REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 335] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1966/ASVINA 35,1888
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATIONS
New Delhi, the 17th October 1966
S.O. 3152.—Whereas the Central Government is of opinion that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export (Qualitv Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), bicycles shall be subject to quality control and inspection prior to export;
And whereas the Central Government has formulated the proposals specified below for the said purposes and has forwarded the same to the Export Inspection Council, as required by sub-rule (2) of rule 11 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said sub-rule, the Central Government publishes the said proposals for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby.
2. Notice is hereby given that any person desiring to forward any objection or suggestion with respect to the said proposals may forward the same within thirty days of the date of publication of this notification to the Export Inspection Council, World Trade Centre', 14/]-B, Ezra Street, (7th floor), Calcutta-1.
PROPOSALS
(1) To notify that bicycles shall be subject to quality control and inspection prior to export;
(2) To specify the type of quality control and inspection in accordance with the draft Export-of Bicycles (Qualitv Control and Inspection) Rules, 1966 set out in Annexure III to this notification as the type of quality control and ins- pection which would be applied to such bicycles;
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l^gO rfHE GAZETTE oi- INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [1>AIIT i i-(3) To recognise—
(a) the specifications of the export contract as agreed upon between the
buyer and the seller, and
(b) in the absence of any specifications as mentioned in sub-item (a), the specifications as set out in Annexuie I to this notification.
as the standard specifications for bicycles;
(4) To prohibit the export, in the course of international trade, of such bicycles unless the same are either accompanied by a certificate issued by any of the Export Inspection Agencies established under section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), to the effect that the bicycles are export-worthy or are affixed with a seal or mark recognised by the Central Government under section 8 of the said Act, indicating that the bicycles conform to either the specifications of the export contract or, in the absence of any such specifications, the Indian Standard Specifications as set out in Annexure I to this notification.
2. Nothing in this notification shall apply to the export by land, sea or air, of samples of the bicycles aforesaid nut exceeding three in number to prospec- tive buyers.
3. Definition.—In this notification 'bicycle' shal] mean a two-wheeled vehicle having a tandem arrangement of wheels, a saddle for the rider, a steering handle and crank for its propulsion by the feet of the rider and shall include its spare parts, components and accessories.
ANNEXURE I
List of Indian Standards
Bicycle Tube Valves • IS : 532—1954 Bicycle Frames . . . .. , IS : 623—15>63 Bicycle Rims . IS : 624—1961 Bicycle Handle Bars . IS : 625—1963 Bicycle Silpillars . IS : 626—1963 Bicycle Chains . . . .. . IS : 627—1961 Bicycle Pedal Assembly . IS : 628—1963 Bicycle Hub Assemblies f . IS : 629—1963 Bicycle Spokes und Nipples . IS : 630—1961 Bicycle Rim Tapes and Buckles . IS : 960—1958 Bicycle Bottom Bracket Axle . . IS ;1131—1958 Bicycle Bottom Bracket Adjustable Cup . IS : 1132—1958 Bicycle Bottom Bracket Fixed Cup , IS : 1133—1958 Bicycle Bottom Bracket Locking Nut . IS : 1134—1958 Bicycle Cranks and Chain Wheels . IS : 1281—1958 Bicycle Colter Pins, washers and nuts . IS : 1282—1958 Bicycle Flee wheels . IS : 1283—1958 Bicycle Front Forks . IS : 2061—1962
ANNEXURE II
Bach consignment of bicycles and components shall be tested according to the table given
below
BICY LES AND COMPONENTS
LEVELS OF CONTROL
Reference
Lot size Requirement
SI. No.
2
No. of sample to be tested 4
3
5 1
Each
Standard specifica-
Each shift's produc- Axle
1
tion Concentricity
D o.
tions recognised for the purpose Do.
1 No.
2
Handle Bar Load Test
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I 2 3 4 5Frames
3
Do.
(a) Load Test (b) Trueness . ' .
Do. Do.
i No. Each
Do.
Chains
4
(a) Proof load Test Do. T No. Do.
(£>) Breaking load test Do. Do. Do.
Spokes and Nipples
5
Threads
Do.
Do.
5%
Hubs
6
Deflection Test
Do.
5 Nos. E ach shift's pro- duction from each assembly table
Spindle in pedal assembly
7
Do.
i No.
Bend Test
Each shift's pra
duction
Crank Chain Wheel Assembly
8
Load Test
Do.
i No.
Do.
Front Fork
9
Do. Do.
i No. Do.
Do. Do.
IO
(a) Load Test . (b) Expansion Test Free wheel (a) Compression Test
Do.
5 Nos. Each shift's pro- duction on the sam assembly table e
Do.
Do.
Do.
II
(b) Axial or Radial Deflection Teat Rims Compression Test.
Do.
i No. From each coil of
steel strip
12
Do.
Other component.': and spares Material, Dimension, Perfor- mance and Workmanship
Each Each shifts' pro-
duction
Electroplating
Do.
J3
i No. Each batch's pro-
Do.
5 Nos.
duction Do.
Painting. . . .. Hardness (whenever heat treat-
H 15
ment is called for)
Do.
i No. Each charge trom
the oven.
2. The requirements of the Packing Specification shall be as given below:
2.1 The package shall be well finished and shall have a good presentability,
2.2 The inner contents of the package shall be so packed as to withstand
Drop Test, Rolling Test, and Water Spraying Test as given below:
Drop Test.—-The package shall be dropped from a height of four feet once on the largest flat surface, once on the longest edge and once on any of its corner.
Railing Test.—The package shall be subject to rolling on its side either twenty feet forward and twenty feet backward or forty feet in one direction only.
Water Spraying.—The package shall be allowed to be exposed against a water
spray equivalent to a normal sudden monsoon shower for five minutes,
ANNEXURE HI
Draft rules proposed to be made under section 17 of the Export (Quality Con-
trol and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963).
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules shall be called the Export
of Bicycles (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1966,
(2) They shall come into force- with effect from 31st December. 1966.
I 4g2 THE GA7ETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I-2, Definition.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) 'Agency' means any one of t he Export Inspection Agencies established at Cochin, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay and Delhi under section 7 of t he Expert (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963).
(b) 'bicycles' shall mean a two-wheeled vehicla having a tandem arrange- ment of wheels, a saddle for the rider a steering handle, and crank for its populsion by t he feet of the rider and shall include its spare parts, components and accessories.
3. Quality Control and Inspection.— (1) The quality of the bicycles aforesaid shall be ensured by means of exercising t he following controls at different stages of their manufacture together with t he levels of control as set out in Annexure II to this notification namely:—•
(1) Bought out materials cvnd components control;
(a) Purchase specifications shall be laid down by the manufacturer Incor- porating the properties of materials o^ components to be used and the detailed dimensions thereof with tolerances.
(b) The accepted consignments shall be either, accompanied by a sup- plier's test or inspection certificate corroborating the requirements of the purchase specification, in which case occasional checks, at least once in each quarter of the year shall be conducted by the purchaser for a particular supplier to verify tlie correctness of the aforesaid test or inspection certificates, or the purchased materials or compo- nents shall be regularly inspected or tested either in a laboratory with- in the factory or in an outside laboratory or test house.
(c) The sampling for inspection or test to be carried out, shall be based on a
recorded investigation.
(d) After the inspection or test is carried out. systematic methods shall he adopted in segregating th° accepted and rejected materials or com- ponents for disposal of rejected materials or components.
(e) Correct and adequate records in respoct of the aforesaid controls shall
be regularly and systematically maintained,
(ii) Process Control;
(a) Detailed process soecifications for forcing brazing, rnpcliineship. elec- troplatiner, painting, heat treatment and the like shall be laid down bv the manufacturer for different processes of manufacture along with the process of testing of the processed products.
(b) Equipments, instrumentation nnd facilities shall V adequate to control
the processes as laid down in the process specifications.
(c) Adequate records shpll be maintained to enable the verification of the
controls exercised during the process of manufacture.
(iii) Product Control:
(a) Tho manufacturer SIIPH cither havr his own adequate te^tinsr facilities or shall have access to surh testing facilities to test the product as t>er the Fneeiflrn+ion rprocmisrd u i ^ °- potion 6 "f the Export (Quali- ty Control and Inspection) Act. 1963 (22 of 19631.
(b) Samplirtr ''wherever required) for testing shall be based on a recorded investigation.
(c) Correct pnd adequate records in r e j e ct of tests carried out shall be
regularly and systematically maintained,
(iv) Preservation Control:
(a) A detailed specification shall be laid down bv the manufacturer to
safeguard the product from adverse effects of weather conditions.
(b) The product shall be well preserved both during storage and during
transit,
(v) Packing Control:
A packing specification shall he laid down with a view to satisfying the controls mentioned in J\nnrxure TT to this notification for packing the aforesaid product and shall be rigidly implemented.
(2) Inspection.—Inspection of bicycles intended for export shall be carried out with a view to seeing that the controls mentioned in sub-rule (1) have been exerdsed at the relevant levels satisfactorily and the bicycles conform to the standard specifications applicable to it.
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4. Procedure of Inspection.— d) The exporter or manufacturer shall give Inti- mation in writing to any one of the Agencies recognised under section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963). and submit along with such intimation a declaration that the bicycles have been manufactured by exercising quality control measures as provided under ru7e 3 above, and that the bicycles conform to the requirements of specifications recognised for this purpose,
(2) The exporter or manufactures shall also furnish to the Agency the identifi- cation marks applied on the consignment of bicycles.
(3) Every intimation and declaration under sub-rule (1) shall be eiven not less than fifteen days prior to the despatch of the consignment from the manu- facturer's premises.
(4) On receipt of the intimation and declaration under sub-rule (1), the Agency, on satisfying itself that during the process of manufacture the manufac- turer had exercised adequate quality controls as provided under rule 3. shall. within three days of completion of the inspection, issue a certificate declaring the consignment of bicycles is expo, t-worthy.
5. Procedure for affixation of recognised mark.—The provisions of the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act, 1052 (30 of 1952) the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Rules, ]955 and the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Regulations, 1955, shall, so far as may be. apply to the inspection of bicycles prior to export.
6. Place of Inspection.—-Every inspection under these ru'es shall be carried out at the premises of the manufacturer.
7. Inspection Fee.—Subject to a minimum of Twenty rupees for each consign- ment a fee at the rate of Twenty paise for every hundred rupee of F.O.B. value of each such consignment Hhall be paid by the exporter to the Agency as fee for inspection under rule 4.
8. Appeal.— (1) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the inspection agency to Issue a certificate under sub-rule (4) of rule 4 may, within ten days of the re- cepit of the communication of such refusal by him, prefer an appeal to a panel of experts, consisting of not less than three persons, appointed for the purpose bv the Central Government.
(2) The decision of the said panel of experts on such appeal shall be final.
[No. 60 (153) EXD. Insp/flfi-1
S.O. 3188.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Art, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government hereby recognises the following inspection agencies mentioned below, fo- quality control and pre-shipment inspection of bicycles prior to their export, namely:
1. Export Inspection Agency, Cochin, Export Inspection Agency, Madras,
2.
Export Inspection Agency, Calcutta,
3.
Export Inspection Agency, Bombay.
4.
Export Inspection Agency, Delhi.
5.
[No. 60(153)Exp. Insp /S8 J
S.O. 8154.—Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the powers con- ferred by section 8 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act. 1963 (22 of 1963), proposes to recognise the Indian Standards Institution Certification Mark with respect to -bicycles for the purpose of denoting that w h ee bicycles are • affixed with such mark, they shall be deemed to be in- conformity with the stan- dard specification applicable thereto under clause (c) of section 6 of the said Act;
And whereas the Central Government has forwarded the aforesaid PIUFUH"J to the Export Inspection Council as required by sub-rule (2) of rule 11 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) RuleB, 1964.
Now therefore, in pursuance of the said sub-rule, the Central Government hereby publishes the said proposal for the information of the public likely to be "ff"cted thereby.
1464 r HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAOKllINARV [J'ART Il-Src. 3(11)]2. Notice is hereby given that any person desiring to forward any objection or suggestion with respect to the said proposal may forward the same within thirty days of the publication of tnis notification to the Export Inspection Council 'World Trade Centre', 14/1-B, Ezra Street, (7th floor), Calcutta-f
3. Definition.—In this notification, tricycle' shall mean a two-wheeled vehicle having a tandem arrangement of wheel a saddle for the rider, a steering han≤, and crank for ita propulsion by the feet of the rider and shall include Its spare parts, components and accessories.
[No. 60(153) Exp. Insp/66.!
A. C. BANEKJEE, Jt., Secy
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