Friday 20 July 2018

FICCI Concludes Round Table on Legal Metrology Rules for e-commerce Industry


By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 20th July:- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry organized a round table to discuss the challenges faced in the implementation and enforcement of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2017 (LM Rules), in respect of the e-commerce sector, in Lucknow recently.
Industry participants affirmed that regulation of e-commerce companies under the LM rules was a move in the right direction for protection of consumer interest.
Participants concluded that e-commerce marketplace has to be recognized as an Intermediary under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and be exempt from any liability arising out of third party information, data or link available on the website as long as it complies with the IT Rules and Guidelines and  e- commerce marketplace can be made liable under the LM Rules only in the following circumstances
Speaking on the occasion, B.N. Dixit, Director (Legal Metrology) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCA) said that he welcomes industry’s efforts in organizing and participating in these sessions which will help in effective implementation of the law and removing ambiguities in the interest of consumers.

3 comments:

Krithika said...

Legal Metrology under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs is a mandatory registration for many businesses. The Legal Metrology Act in India minimizes the ill effects of weight & measurement errors and brings transparency and accountability.
The act specifies weighing and measuring standards, instruments, units & mandatory requirements with the objective of ensuring the accuracy and security of weights and measurements.

nareshnk said...

The labour law consultant that regulates labour in India is primarily statutes enacted by the Parliament and the state legislatures. These statutes, in turn, have been codified in a vast number of laws, nearly eight hundred in all.

suveera said...

The legal metrology field involves the study of units of weight and measurement, methods of weight and measurement, as well as weighing and measuring instruments, with a focus on the mandatory technical and legal requirements which ensure public trust in the accuracy and security of measurements and weighments.