270 notices sent to e-tailers for breaching country-of-origin norm Choubey
New Delhi Mar 23 PTI The government has issued 270 notices since January 2021 to e-commerce players for violation of provisions related to country of origin and over Rs 56 lakh have been collected as compounding fees from such online companies Parliament was informed on Wednesday In a written reply to the Lok Sabha Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules 2011 under the Legal Metrology Act 2009 provides in the case of imported products for mandatory declaration of country of origin on the digital and electronic networks used for e-commerce transactions The Act also provides for penalty in case of violations and authorises the state governments to take action thereon The Legal Metrology Office of the Department of Consumer Affairs has issued 270 notices since January 1 2021 to e-commerce entities for violation of provisions pertaining to country of origin and an amount of approximately Rs 5640500 in the form of compounding fees has been realised from such e-commerce companies Choubey said PTI MJH MJH HVA HVA
New Delhi Mar 23 PTI The government has issued 270 notices since January 2021 to e-commerce players for violation of provisions related to country of origin and over Rs 56 lakh have been collected as compounding fees from such online companies Parliament was informed on Wednesday In a written reply to the Lok Sabha Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules 2011 under the Legal Metrology Act 2009 provides in the case of imported products for mandatory declaration of country of origin on the digital and electronic networks used for e-commerce transactions The Act also provides for penalty in case of violations and authorises the state governments to take action thereon The Legal Metrology Office of the Department of Consumer Affairs has issued 270 notices since January 1 2021 to e-commerce entities for violation of provisions pertaining to country of origin and an amount of approximately Rs 5640500 in the form of compounding fees has been realised from such e-commerce companies Choubey said PTI MJH MJH HVA HVA
