{"id":44109,"date":"2022-06-04T11:03:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T05:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=44109"},"modified":"2022-06-28T18:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T12:45:16","slug":"procedure-for-foreign-manufacturers-certification-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/procedure-for-foreign-manufacturers-certification-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Procedure for Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Bureau of Indian Standards, which is short\nfor BIS, authorises the certification of products that fall under the Foreign Manufacturers\nCertification Scheme, also known as FMCS. The Foreign Manufacturers\nCertification Scheme is a scheme that falls under the BIS, which grants the\nlicenses to foreign producers for utilisation of Standard Mark on products that\nqualify in accordance with the set Indian Standards. The FMCS is applicable for\nlicensing on all products except for the Electronics and other products related\nto IT in accordance with the notification issued by the Department of\nElectronics and Information Technology, also known as DeitY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brief on Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foreign Manufacturers Certification\nDepartment, also known as the FMCD, issues the licensing for the required\nproduct that qualifies under the set Indian Standards, which is located in New\nDelhi at the Official Headquarters of BIS. The Foreign Manufacturers\nCertification Scheme License is granted to the particular location where the\nproduct is produced and tested in accordance with the set Indian Standards.\nAfter the FMCS License is granted, the manufacturer can utilise the Standard\nMark on their product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grant of FMCS License Procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the necessary procedure needed\nto be followed for issuance of the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme\n(FMCS) License \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Foreign Producing Company in need of an FMCS\nLicense needs to submit the required Application provided that all the\nnecessary categories mentioned below are met \u2013<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The Products are categorised in accordance with the specifications stated in the set Indian Standards.<\/li><li>All necessary production facilities should be available within the factory premises.<\/li><li>The testing of the products needs to be conducted in accordance with the set Indian Standards for which the necessary resources should be available within the factory premise.<\/li><li>An authorised person also needs to be appointed for the Lab Testing to be conducted in accordance with the set <strong>Indian Standards<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bis.gov.in\/\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><li>The fees applicable for product testing and parking have to be borne by the producer.<\/li><li>All the set Terms and Conditions set by the FMCS need to be accepted by the producer.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>After the submission of the Application, The Authorities of BIS conduct an evaluation and verification of the Application.<\/li><li>In case of any queries raised by the FMCS, it is communicated to the Applicant immediately.<\/li><li>After clarification of the queries raised, the Application will then be approved by BIS for further processing, and an Acknowledgement Number is to be provided by BIS to the Applicant for future reference.<\/li><li>An inspection visit is then conducted by BIS with the consultation of the Applicant.<\/li><li>The Authorised Personnel by BIS is needed to verify the factory manufacturing process along with the testing of samples to be conducted in an Independent Factory.<\/li><li>The Applicant then needs to pay the applicable fees for the testing conducted and visiting expenditure of the BIS employee for further processing of the Application.<\/li><li>Upon receiving a satisfactory report from the BIS Personnel and the test report conducted in an independent factory, the FMCS License will be granted.<\/li><li>For the issuance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fmcs-certification\"><strong>FMCS License<\/strong><\/a>, the Applicant needs to pay the required amount of fees for the license and parking fee in accordance with set Indian Standards, along with signing a legally binding agreement between the Applicant and BIS agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of the FMCS License.<\/li><li>The Terms and Conditions include the Rights and Responsibilities of the Licensee, Termination Clause, Indemnity Clause, Performance Bank Guarantee, Terms for Cancellation of License, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme\nLicense, also known as the FMCS License, is granted after the payment of fees\nand approval of the Application by the BIS that is set in accordance with the\nset Indian Standards. The initial validity of the Foreign Manufacturers\nCertification Scheme License is of one year, which towards the end of validity,\ncan later be applied for renewal for either one or two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bureau of Indian Standards, which is short for BIS, authorises the certification of products that fall under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme, also known as FMCS. The Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme is a scheme that falls under the BIS, which grants the licenses to foreign producers for utilisation of Standard Mark on products that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":44112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2400],"tags":[2401],"acf":{"service_id":"221"},"authorName":"Sushree Dash","authorImageUrl":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MicrosoftTeams-image-9.jpg","authorDescription":"Sushree Dash has completed BBA-LLB with a specialization in IPR Laws from KIIT University. As a recent graduate, she has both legal and management internship experience in international law firms, Indian law firms and under Indian litigation. She secures good drafting skills for various legal documents in multiple fields of law. She has also published multiple research papers in reputed UGC approved international journals.","postViews":2558,"readingTime":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44109"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44886,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44109\/revisions\/44886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}