{"id":256821,"date":"2021-11-08T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=256821"},"modified":"2021-11-08T12:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T07:04:25","slug":"legal-metrology-packaged-commodities-amendment-rules-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/11\/08\/legal-metrology-packaged-commodities-amendment-rules-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has notified the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2021 vide notification dated November 2, 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, a new sub rule under Rule 4 has been inserted which states that when one or more packages intended for retail sale are grouped together for being 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