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Prices per unit to be printed on pre-packaged goods now
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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Nov, 2021
Manufacturers will now need to indicate per unit sale price - for
instance, cost per kg or per litre - on pre-packed commodities that will
allow easier comparison of the prices at the time of purchase for the
consumer.
This is being done to safeguard the interest of
consumers, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs under the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
The
Ministry has decided to omit Rule 5 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged
Commodities), Rules 2011 defining the Schedule II prescribing the pack
sizes of various types of commodities.
Earlier, the month and
year in which the commodity is manufactured or pre-packed or imported
was required to be mentioned in the package.
But now, removing
the ambiguity, the declaration will be required for the month and year
in which the commodity is manufactured for the pre-packed commodities, a
Ministry release said.
The provisions of declarations of MRP
too, has been simplified by removing illustration and providing for
making the mandatory declaration of MRP in Indian currency, inclusive of
all taxes.
This has allowed the manufacturer/packer/importer to
declare the MRP on the pre-packed commodities in a simplified manner, it
said.
Another change is about rules for declaring the
commodities sold in pre-packed commodities in numbers. This has been
eased out for reducing the compliance burden for
manufacturer/importer/packer, the government said.
As against
earlier such declarations wherein it could be denoted as 'N' or 'U'
only, the quantities now can be expressed in terms of the number or unit
or piece or pair or set or such other word, which represents the
quantity in the package. This will remove the ambiguity of declaration
of quantity sold by number in pre-packed commodities, the release added.
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