Producers are expected to achieve reduction in use of six hazardous substances to the prescribed limit within a period of two years from the date of commencement of these Rules.
Canada 28, 29:
Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): Part III. Trade Policies and Practices by Measure: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports; (xi) Technical regulations and standards; (c) Certification and conformity assessment: paragraph 105, page 69:
The Secretariat's Report indicates that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) "also grants licences to environment friendly products under a special scheme and awards the ECO mark to such products."
Can India please indicate which products have been licensed as being "environment friendly" to date? What are the key criteria for a product to be granted such licenses?
Can India please explain the "special scheme" referred to above?
Reply: The products that have been licenced as being "environment friendly" are given in the table below:
