Every licensed Packer Manufacturer with a packer’s license from the Department of Legal Metrology must adhere to the specified rules and regulations detailed in the Legal Metrology Package Commodity (LMPC) Regulations. The procedure for LMPC Packaging Registration is very complex and intricate. It requires a certain level of expertise to acquire such LMPC licenses. So, post-registration of the packaging licensee with the Department of Legal Metrology, the newly incorporated Packer must follow the below-mentioned guidelines as per the Legal Metrology Rules.
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What must a Packer Manufacturer declare on the package?
Labeling the Commodity
Every commodity package must bear on the label affixed on them a sharp, definite, and conspicuous packaging declaration. The Legal Metrology Packer must make the declarations in accordance with the Legal Metrology Packaged Commodity provisions.
Mentioning the Commodity’s Manufacturer or Packer
The Packaging Declaration must contain the name as well as the address of the manufacturer or the Packer.
- Manufacturer is not the Packer: In such cases, the Packer must make declarations that include the manufacturer’s name and address and the Packer’s.
- Commodity is imported: In such cases, the Packer must explicitly mention the name as well as the address of the commodity’s importer.
What is the Declaration misses the above-mentioned details?
Suppose the maid Declaration does not mention any name and address of the company without the words ‘manufactured by’ or ‘packed by.’ In such cases, the Department will presume the name and address of the commodity’s manufacturer. Also, the Department will determine the liability of the commodity on the packer/manufacturer accordingly.
Why must a Packer Manufacturer mark itself as a Marketer?
The name and address of the brand owner must appear on the packaging label as a marketer. Therefore, the Department will hold the owner responsible for violating the LMPC rules. In addition, the Metrology Department will initiate action against such manufacturers. If more than one name and address appear on the commodity’s label, then the Department of Legal Metrology can prosecute the manufacturer of the packaging commodity. Also, they can initiate legal actions against the manufacturer as indicated on the product’s label. They cannot file against all of them.
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Name Declaration of the Packer Manufacturer
The Packer Manufacturer must mention the standard as well as the generic names of the commodity. If the package contains more than one product, then the Packer-Manufacturer must mention the name and also the quantity of each package product.
Also, the Packer must mention the net quantity of the product in terms of the standard unit of weight or measurement units. The Packer must mention the commodity in the package or be packed or sold by number. He must also mention the date, i.e., the month and year of the package manufacturing, pre-packing, or importing.
Commodities on which Packaging Rules are Ineffective:
Edible Products
In place of the general LMPV Packaging Rules for packaged food articles, the provisions of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of 1954 rules will apply.
Nuts and Oil-bearing Seeds
In seed-containing packages, the Packer must conform to the labeling regulations per the Seeds Act of 1966. The manufacturer must also indicate the month and year of the manufacturing using a rubber stamp. They must not overwrite it on the label.
Drugs and Cosmetics
In place of the general LMPV Packaging Rules for drugs and cosmetics, the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules of 1945 will apply to cosmetics product packages.
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Intoxicating Beverages
In place of the general LMPV Packaging Rules for packages containing alcoholic or spirituous liquor, the Excise Laws of the Province will apply. State Laws will apply within the state where manufacturing took place.
If the Excise Laws do not provide for the RSP’s Declaration, then the LMPC provisional rules will apply.
