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10 February 2020  
(20-1024) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if differ ent from above:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91 -11-23383428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.bi swas@gov.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Morpholine 
(HS Code 2933 3917)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Morpholine 
(Quality Control) Order, 2020 (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Morpholine is an extremely versatile chemical with many 
import ant applications. It is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of rubber 
chemicals, optical brighteners, resin and dyes. It is also used extensively as a corrosion 
inhibitor in steam boiler systems. Indian standard of Morpholine prescribes minimum 
purity, metalic impurities such as copper, iron, nickel in parts per million (maximum).  
The locally manufactured or imported Morpholine shall conform to the Indian standard 
(IS 12084:2018) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indi an 
Standards (BIS). Bureau of Indian Standards of the State Governments shall be the 
enforcing authority.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The standard of Morpholine is being made mandatory to protect the human 
health and overall eco system.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Quality Control Order for making Indian Standard of Morpholine Specification 
(IS 12084:2018), as mandatory is attached.  G/TBT/N/IND/134  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Mr Samir Kumar Biswas  
Joint Secretary  
Room No -341 , A Wing  
Department of chemicals and Petrochemicals  
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone No. +91-11-23383 428  
Fax: +91 -11-23073682  
Email: samir.biswas@gov.in  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/IND/20_1049_00_e.pdf  
 