MeitY Added Phrase V Product List to CRS,
CRS,

▍What is WERCSmart REGISTRATION?

WERCSmart is the abbreviation of World Environmental Regulatory Compliance Standard.

WERCSmart is a product registration database company developed by a US company called The Wercs. It aims to provide a supervision platform of product safety for supermarkets in US and Canada, and make product purchasing easier. In the processes of selling, transporting, storing and disposing products among retailers and registered recipients, products will face increasingly complicated challenges from federal, states or local regulation. Usually, the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) supplied along with the products do not cover adequate data of which information shows compliance with laws and regulations. While WERCSmart transforms the product data to that conforming to laws and regulations.

▍Scope of registration products

Retailers determine the registration parameters for each supplier. Following categories shall be registered for reference. However, the list below is incomplete, so verification on registration requirement with your buyers is suggested.

◆All Chemical Containing Product

◆OTC Product and Nutritional Supplements

◆Personal Care Products

◆Battery-Driven Products

◆Products with Circuit Boards or Electronics        

◆Light Bulbs

◆Cooking Oil                      

◆Food dispensed by Aerosol or Bag-On-Valve

▍Why MCM？

● Technical personnel support: MCM is equipped with a professional team who studies SDS laws and regulations for long. They have in-depth knowledge of the change of laws and regulations and have provided authorized SDS service for a decade. 

● Closed-loop type service: MCM has professional personnel communicating with auditors from WERCSmart, ensuring smooth process of registration and verification. So far, MCM has provided WERCSmart registration service for more than 200 clients.

MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has published the addition of phrase V
product list to CRS (Compulsory Registration Scheme) on October 1, 2020. Seven product categories are
included: wireless microphone, digital camera, video camera, webcam (finished product), smart speaker
(with and without display), dimmers for LED products, and Bluetooth speakers. The enforcement for these
products will come into effect in 6 months from the date of publication, that is, April 1, 2021.
However, right on 16th of last month, MeitY has just extended enforcement date of CRS Phrase Ⅳ
products (12 categories in total) to April 1, 2021. If no extension of enforcement date for phrase V products,
by then 19 product categories will be enforced at a time.
It is reported that the Indian government is accelerating the pace of compulsory certification of more
products to support the development of its manufacturing industry. In the next one to two years, more
mandatory product categories will continue to be announced. We will continue to pay attention and share
with you as soon as possible. In terms of certification, we recommend that customers certify as soon as
possible. Most of the products in the forthcoming mandatory fourth and fifth batch lists that are currently
announced can already be tested and applied for certification. The certification cycle is about 1-3 months,
so please pay attention to planning ahead.