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[[India]] has a comprehensive system of product certifications governed by laws made by the [[Parliament of India]] at various times. These certifications are managed by various agencies, and hold various statuses before the law. Some of these marks are mandatory for such products to be manufactured or to be placed in the Indian market while some of the marks hold only an advisory status. All the industrial standardisation and industrial product certifications are governed by the [[Bureau of Indian Standards]], the national [[standards organisation]] of India, while standards for other areas (like agricultural products) are developed and managed by other governmental agencies.

== Certification marks ==
The state enforced certification marks presently in India are (alphabetical list):

* [[Agmark]] for all agricultural products.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://agmarknet.nic.in/agm_std1.htm |title=Directorate of Marketing and Inspection. 'Promotion of Standardization and Grading of Agricultural and Allied Produce'. |access-date=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111120742/http://agmarknet.nic.in/agm_std1.htm |archive-date=2011-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?CategoryId=141 Ministry of food processing industries.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426002100/http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?CategoryId=141 |date=2012-04-26 }}</ref>
* [[BIS hallmark]]: certifies the purity of gold jewellery.
* [[Ecomark]] is an ecolabel for various products issued by the [[Bureau of Indian Standards]]. Voluntary and promotional.
* [[FPO mark]]. A mandatory mark for all processed fruit products in India. Certifies that the product was manufactured in a hygienic 'food-safe' environment.
* [[List of Geographical Indications in India|Geographical Indications marks]], defined under the [[WTO]] [[Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights]] ([[TRIPS Agreement|TRIPS]]), have been in force since 2003. Examples, include the [[Darjeeling tea]] and [[Basmati]] mark.<ref name=basmatimark1>[http://apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/about_apeda/bas_ex_dev_found.htm Basmati certification in India. Basmati Export Development Foundation.]</ref>
* [[India Organic]] certification mark for organically farmed food products.<ref>[http://www.indianspices.com/html/np_organiccert.htm Spices Board of India. 'Organic certification mark'.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802024444/http://www.indianspices.com/html/np_organiccert.htm |date=2012-08-02 }}</ref> Certifies that the product conforms to the specifications of ''National Standards for Organic Products, 2000''<ref>[http://www.apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/organic/ORGANIC_CONTENTS/English_Organic_Sept05.pdf APEDA. 'National Standards for Organic Products.']</ref> and any eventual amendments. The certification is issued by testing centres accredited by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the National Program for Organic Production of the Government of India.
* [[ISI mark]]. For industrial product. Certifies that a product conforms to a set of standards laid by the [[Bureau of Indian Standards]].<ref>[http://www.bis.org.in/cert/procert.htm Bureau of Indian Standards. Official web site. 'Product Certification Schemes.']</ref>
*[[Non Polluting Vehicle mark]] on [[motor vehicles]] certifying conformity to the [[Bharat Stage emission standards]].
*[[FSSAI]] for all food products.

== Other marks ==
These are mandatory marks or labels required by the law in India, but are not exactly certifications marks (alphabetical list).
*[[Toxicity label]] is mandatory on the containers of pesticides sold in India. Identifies the level of toxicity of the pesticide in four levels
*[[Vegetarian mark]] (green dot symbol) and the [[Non-vegetarian mark]] (brown dot symbol), either of this is mandatory for packaged food products. To distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.

== Non-statutory marks ==
There are other non-[[statutory]] certification marks or schemes in India which are promoted by the Government of India, by policy, or through governmental or semi-governmental agencies. But these certifications bear no legal status in the nation and are purely promotional in nature.

Examples of such certifications are:
* [[Silk Mark]]. Certifies that a piece of textile is pure silk. Managed by the 'Silk Mark Organisation of India'.
* The ''Ayush Mark'' or the ''Ayush Product Certification Scheme'' for herbal products by the ''Department of Ayush''.<ref>[http://indianmedicine.nic.in/index3.asp?sslid=293&subsublinkid=96&lang=1 Department of Ayush. 'AYUSH Mark'.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228211651/http://indianmedicine.nic.in/index3.asp?sslid=293&subsublinkid=96&lang=1 |date=December 28, 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.qcin.org/documents/downloadpdf.php?downloaded=Certification_Scheme_AYUSH/introduction.pdf Voluntary Certification Scheme For Ayush Products. Introduction.]</ref><ref>[http://www.qcin.org/documents/downloadpdf.php?downloaded=Certification_Scheme_AYUSH/Use_of_Mark.pdf Voluntary Certification Scheme For Ayush Products. Use of the Mark.]</ref>
* The [[Darjeeling tea]] certification mark,<ref>[http://teaboard.gov.in/inner1.asp?param_link_id=610 Tea Board. 'Darjeeling Tea'.]</ref> a [[geographical indication]] mark for tea produced in [[Darjeeling]].

==See also==
* [[List of Geographical Indications in India]]

== References ==
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