Necessary info on QR code compulsory on packaging of electronic goods from July 15: What the new rules say – Times of India

The ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has issued new rules for packaging of electronic goods making the QR code compulsory on the packaging with relevant information for products manufactured on or July 15 onwards. According to the new rules notified by the ministry, if not mentioned as QR code, the information should be part of the packaging. These rules are called the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022. The rules come into force right away.
Here are the rules as per the government notification:
1. Provided that in the case of an electronic product which is manufactured or packed or imported after the 15th July, 2022, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date, declare the name of the manufacturer or packer or importer, as the case may be, on the package itself and such declaration shall
also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the address and other related information,in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself.
2. Provided that in the case of an electronic product which is manufactured or packed or imported after the 15th July, 2022, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date, inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the common or generic name of the commodity and where such package contains more than one product, then for the name and number or quantity of each product, in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself.
3. Provided that in the case of an electronic product which is manufactured or packed or imported after the 15th July, 2022, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date, inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the size and dimension of the commodity, in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself.
4. Provided that in the case of electronic product, which are manufactured or packed or imported after the 15th July, 2022, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date, declare the telephone number and e-mail address, on the package itself and such declaration shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for other related information in case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself.”