Seminar on “Legal Metrology and Weights & Measure Acts”
| Code | SCCP|2010|CONPRO|428 | ||||||||||||
| Short title | Seminar on “Legal Metrology and Weights & Measure Acts” | ||||||||||||
| Title | Seminar on “Legal Metrology and Weights & Measure Acts” | ||||||||||||
| Thrust Area | SCCP: Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection | ||||||||||||
| Project | CONPRO: Strengthening Consumer Protection in India | ||||||||||||
| Persons |
P.A. Krishnamoorthy (Expert) Patrick von Braunmühl (Expert) |
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| Target Group | Senior executives from various industries including multinational, medium and small scale | ||||||||||||
| Training Organiser | GTZ-ASEM | ||||||||||||
| Institutions Involved | Institute of Quality; Confederation of Indian Industries, Bangalore | ||||||||||||
| Course objectives |
To Discuss different aspects of legal metrology legislations and their effect on various stake holders, especially the consumers. |
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| Expected results/impacts |
Discussions were held on the methodology of confirming to the provisions of the Acts and Rules, especially with regard to label requirements. The participants were provided opportunity to examine the labels used on their products and suggestions were provided for re-designing them to meet the requirements of the laws. The discussions were focused on the legal and technical requirements for complying with the new Legal Metrology Act 2009. |
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