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In India, Metrology is regulated and controlled by the Legal Metrology Act 2009, which replaces the legislation Standard Weights & Measures Act, 1976 and the Standards of Weights & Measure (Enforcement) Act, 1985[1]. The Legal Metrology Act of 2009 protects the environment, public safety, consumer & traders to help in fair trade. Section 43 under […]

The legal metrology, 2009 was enacted to enforce the standards of weights and measures on par with the international standard of weights and measures. It regulates the trades involved in weights and measures. Section 42 under legal metrology act, 2009 penalize the legal metrology officer if he acts with his discretionary power. The main objectives […]

The Legal Metrology Act 2009 ensures the power of the authority to regulate the weights and measures manufactured and imported to India. Section 15 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009 gives power to the director, controller or any legal metrology officer if they suspect that measures and weights in relation to which any trade and commerce […]

The Legal Metrology Act enforces standard weights and measures. Almost every business in India that handles weights and measures is impacted by the Laws of Legal Metrology being involved in the sale, distribution or any transaction of goods by weight, measure or number. According to section 41 under Legal Metrology Act, 2009, any business owner, […]

The science of weights and measurements is known as metrology. Legal metrology is an Act regulating any applied metrology governed by legislation or government order. The scope of legal metrology differs in each nation. The legal metrology Act in most nations involves measurements for individual financial, health, and environmental protection. In India, the Legal Metrology […]

The Legal Metrology Act of 2009 regulates the accuracy of weights and measures in India. The Department of Consumer Affairs defines and implements the Legal Metrology Standards of India. The Legal Metrology Act of 2009 is enacted to regulate the weights and measures of India according to international standards. Each Indian state can accept the […]

LMPC inspection and Audit is a method to monitor, review and check whether the organization or any firm that conducts Audit complies with the rules and regulations of their businesses to maintain the goodwill of the product. Every Legal Metrology officer of the legal metrology department is authorized to inspect the pre-packaged commodity for quantity, […]

Getting an LMPC certificate provides the right to the importers or manufacturers dealing in pre-packaged commodities. The LMPC license facilitates the movement of goods and customs clearance with low cost and time by an LMPC license application. If any importer has yet to comply with the Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules, then it would lead […]

The Legal metrology act describes a specific types of commodities covered under Legal Metrology Packaged commodity, where this license is mandatory for an importer, manufacturer and packager. After the commencement of the LMPC rules, no person or importer shall pre-pack or be permitted to do pre-packing any commodity for sale, distribution or delivery unless the […]

Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities (LMPC) is a mandatory requirement for all manufacturers or importers of packaged commodities. All pre-packaged commodities imported into India shall conform the rules and regulations of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. Under rule 11 of theLMPC, 2011, any importer engaged in pre-packaging the commodities to […]

The Legal Metrology Act and Rules of LMPC mandate every importer or manufacturer to perform specific labelling standards for pre-packaged commodities in India. The Act also governs the pre-packaged goods sold in India. This regulation requires certain declarations to be printed on every package, and these declarations are as follows: The company’s name and address […]

Legal Meteorology Packaged Commodities (LMPC) registration is mandatory for businesses that manufacture, sell, distribute, and pre-package import commodities. LMPC also called an importer license, ensures that the pre-packaged commodities are imported. If the importers found non-compliance with the legal metrology may lead to huge penalties and may result in the stoppage of shipments by customs. […]

Legal metrology provides rules and regulations for controlling weights and measuring instruments. Legal metrology also protects public safety, the environment, consumers, and traders and plays a critical role in fair trade. The Controller of Weights & Measures is the competent Authority to grant Licence to Manufacturer or Dealer Repairer and importer in weights & measures, and the Controller also does the registration of Packer/Manufacturer/Importer of […]

Any importer that imports pre-packed commodities or goods to distribute or sell must apply for the packer or manufacturer registration under rule 27 of the Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011. Several business operations need to review measurements and weigh for their operations. This Act’s main objective is transparency and clearness in the business. The business […]