Frequently Asked Questions
Find clear answers to common questions about our compliance services, registration processes, and corporate advisory.
The total cost for Equipment Type Approval (ETA) and WPC Registration is Rs.55,000.
BEE stands for Bureau of Energy Efficiency. It is a Government Organization tasked with the following duties:
- To raise awareness about energy efficiency and preservation and disseminate information in this regard.
- To arrange and plan training for staff and experts in energy efficiency and conservation techniques.
- To enhance consulting services in the area of energy efficiency.
- To develop protocols for testing and certification, as well as to promote testing infrastructure.
- To encourage the usage of energy-saving techniques, technologies and systems.
- To enable the use of energy-efficient equipment or appliances by taking measures to encourage their preferential treatment.
- To encourage the use of innovative funding practices for energy efficiency programmes.
- To provide financial support to organisations engaged in promoting energy efficiency and conservation.
- To implement international cooperation programmes in the areas of energy efficiency and its preservation.
A BEE Standard is a benchmark for electrical items to test their usage of energy and to limit their usage of energy by defining test protocols for their testing.
A Label describes the energy efficiency of a system (in the form of energy use, efficiency or energy cost). ‘’Labels’’ primarily provide customers with the knowledge they need to make an educated purchase. Labels are divided into two categories:
1. Comparative label- Allows customers to compare the energy consumption of comparable goods and consider lifetime operating costs when making a purchase.
2. Endorsement Label- Provides a ‘certification' to potential buyers to let them know that the product is extremely energy efficient for its category
1. Direct Cool Refrigerator
2. RAC (Cassette, Floor Standing Tower, Ceiling, Corner AC)
3. Distribution Transformer
4. Room Air Conditioner
5. Tubular Fluorescent Lamp
6. Frost Free (No-Frost) Refrigerator
7. Electric Geysers
8. Color TV
9. Variable capacity Air Conditioners
10. LED
1. Induction Motors
2. Agriculture Pump Sets
3. Ceiling Fans
4. Domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Stoves
5. Washing Machines
6. Computers (Notebook/Laptops)
7. Ballast (Electronic/Magnetic)
8. Office Equipment’s (Printer, Copier, Scanner, MFD’s)
9. Diesel Engine Driven Mono set Pumps for Agriculture Purposes
10. Solid State Inverters
11. Diesel Generators
12. Chillers
13. Microwave Ovens
14. Solar Water Heaters
15. Light Commercial Air Conditioners
16. Deep Freezers
17. UHD Televisions
18. Air Compressors
An Energy Saving Certificate is a certificate issued to those Designated Consumers (DCs) who have overachieved their energy saving targets in any PAT (Perform Achieve and Trade) Cycle. These certificates are then bought by those DCs which have under achieved their energy saving targets.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has been appointed as the Market Regulator and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) as the Administrator for trading of ESCerts on the power exchanges. The Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has been engaged as the Registry for permitting Designated Consumers as eligible entities for trading of ESCerts and the book-keeping of the ESCerts issued by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. The trading of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) is to be performed on Tuesdays on two power exchanges named IEX and PXIL.
It is the responsibility of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for enforcing the Atomic Energy Act of 1962 rules and regulations in order to ensure radiological protection in the Country and also oversee the implementation of the Factories Act of 1948, ensuring industrial protection in the Department of Atomic Energy's units under its jurisdiction. Ensuring the use of ionising radiation and nuclear energy in India does not pose an unacceptable risk to people's health or the environment is the mission of AERB.
It is required to have Type Approval & NOC from AERB if a business entity wants to be registered as a local supplier in the radiotherapy facility. The applicant is also required to share with the AERB details regarding its customers and also ensure that they are registered with AERB.
Documents Required are:
1. Authorization Letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
2. Details of the tools/equipment used for measurement of radiation, its monitoring & quality assurance
3. Details of the qualified technical person / Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) / Trainee Safety Officer (TSO)
4. Permission to import/ supply radiotherapy equipment
5. Obtain Type Approval from AERB
Any business entity planning to export the prescribed materials, minerals or a plant designed, adopted or manufactured for the production, development and use of atomic energy or for research into matters of atomic energy or any other prescribed equipment/items is required to have this Registration.
Documents required
1. Complete Filled and signed copy of Import form by the applicant
2. Detailed Company Profile for export of prescribed substance
3. Copy of End User Certificate of foreign buyer/consignee/end user
4. Copy of the Purchase Order
5. AERB NOC if prescribed substance is also radioactive
6. Utilization statement of previous export Registration issued by AERB
7. Technical details of material annexed along with the application
To apply and get a Registration from AERB, a business entity must desire to manufacture medical diagnostic X-ray equipment & X-ray tubes. As per the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004, all the entities as the manufacturers/ suppliers/ users of X-ray equipment require Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Registration for carrying out these activities.
Procedure :
1. The first step is to get the permission for procurement/ import of X-ray tubes and X-ray equipment
2. Details of the Radiation testing facility during demonstration of Type Approval
3. Details of the radiation protection devices
4. Details of the quality assurance equipment
5. Details of the qualified person for radiation testing, quality assurance and servicing of diagnostic x-ray equipment
6. Details of each model of X-ray equipment and their AERB approval
7. Details of Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) & his/her comments/recommendations
A business entity that wants to operate or already operating a gamma irradiation chamber facility is required to get this Registration as per the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004, issued by AERB.
Documents required
1. Passport size Photograph of Radiation Professional
2. KYC of the Radiation Professional
3. Qualification documents Marksheet of Radiation Professional
4. Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR)
5. Quality Assurance Manual (QAM)
6. Radiation Protection Manual (RPM)
Industrial Radiography means a non-destructive process for testing materials by using ionizing radiation. The business entity planning to operate or operating radiography devices for industrial radiography facility specified under the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004.
Documents required
1. Passport size Photograph of Radiation Professional
2. KYC of the Radiation Professional
3. Qualification documents/Marksheet of Radiation Professional
4. Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR)
5. Quality Assurance Manual (QAM)
6. Radiation Protection Manual (RPM)
The Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004 delineate the rules & regulations for the safe handling of radiation-generating equipment or X-ray equipment). Each manufacturer/ supplier/ user of x-ray equipment is required to get this Registration, as per rule 3 of The Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004.
Documents required
1. AERB authorized / Type Approved X-ray equipment from AERB registered suppliers
2. The AERB NOC for new equipment or declares equipment if existing equipment is being used
3. Qualified persons’ details
4. Approval from the RSO
5. The detailed list of other mandatory instruments
6. Site Plan / layout of the facility
The process of using radio-pharmaceuticals, as specialty medicine, to investigate the ailments of human anatomy, physiology & pathophysiology to diagnose & treat the diseases which are plaguing humans.
To get the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Registration, any individual or a business entity/Health care must establish a plan to operate any nuclear medicine equipment such as PET, PET-CT, Gamma Camera, or SPECT for the diagnosis & treatment of their patients.
A dealer is a business entity which operates in buying, selling, suplying or distribution of any weight or measure. A Dealer is a business entity which could be an importer, manufacturer or a commission agent engaged in selling or supplying of manufactured items.
Legal Metrology monitors the units of weights & measurements, the practices of weighing & measurement and the instruments related to weights & measurements, so that the security & accuracy of weighing & measurement instruments be ensured.
A pre-packaged commodity is defined as the one which is packaged in the absence of purchaser, containing a pre-determined quantity.
"Restricted" items are those whose import and export are only allowed under specific conditions, such as those outlined in a notification or public notice, or with an authorization, permission, or license.