Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has recently conducted a meeting under the chairmanship of J Satyanarayana, secretary, DeitY, to review the compliance on standards in electronics and information technology goods. The attendees of the meeting also discussed the preparedness of the industry and other agencies for effective implementation of the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012”.
Saturday, June 22, 2013: According to the DeitY newsletter for the month of May, the meeting was attended by representatives from Customs, Commerce, Consumer Affairs, BIS, STQC, BIS Recognised Labs, and Industry Associations. Issues related with the implementation of the Order were discussed in the meeting, where it was decided:
1.a. Customs to create a handbook for procedures/guidelines to be followed for import of notified goods.
b. BIS to create a handbook on registration procedures & guidelines to fill Registration Forms.
c. STQC to create a handbook on test procedures & guidelines for issue of test reports.
d. DeitY to make available all the above information on its website
2. TAC to provide decision by 10th May, 2013, concerning
a. Definition of Highly Specialized Equipment (HSE) to be created.
b. Abolishing CPUs from series guidelines for Laptops / Notebooks / Tablets.
3. Weekly information to be provided to DeitY by:
a. Recognised labs on status of jobs received / tested/ reports issued and capacities, available/time schedule.
b. BIS on Registrations issued/ Applications Received/ Products Registered / Reports pending with BIS.
4. FIFO methodology to be strictly followed for testing by the labs.
5. Portal for Standards to be launched at least for internal use by 31 May so that transparency and updated status starts becoming visible.
6. BIS to review the forms and procedures for registration to simplify the process of registration.
The details in the newsletter shared that the following actions have been taken with respect to the decisions made in the meeting:
* BIS has made available ‘guidelines for filling up the application form’ and ‘simple steps for registration’ on their website.
* STQC has made available the handbook of information on ‘applicant guidelines for submission of items for testing under Compulsory Registration Scheme’ on DeitY website.
* Definition of Highly Specialized Equipment (HSE) has been approved and made available on the website of DeitY.
* The contentious issue of same CPU Criteria in the guidelines for series formation of Laptops / Notebooks / Tablets has been resolved.
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