New rules for packaged commodities sold through e-commerce platforms

New rules make display of MRP, net quantity mandatory

E-commerce platforms and the vendors who sell on them will soon have to mandatorily declare the minimum retail price, net quantity and grievance redressal procedure on all packaged goods, as the Centre is planning to amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities Rules)-2011.

The amendments would be enforced through an official notification expected to be issued in the next few weeks.

Post the amendments, the director, controller legal metrology officer would be empowered to take action against the company or vendor or even the e-commerce platform for any violation as per the Packaged Commodities Rules-2011.

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