Reply: There are presently 121 laboratories recognized by BIS in India and no foreign lab has applied for recognition to foreign labs as that applicable to national labs.
Is the Certification Marks Scheme the same as the Product Certification Scheme of BIS? If not, could India explain the operation of the Certification Marks Scheme?
Reply: Yes, the Certification Marks Scheme is the same as the Product Certification Scheme of BIS.
Canada 37, 38:
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: (d) Accreditation: paragraph 109, page 70:
The Secretariat's Report indicates that "NABL is a partner of the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement and is signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)".
Can India please indicate whether the BIS recognizes laboratories accredited by signatories to APLAC and ILAC under the Laboratory Recognition Scheme?
