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Government allows import of medical devices like oxygen canister for three months with riders Importers have been asked to inform the quantity of imported medical devices to state governments where import is made, immediately after the shipment. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday allowed import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations immediately after custom clearance and before sale of such products in the domestic marke...

The National Secretary General, Confederation of All India Traders ( CAIT) has issued a letter dated January 24, 2021 to the Honble Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs, alleging non-compliance of mandatory declaration provisions of the Legal Metrology and Consumer Protection Rules by e-commerce giants in India. The letter, inter alia, alleges that e-commerce portals like Flipkart, and food delivery sites like Zomato and Swiggy, amongst others, are openly infringing the mandatory provis...

Amazons appeal against displaying sellers full address rejected by Indias Metrology Dept IANS  0 In an important development, the Director of Legal Metrology, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, has turned down an appeal of Amazon made against the notices issued by Department of Legal Metrology and has said that the department can proceed against Amazon, as per the law.   The Department of Legal Metrology noticed a violation of mandatory declaration required under rule 6(1) of the Legal Metrology ...

Amazons appeal rejected by Director Metrology ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Thu, Feb 4 2021 17:42 IST | ​ 0 Views   Delhi HC refuses to restrain Amazon, says suit filed by Future Retail maintainable. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 4 : In an important development, the Director of Legal Metrology, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, has turned down an appeal of Amazon made against the notices issued by Department of Legal Metrology and has said that the department can proceed against A...

Govt rejects Amazon’s appeal against notice requiring it to show country of origin of products February 4, 2021 The Legal Metrology Department has rejected Amazon’s appeal against a notice asking it why it wasn’t displaying the country of origin of a product listing on its platform. The department, which falls under the Consumer Affairs Ministry, found that Amazon didn’t do its due diligence as a marketplace e-commerce platform in complying with the mandatory declarations required unde...

›PIL seeks clear MRP, seller details of products sold by e-commerce sites; Delhi High Court asks for Centres stand PIL seeks clear MRP, seller details of products sold by e-commerce sites; Delhi High Court asks for Centres stand SECTIONS PIL seeks clear MRP, seller details of products sold by e-commerce sites; Delhi High Court asks for Centres standPTI Last Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 01:23 PM IST Share Synopsis The petition, by Ghaziabad resident Ajay Kumar Singh, has claimed that the consumers a...

PIL seeks clear MRP, seller details of products sold by e-com sites; Delhi HC asks for Centres stand The petition, by Ghaziabad resident Ajay Kumar Singh, has claimed that the consumers are facing great difficulty due to such details not being mentioned on e-commerce platforms. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought response of the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction to e-commerce websites to prominently display names of manufacturers, country ...

CAIT seeks action against Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, others for daylight robbery CAIT says that platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy, are flouting rules, and it demanded immediate action against them. Jan 28, 2021 16:17:17 IST Traders body CAIT has written to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal accusing Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy, and various other e-commerce entities for allegedly flouting rules, and demanded immediate action against them. Confederation of All India Tr...

CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that Rule 10 of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, provides that e-commerce entities have to display details of the manufacturer, country of origin and common/generic name of the product, MRP, and dimensions of the commodity, among others.

Traders body accuses Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, and Swiggy of flouting rules CAIT Secretary alleged that similar obligations were imposed on e-commerce FBOs vide guidelines issued by FSSAI on February 2, 2017, but FBOs like Zomato and Swiggy are not complying with the rules. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: Traders body CAIT has written to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal accusing Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy, and various other e-commerce entities for alleged...