Department of Consumer Affairs Notifies Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2025

Key Points

1. Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2025 notified on **October 29, 2025**.
2. The amendment aligns Legal Metrology Rules with Medical Devices Rules, specifically the Medical Devices Rules, 2017.
3. The amendment affects the height and width of numerals and letters used for declarations on medical device packages.
4. Rule 33 exemptions under Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 will not apply where Medical Devices Rules, 2017 are applicable.
5. Declarations on the Principal Display Panel for medical devices are now governed by the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, not the Legal Metrology Rules.
6. The amendment aims to provide a single, consistent labeling standard for medical devices.
7. The amendment seeks to reduce compliance burden on the industry by requiring adherence to only one set of labeling standards.