- A prescribed application form is available
from BIS Headquarters as well as its Regional and Branch Offices located
all over the country and can be obtained from any of the office of the
Bureau. At present, there is no fee for such an application form.
- Application on the prescribed form duly
completed with requisite fee, which is at present Rs.500/-, in the form
of a demand draft drawn in favour of the Bureau of Indian Standards,
payable at a place where the application is to be submitted, may be sent
to the respective office of the Bureau for receipt, acknowledgement and
further necessary action.
- One application form is valid only for one
product and one Indian Standard Specification. For each Indian Standard
and each product, a separate application with requisite fee may be
submitted to the Bureau.
- Each application under the scheme of Ecomark shall be accompanied with a copy each of the following documents :
- Consent/environmental clearance certificate from the concerned State Pollution Control Board.
- Small-scale industries registration
certificate if the application is from a small-scale unit who desires to
avail the concessional rate of marking fee for the unit for the
small-scale sector. This certificate may be issued either by the office
of the Development Commissioner, Small-scale Industries, or Industries
Department of the concerned State Government.
- On receipt of the completed application
form, the Bureau arranges a preliminary inspection of the unit of the
applicant on a mutually convenient date for preliminary inspection and
assessment of the manufacturing and quality control facilities and
availability of testing personnel with the applicant for satisfactory
operation of BIS Certification Mark Scheme for a product for which the
application has been submitted to the Bureau.
- The inspection officers of the Bureau draw
samples for factory testing and independent testing for assessing the
conformity of the product with requirements given in the specification
including the requirements for Ecomark.
- The applicant is given a copy of the Scheme
of Testing and Inspection (STI) which is required to be followed by the
unit in the production for the product covered under the application.
The applicant is to give formal consent in writing regarding acceptance
of the STI and also the marking fee payable for the product.
- The charges for inspection and testing of samples in independent laboratory shall be paid by the applicant.
- The preliminary inspection (PI) report,
independent test reports of samples drawn during PI and acceptance of
STI and marking fee schedule are verified at appropriate level within
the Bureau. In case all documents are complete and found satisfactory, a
licence is granted by the competitive authority of the Bureau
permitting the unit to use the standard mark of the Bureau for a
specified period.
- In case a unit is already holding a BIS
certification mark licence for a product and wishes to cover that
product under the Scheme of Ecomark, separate application is not
required to be submitted. In such a case, the unit may make a specific
request to the respective office of the Bureau which will take steps to
include the criteria for Ecomark on the product as per the existing
provision for inclusion of new varieties/grades in the same licence. In
such cases, however, the licensee has to accept the modified STI and
revised rate of marking fee, wherever applicable.
- Under the Scheme of Ecomark, the Standard
Mark of the Bureau shall be single mark being a combination of the ISI
Mark and the Eco-logo.
- The licence is granted initially for the
period of one year which is renewable for a period of two years at a
time subsequently on the basis of performance of the unit in the
preceding year(s).
- The minimum marking fee applicable to the
product and accepted by the applicant is payable to the Bureau in
advance after the grant of licence but before initiation of the marking
on the product. On calculation of the marking fee payable at the end of
the year, the calculated amount alongwith minimum marking fee is
required to be paid to the Bureau by the applicant along-with his
request for renewal of the licence for further period.
- During the period of validity of licence
granted to a unit, the Bureau arranges a periodic unannounced visits to
the manufacturing premises of the licensee to assess the operation of
the BIS Certification Mark Scheme for the product. During the visit by
BIS officer, samples are drawn for testing both in the factory as well
as for independent testing. Samples are also drawn from the factory and
tested in independent laboratory to verify conformity of the product in
accordance with the requirements specified in the relevant Indian
Standard.
- The feedback received from consumer
forums/organisations are also taken into account for assessing the
performance of the licensee. If BIS officers observe deviations from the
requirements of the standard and the scheme of testing and inspection,
the same is brought to the notice of the authorised representative of
the licensee to take corrective measures. In case of discrepancy of a
serious nature/non-compliance with the provision of the grant of the
licence, appropriate action as provided under the Bureau of Standards
Act, 1986 Rules and relevant Regulations framed thereunder, are taken.
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