Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has notified Quality Control for LPG Rubber Hose for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).It will come into effect from 1st August 2020.

All rubber hoses used for domestic, commercial and industrial applications will have to conform to IS 9573. This will ensure enhanced safety of domestic commercial and industrial users.Rubber hose for LPG will bear this standard mark of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

The BISwill be the certifying and enforcingauthority forrubber hose for LPG.

The latest version of Indian Standards, including the amendments issued by BIS from time to time,will apply from the date of such notification.

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