TRAINING WORKSHOP ON LEGAL METROLOGY ACT 2009 PACKAGED COMMODITIES RULES 2011

Training workshop on “Legal Metrology Act & Packaged Commodities Rules. Mandatory Declarations on Label, Advertisement, TVC & E-commerce on June 28th, 2018  

Speaker: Shri. B. K. Zavare, Hon'ble Asst. Controller - Legal Metrology, Mumbai Region, Mumbai.

About: There is a lot of confusion and lack of clarity after the recent amendment introduced in the LM Act. Industries are facing a lot of challenges in their business. This training workshop is designed to provide detail information on “Legal Metrology Act & Packaged Commodities Rules. Mandatory Declarations on Label, Advertisement, TVC & E-commerce.

Topics covered:

• Introduction and overview.
• Labeling enforcement in India, laws & rules that govern labeling of Packaged Commodities, different enforcement agencies, how it is enforced.      
• General requirements of labeling, labeling of pre-package commodities, labeling of retail package, wholesale/multi-piece packages, value package, small packages, exemptions, manner of declarations, location, size, font, colours, principal display panel,          
• Offence by companies, nominations, compounding of offences, fines and penalties, adjudication for “misbranded” food, criminal prosecutions, judgement of high court and Supreme Court of India.
• Q & A.       

After attending this seminar, you will be able to:

• Understand all the mandatory requirements for labeling of various Packaged Commodities, Advertisement, TVC, & E-commerce portal.
• Develop, review and suggest correction on a label of food, non-food product and E-commerce portal. Identify and rectify any misleading information on the label.
• Defend any false allegation regarding misbranding, misleading and non-conformance in the product label and E-commerce portal.  

Acts/Rules/Regulations/Guidelines/Case laws:

• Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
• Legal Metrology (Package Commodities) Rules, 2011.
• Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2017.
• Judgements of High Court and Supreme Court of India.

Study materials will be provided to the participants.

Highly useful for: Manufacturer, packer, importer, designer, advertiser, advocates and students 

Registration Fees: Rs. 4,000/-