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BIS issued 29 licences to foreign toy manufacturing units, says govt

Sixteen licences were issued to Vietnamese units, four licences to Malaysian units and the rest were issued to Hungary, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Czech Republic

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Under the BIS product certification scheme (scheme-I of schedule-II) of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, licence is granted to manufacturing units to use the standard mark on the product as per the relevant Indian standards.

Pratigya Yadav New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Feb 03 2023 | 11:21 PM IST

Twenty-nine licences have been granted to foreign toy manufacturing units in various countries including Hungary and Thailand under Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) foreign manufacturers certification scheme. Vietnamese manufacturers were issued the maximum licences. However, no licence was granted to Chinese units.

Sixteen licences were issued to Vietnamese units, four licences to Malaysian units and the rest were issued to Hungary, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Czech Republic.

In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Union minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that 3 licences have been granted in financial year 2021-2022

Topics : Bureau of Indian Standards manufacturing China Vietnam

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