CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IN CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IN

INDIA & ROLE OF BUREAU OF INDIAN INDIA & ROLE OF BUREAU OF INDIAN

STANDARDS STANDARDS ––AN OVERVIEWAN OVERVIEW

RAKESH VERMA

ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT IN INDIA

STANDARDS

BIS

(Member

ISO/IEC)

Specialist

BodiesRegulatory

Bodies

ACCREDITA

TION

NABCB

(QCI)

Member IAF

NABL

(DST)

Member APLAC/

ILAC

NABAT

(QCI)

Certification

BodiesInspection

Bodies

Auditing /

Training

Personnel

Lab

Assessment

Personnel

Testing/

Calibration

Labs

NPL

Metrology

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSBUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

�� BIS BIS ––The National Standards Body Of India Functioning The National Standards Body Of India Functioning Under Ministry Of Consumer Affairs.Under Ministry Of Consumer Affairs.

�� OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

�� Harmonious development of activities of Harmonious development of activities of standardization, marking and quality certificationstandardization, marking and quality certification

�� Providing new thrust to standardization and quality Providing new thrust to standardization and quality controlcontrol

�� Evolving the national strategy for according recognition Evolving the national strategy for according recognition to standards and integrating them with growth and to standards and integrating them with growth and development of industrial production and exportsdevelopment of industrial production and exports

MAIN ACTIVITIESMAIN ACTIVITIES�� Standards FormulationStandards Formulation

�� CertificationCertification

�� Product Product

�� Hallmarking of Gold JewelleryHallmarking of Gold Jewellery

�� Quality Management System Quality Management System

�� Environmental Management Systems Environmental Management Systems

�� Occupational Health and Safety Management Occupational Health and Safety Management System System

�� Hazard Analysis and Critical Control PointsHazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

�� Imported ProductsImported Products\\ FMCSFMCS

�� Laboratory ManagementLaboratory Management

�� International ActivitiesInternational Activities

�� Training ServicesTraining Services

�� OthersOthers

�� Information ServicesInformation Services

�� Consumer Affairs & Standards PromotionConsumer Affairs & Standards Promotion

�� Sale of StandardsSale of Standards

EMS QMS Hall Mark Foreign Product

1061400 1224

60

18900

Licences

issued

BIS Certification Schemes

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

EMS QMS Hall mark Foreign Products

CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIESCERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES

�� Offers third party assurance, based on well defined scheme of teOffers third party assurance, based on well defined scheme of testing sting and inspection and ensuring adequacy of in process quality contrand inspection and ensuring adequacy of in process quality control.ol.

�� Basically voluntary in natureBasically voluntary in nature

�� 109 products are however covered under mandatory certification 109 products are however covered under mandatory certification due to reasons of human health and safetydue to reasons of human health and safety

�� Operated through 38 offices of BIS located throughout the countrOperated through 38 offices of BIS located throughout the country.y.

� Licenses in operation 18739

� Products covered 1200

� Industrial units covered 8450

PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONPRODUCT CERTIFICATION

ISO TYPE 5

SCHEME

Modeled on

ISO Guide

28

Conforms to

ISO Guide

65

Voluntary

Scheme

Almost

1200

Products

CERTIFICATION PROCESSCERTIFICATION PROCESS

[A] GRANT OF LICENCE[A] GRANT OF LICENCE

Application Preliminary

Inspection

GRANT OF LICENCEGRANT OF LICENCE

Testing of

Samples

Acceptance of STI

Acceptance of MF

CERTIFICATION PROCESSCERTIFICATION PROCESS

[B] MONITORING/SURVEILLANCE[B] MONITORING/SURVEILLANCE

LICENCEELICENCEELICENCEE

Surprise

visits

Testing in

Factory

Market

Samples

Complaint/Feedback

Investigation

Renewal

of Licence

Review

of

Performance

Testing in

Independent

Labs

LABORATORY TESTINGLABORATORY TESTING

8 CAPTIVE

BIS LABS

MORE

THAN 100

LABS

RECOG

NISED

TEST

1650

PRODUCTS

MORE THAN 30 000

SAMPLES TESTED

ANNUALLY

6 LABORATORIES

ACCREDITED

TO ISO 17025

BIS CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR BIS CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR

PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OVERSEASPRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS

�� SCHEME FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURERSSCHEME FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS

�� SCHEME FOR INDIAN IMPORTERSSCHEME FOR INDIAN IMPORTERS

Allow Grant of BIS Standard Mark to Foreign Allow Grant of BIS Standard Mark to Foreign

Manufacturers and Indian ImportersManufacturers and Indian Importers

Prime Objective of the schemes is to regulatePrime Objective of the schemes is to regulate

the quality of importsthe quality of imports

CERTIFICATION SCHEME CERTIFICATION SCHEME

FOR FOREIGN FOR FOREIGN

MANUFACTURERS AND MANUFACTURERS AND

INDIAN IMPORTERSINDIAN IMPORTERS

�� Scheme for Foreign ManufacturersScheme for Foreign Manufacturers

�� 60 licences granted in countries such as France, UAE, 60 licences granted in countries such as France, UAE, South Korea, Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand South Korea, Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand Bhutan,China,etc.Bhutan,China,etc.

�� Products certified include Packaged Drinking Water, Products certified include Packaged Drinking Water, Cement, Wood Products, Steel Products, Milk Cement, Wood Products, Steel Products, Milk Products, Clinical Thermometers,etc.Products, Clinical Thermometers,etc.

�� Scheme for Indian ImportersScheme for Indian Importers

�� 3 licence granted for Strainer Type Filter, small size 3 licence granted for Strainer Type Filter, small size Spark plug Ignition Engines and Food Grade GelatinSpark plug Ignition Engines and Food Grade Gelatin

TRADE FACILITATIONTRADE FACILITATION-- STEPS BEING STEPS BEING

TAKENTAKEN

�� CRITICAL ISSUESCRITICAL ISSUES

�� Reduction in Reduction in TBTsTBTs

�� Acceptance of Inspection/Test ReportsAcceptance of Inspection/Test Reports

�� Acceptance of CertificationAcceptance of Certification

�� Acceptance of AccreditationAcceptance of Accreditation

�� STEPS BEING TAKENSTEPS BEING TAKEN

�� Interaction with industryInteraction with industry

�� Exploring Exploring MRAsMRAs for acceptance of Inspection/Test Reports and for acceptance of Inspection/Test Reports and Certification Certification

�� Enhanced Interaction withEnhanced Interaction with NSBsNSBs particularly in SAARC Regionparticularly in SAARC Region

MRA: FIVE STAGE MODELMRA: FIVE STAGE MODEL

Phase 1Phase 1 :Carrying out surveillance inspections and drawal of :Carrying out surveillance inspections and drawal of

samples for independent testing on request samples for independent testing on request

Phase 2Phase 2 : Authorize each other for carrying out pre: Authorize each other for carrying out pre--certification certification

evaluation of applicant units evaluation of applicant units

Phase 3 : Phase 3 : Accept Results of samples tested in each otherAccept Results of samples tested in each other’’s s

accredited laboratories to importing countryaccredited laboratories to importing country’’s standardss standards

Phase 4 : Phase 4 : Accept Inspection / Test Reports of each other (after Accept Inspection / Test Reports of each other (after

harmonization of Standards and practices) for tharmonization of Standards and practices) for taking aking

certification decisionscertification decisions

Phase 5 :Phase 5 :Grant licence based on similar licence granted by MRA Grant licence based on similar licence granted by MRA

partner and continue on same basispartner and continue on same basis

PRESENT STATUS REGARDING PRESENT STATUS REGARDING

MOU/MOU/MRAsMRAs BY BISBY BIS

MOU/MRA IN PLACEMOU/MRA IN PLACE

�� CUBACUBA

�� ISRAELISRAEL

�� MAURITIUSMAURITIUS

�� TURKEYTURKEY

�� ARMENIAARMENIA

�� BHUTANBHUTAN

�� NEPALNEPAL

�� UKRAINEUKRAINE

�� SINGAPORESINGAPORE

MOU/MRA UNDER CONSIDERATIONMOU/MRA UNDER CONSIDERATION

�� GERMANYGERMANY

�� SRI LANKASRI LANKA

�� PAKISTANPAKISTAN

�� AFGHANISTANAFGHANISTAN

�� THAILANDTHAILAND

�� BANGLADESHBANGLADESH

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