Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : PCD 12
Document Number : PCD 12 ( 24850)
Document Title [English] : PLASTICS SOIL BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR MULCH FILMS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS REGARDING BIODEGRADATION ECOTOXICITY AND CONTROL OF CONSTITUENTS
Document Title [Hindi] : PLASTICS — SOIL BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR MULCH FILMS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE — REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS REGARDING BIODEGRADATION, ECOTOXICITY AND CONTROL OF CONSTITUENTS
Document Type : New
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 83.140.10; 65.020.20
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Standards to be Superseded :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 :
Degree of Equivalence : Identical under dual numbering
Identical/Equivalent Standards : ISO 23517 : 2021
Organization Type: ISO

Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 This document is applicable to biodegradable plastic materials used to produce mulch films or biodegradable mulch films ready to be used for mulch applications in agriculture and horticulture.
2 This document specifies test methods and evaluation criteria by addressing the following characteristics: a) control of constituents; b) biodegradation; c) negative effects on terrestrial organisms.

Timeline Details


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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
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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
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4 WC Draft 13-02-2024 WC approved by HOD
PCDC  PCD 21, PCD 27, -------