India publishes quality control order for refrigerating appliances 
On December 10, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the “Refrigerating Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2020”. The draft of the order was notified to WTO-TBT on November 4, and a 30-day comment period was held. The order will enter into force on January 1, 2021
- Goods or articles specified in the table shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard as specified in the said table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as per the Scheme I of Schedule II of the “Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018”. Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles meant for export.
| Goods or articles | Indian Standard | Tile of Indian Standard |
| Household refrigerating appliance – Refrigerators with or without low temperature | IS 1476 (Part1):
2000 |
Performance of household refrigerating appliance – Refrigerators with or without low temperature compartment: Part 1 energy consumption and performance |
| Freezers | IS 7872: 2018 | Freezers- Specification |
| Household frost – Free
Refrigerating appliances – Refrigerators cooled by internal forced air circulation |
IS 15750:2006 | Household frost – Free refrigerating appliances – Refrigerators cooled by internal forced air circulation – Characteristics and test methods – Specification |
The Indian Standards that must be complied with shall be the latest version in force at all times.
The order can be downloaded from the following URL.
