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Details of products covered under ECO Mark

Sl.No.	IS No.	Product
1	1848:1991	Writing and printing paper (third revision)
2	2202 (Part 1):1999	Wooden flush door shutters (solid core type); part 1 plywood face panels
3	3087:1985	Wood particle board (medium density) for general purpose (first revision)
4	6234:2003	Portable fire extinguishers, water type (stored pressure)
5	6956:2001	Cover paper
6	11833:1986	Dry powder fire extinguishers for metal fires
7	12406:2003	Medium density fibre boards for general purpose
8	12823:1990	Wood product – prelaminated particle board
9	14490:1997	Plain copier papers
10	14587:1998	Pre laminated medium density fibre board
11	14898:2001	Eco criteria for finished leather
12	303:1989	Plywood for general purposes

The key criteria for a product to be granted such licences are given in the special scheme (see below).

"Special scheme" refers to the "Scheme on labelling of environment friendly products" instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, details of which are available on their website at http://moef.nic.in.

Canada 30, 31, 32, 33:

Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): Part III. Trade Policies and Practices by Measure: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports; (ix) Technical regulations and standards: (c) Certification and conformity assessment: paragraph 106, page 69:

The Secretariat's Report indicates that "Foreign manufacturers must set up a liaison/branch office in India to obtain a licence if the BIS has not signed a MOU with the country where the manufactured goods originate". The Report also outlines the applicable fees under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme.

30. 
    Could India please indicate the standard processing period for licence applications to the BIS, assuming that all required fees and documentation are included with the application?
    

Reply: Once the application is received with requisite fee and all relevant documents, they are scrutinized and further required actions are intimated to the applicant normally within two weeks.

31. 
    Could India please provide a list of the countries with which it has negotiated MOUs? Could India please provide details on the provisions typically included in such MOUs?
    

Reply: The list of the countries with which MoUs have been signed are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, Mauritius, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Slovenia, Thailand, UAE, United States and Uzbekistan. The provisions typically included in such MoUs are the cooperation in the fields of standardization and conformity assessment.

32. 
    Could India please confirm whether the applicable fees under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme are the same as those applicable to domestic manufacturers? If not, could India explain the differences?
    

Reply: The applicable fees under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme are equitable with those applicable to domestic manufacturers.

33. 
    Could India please confirm whether the applicable fees under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme are the same for foreign manufacturers established in members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as for other foreign manufacturers? If not, could India explain the differences?
    

Reply: The applicable fees under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme are not the same for foreign manufacturers established in members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as for other foreign manufacturers. However, in line with WTO TBT Agreement, these are equitable.