New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has come out with quality control norms for butterfly valves for general purposes with a view to contain import and production of sub-standard products in the country.

According to a DPIIT notification, these valves would have to conform to the specified standards and bear the standard mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

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The order will come into force with effect from January 1, 2021.

BIS "shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods," the notification said.

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Butterfly valves are used to isolate or regulate flow of a fluid.

The department had earlier issued quality control norms for certain steel items and cables.

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