014. However, items under c) are networking devices and are not covered under this order. Document 15 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Is a home entertainment system consisting of following components to be considered as an Electronic Musical System covered by the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012? a) Console system, b) Woofer with built in amplifier (less than 2000 watts), c) Speakers, d) Remote, and e) iPod dock? All these components taken together constitute the Electronic Musical System as defined in the Order and hence they fall under its ambit if the input power is more than 200 watts, as specified in the Sche....
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....a Document 17 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. telecom device and hence out of scope of Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012. Do Electronic Data Projectors, Electronic Cinema Projectors, Electroni meeting room projectors etc., which are video projection units, requir registration? Electronic Data Projectors, Electronic Cinema Projectors, Electronic meeting room projectors etc., are video projection units and all these are data process equipment and hence are covered under scope of Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 as ADP machines. Does Network attach storage (NAS) device connected to a computer network for data require registration? Network attach storage (NAS) device which is connected to a computer network is a data storage device covered under scope of Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 as ADP machines. Hard Device Media Player (HDMP) is a hard drive enclosure with Hardware and Software for playing audio, video through a home cinema or home theatre PC. This device can be used either as an external h....
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....s required to have BIS Registration Number of the mobile device. However, when the mobile phone battery and adaptor are segregated / separated from the main box / mobile phone, these individual items must also be supporting their respective independent BIS Registration Numbers on them. How to carry out the Photometric test (for the purpose of CRS) for fixed General Purpose LED Luminaires as per IS 10322 (Part 5/Sec : 2012 Document 19 37. 37. 38. 39. on LED luminaries / lamps since the parameters in the cross referred standard are not defined to cover LEDs and there is no Indian Standard to indicate method of test for photometry of LED Luminaires? Further, standard LED lamps are also not available. Photometric test shall stand exempted for the purpose of CRS as the scope of existing Indian Standard IS 13383 (Part 1) does not cover such products. Is photometry test applicable on LED luminaires covered under CRO Phase III. LED luminaires covered under IS 10322 (Part 5 Section 2 till section 8 except section 4) are covered under CRO Phase III. If Photometric tests are part of existing scope of the notified Indian Standard....
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.... only and not to end users of luminaries. Imported LED Driver in encapsulated box, but not for Covered. selling directly in market. It would be used for making LED luminaire product by manufacturer. Imported locally manufactured LED Driver finished Covered. goods to be sold directly in market. Imported locally manufactured Self-Ballasted LED lamp with integral driver. Do drivers need to be tested separately? Imported/locally manufactured LED luminaire (battens + surface mounted luminaires) with integral driver. Do drivers need to be tested separately? No need for separate testing of LED Driver as long as it is tested as part of Self Ballasted Lamp. No need for separate testing of LED Driver in Fixed General Purpose Luminaire, if manufacturer of luminaire is in control of design and production of driver, else he should use a pre-registered driver and notify in CDF (Construction Data Form) in test report. Document 21 Non CRS covered LED Luminaire with independent driver (separate driver encapsulated in box). Non CRS covered LED Luminaire with built-in driver (separate driver board, not encapsulated ....