Compulsory Standards Order (No. 27 of 2021)
Made 2021-07-05 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
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- Grenada
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- General
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- consumer protection, fraud, internal trade, international trade, packaging/labelling, public health, standards
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1. Short title. This Order may be cited as the COMPULSORY STANDARDS ORDER, 2021.
2. Amendment of Compulsory Standards Order, 1995. The Compulsory Standards Order, 1995, SRO No. 8 of 1995 is amended in section 2 by deleting items 1 and 2.
3. Declaration of compulsory standard. The following standards are declared compulsory standards– (a) GDS 1: Part 1: 2021 – Labelling of Goods – General Requirements (revision 1); (b) GDS 1: Part 2: 2021 – Labelling of Goods – Specific Requirements for Pre-packaged Goods (revision 1).
4. Purpose of standard. The purpose for which the standards are intended is as follows– (a) to protect the consumer or user against danger to health and safety; (b) to prevent fraud or deception arising from misleading advertising or labelling. A 302 SRO. 27 Compulsory Standards Order 2021
5. Commencement. This Order shall come into force on the 1st day of Augst, 2021. Made by the Minister this 5th day of July, 2021. OLIVER JOSEPH Minister of Trade, Industry, and Consumer Affairs. GRENADA PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, ST. GEORGE’S 9/7/2021.