History
Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : PCD 12
Document Number : PCD 12 ( 24849)
Document Title [English] : PLASTICS INDUSTRIAL COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS
Document Title [Hindi] : PLASTICS — INDUSTRIAL COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS
Document Type : New
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 83.140.99
Date of Project Approval : 13-02-2024
Standards to be Superseded :

Classification Details
Group : Chemicals, Plastics and their Products including packaging and Environment
Sub Group : Plastic Films, Bottles, Jars, Pipes, Sockets and Other Products
Sub Sub Group : Biodegradable and compostable plastics & recycling of plastics
Aspects : Product Specification
Risk : None
Certification : Voluntary Certification
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers - Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC)
Sustainable development Goals :
  • DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
  • RESPOSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 5412 : 2022
Organization Type: ISO
Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document specifies the requirements, test methods, test regulations, packaging, transportation and storage of industrial compostable plastic shopping bags.
2 This document is applicable to plastic shopping bags made from industrial compostable plastic resin as the main raw material, processed by heat sealing or bonding, etc.
3 This document enables to characterise the compostable plastic bags following two testing approaches that bring to the definition of two classes (class I and class II).
Timeline Details


S.No. P-Draft
Completion Date		 WC-Draft
Completion Date		 Final-Draft
Completion Date		 Project
Completion Date(Gazette)		 Entered By Entered On
1 13-02-2024 13-07-2024 28-09-2024 12-02-2025 Mr. SHIVAM DWIVEDI 13-02-2024
Stages
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No.		 Stage Date of Occurence Remarks Circulated to Files
1 Generation of Document Number 13-02-2024 -------
2 P-Draft Waived 13-02-2024 -------
3 WC Draft 13-02-2024 Duration : 60 Days
Submitted for HOD approval 		-------
4 WC Draft 13-02-2024 WC approved by HOD
 PCDC  PCD 21, PCD 27, -------