The traders body CAIT (Confederations of All India Traders) has written a letter to Minister Piyush Goyal (Ministry of Commerce and Industry) accusing Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy, and various other e-commerce entities for allegedly flouting rules.
It also demanded immediate action against them.
Breach of law
According to the rule 10 of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, provides that e-commerce entities have to display details of the manufacturer, ‘country of origin’ and common/generic name of the product, MRP, and dimensions of the commodity, among others.
Which the above entities are not complying with the rules.
Law in effect
The rule was introduced in June 2017 and provided a transition period of 6 months, thereby its implementation from January 1, 2018, but even after a lapse of three years, the above rules are not being complied by e-commerce companies prominently by Amazon, Flipkart, etc
Similar events in past
CAIT alleged that similar obligations were imposed on e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) vide guidelines issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) on February 2, 2017, but FBOs like Zomato and Swiggy are not complying with the above rules.
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