Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com ESSENTIAL OILS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1954 CONTENTS 1. Short title and application 2. Grade designation 3. Definition of quality 4. Grade designation marks 5. Method of marking 6. Special conditions of certificate of authorisation SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 3 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 4 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 5 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 6 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 7 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 8 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 9 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 10 :- SCHEDULE ESSENTIAL OILS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1954 In exercise of the powers conferred by sec. 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937), the Central Gowniment hereby makes the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by the said section, namely: 1. Short title and application :- (i) These rules may be called the Essential Oils (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1954. (ii) They shall apply to essential oils produced in India. 2. Grade designation :- Grade designations to indicate the quality of essential oils produced in India shall be as set out in column 1 of Schedules III to X annexed to the rules. "Provided that the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India may, for purposes of export, against a firm order from a foreign buyer, permit essential oils (i) for which definitions of quality have not been mentioned in the said Schedules, or (ii) for which definitions of quality have been mentioned in the said schedules but the definitions do not satisfy the specifications of such buyers, to be designated as 'X' grade, subject to such conditions as may be laid down by him from time to time." 3. Definition of quality :- The quality in indicated by the grade designations shall be as set out against such designations in Schedules III to X annexed to these rules. 4. Grade designation marks :- The grade designation mark shall consist of a lebel bearing a design consisting of an outline map of India with the word "AGMARK" and the figure of the rising sun with the words " Produce of India" resembling that set out in schedule I specifying the names of the essential oils, the grade designation and in colours specified in the aforesaid Schedule. 5. Method of marking :- (i) The grade designation mark shall be securely applied to each container in the manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India and the following particulars shall be marked on the container or the label : (a) Name of packer; (b) Place of packing; (c) Date of packing; and (d) Lot number. (ii) An authorised packer may after obtaining the previous approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, mark his private trade mark on a container in a manner approved by the said officer. Provided that the private trade mark does not represent quality or grade of essential oil different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed on the container in accordance with the said Rules. (iii) Only clean containers which shall be securely closed and sealed in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India shall be used for packing. 6. Special conditions of certificate of authorisation :- In addition to the conditions specified in rule 4 of the General Gradings and Marking Rules, 1973, the conditions set out in Schedule II, shall also be the conditions subject to which a Certificate of Authorisation is issued for the purposes of rules. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE (See rule 4) (a) Grade designation mark for Essential Oils Grade designations and definitions of Quality of East Indian Lemongrass oil (Cochin Lemongrass oil) Physico-Chemical characteristics Grade Description and desig Specific Optical Refractive Total al- Solubility appearance nation gravity at rotation index at dehyde in 70 per cent 30 /30 C* 30 C** (Citral) (byvolume) content ethyl alcohol (deter mined by bisulphite method)* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Special . 0.888 to# +1 to 1.4786 to Not less Soluble in The East Indian Lemon- 0.898 -3 1.4846 than 80 2 to 3 grass oil shall be the red per cent volumes dish yellow to brown Grade A . 0.888 to +1 to 1.4786 to Not less do. mobile essential oil 0.898 -3 1.4846 than 76 obtained by the process percent of steam distilla tion and or water distilla tion of clean Cymbo- pogon flexuosus (D.C.) Stapf. plants and shall be free from admix-ture with any other oil or substance. It shall have a lemon- like odour and shall be clear, free from any sediment, and suspended matter. It shall be dry. @ The specifications are based on the Indian Standard Specification for lemongrass oil (IS : 327-1952) *The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature shall be () 0.00079. **The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature shall be () 0.00044. #The actual citral content shall be suitably indicated. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE (See rule 6) (a) An authorised packer shall have suitable anangements for filteration, blending and storage of essential oils. (b) If an authorised packer handles more than one essential oil in the same premises, adequate precaution shall be taken to avoid the mixing of different oils. (c) An authorised packer shall make such arrangements for testing essential oils as may be prescribed and a duplicate sample from each lot of essential oil to be graded shall be forwarded to such Control Laboratory as may be notified from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. (d) All instructions regarding the methods of sampling, analysis, packing etc., which may from time to time be issued by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, consistent with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder shall be strictly observed. SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE (See rule 2 and rule 3) Grade designations and definitions of Quality of East Indian Lemongrass oil (Cochin Lemongrass oil) Physico-Chemical characteristics Grade Description and desig Specific Optical Refractive Total al- Solubility appearance nation gravity at rotation index at dehyde in 70 per cent 30 /30 C* 30 C** (Citral) (byvolume) content ethyl alcohol (deter mined by bisulphite method)# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Special . 0.888 to# +1 to 1.4786 to Not less Soluble in The East Indian Lemon- 0.898 -3 1.4846 than 80 2 to 3 grass oil shall be the red per cent volumes dish yellow to brown Grade A . 0.888 to + 1 to +1 to 1.4786 to Not less do. mobile essential oil 0.898 -3 1.4846 than 76 obtained by the process percent of steam distilla tion and or water distilla tion of clean Cymbo- pogon flexuosus (D.C.) Stapf. plants and shall be free from admix-ture with any other oil or substance. It shall have a lemon-like odour and shall be clear, free from any sediment, and suspended matter. It shall be dry. @ The specifications are based on the Indian Standard Specification for lemongrass oil (IS : 327-1952) *The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature shall be () 0.00079. **The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature shall be () 0.00044. #The actual citral content shall be suitably indicated. SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE (See rule 2 and rule 3) Grade designation and definition of quality of East Indian Sandalwood Oil Physico-hemical characteristics Grade Description and designation Specific Optical Refractive Free alco Solubility appearance gravity at rotation index at hol (San- in 70 per 30 /30 C* at 30 C** talol) con cent (by tent volume) ethyl alcohol 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Grade A 0.962 to -15 to 1.4990 to Not less Soluble in The East Indian Sandal 0.976 -20 1.5060 than 90 5 volumes wood oil shall be the pale per cent yellow or nearly colour less essential oil obtai ned by steam distilla tion and or water distilla tion of Sanialum album, Linn, only and shall be free from admixture with any other oil or substance. It shall be clear, free from sediment and sus pended matter. It shall be dry and shall have the characteristic faint but persistent odour and unpleasant taste. @ The specifications are based on the Indian Standard Specification for Sandalwood oil (IS : 329-1952). * The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature shall be () 0.00070. "The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature shall be () 0.00030. SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designation and definitions of Quality of East Indian Oil of Palmarosa Physico-chemical characteristics Grade designation Specific Optical Refractive Acid value Percentage Ester Total Solubility Description and appearance gravity rotation index not exceed of caster value alcohols in 70 per at 30 30 C" ing percent (as geranyl) after (geraniol) cent (by per cent/ acetate acety- content volume ethyl) 30 C* lation Not less alcohol than per cer it 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Special 0.874 (-) 2 to 1.4690 3 3 to 12 266 to 92 Soluble Indian Oil of Palmarosa is the to (+)3 to 280 in 2 yellowish essential 0.886 1.4735 volumes oil obtained by steam or wan distillation of partially dried leave flowers and upper third of the stems CM after flowering, of Cymbopogon martii stapf, Var, Motta. It shall be free ficn admixture with any other oil ( substance. It shall be clear, free froi bynotes sediment suspended matter ai possess the characteristics sweet rose Grade A. 0.874 (-)2 1.4690 3 3 to 12 266 to 90 Soluble like odour. to to to 280 in 2 0.886 (+)3 1.4735 volumes @ The specifications are based on the Indian Standard Specification for Palmarosa (IS : 526-1954) *The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00073. **The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00040. SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definitions of Quality of Indian Ginger-yassoil Physico-Chemical characteristics Grade designation Specific Optical Refractive Acid Saponifi- Saponifi- Solubility Total Description and appearance gravity rotation index at value not cation value cation in 70 per alcohol at 30 30 C" exceeding value after cent (by (geraniol) per cent/ percent acety- volume) content not 30 C lation ethyl less than alcoholS per cent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grade A. 0.896 (-)14 1.4740 6 13.5 to 140 to Soluble 36 Indian gingergrass oil is the brownish to to to 34(5 to 180 in 2 to 3 yellow to brownish red essential a 0.925 (+)54 1.4890 12 per cent volumes obtained by steam or water distillatio of esters of partially dried leaves flowers and u as geranyl per third of stems, after flowering of acetate) Cymbopogon mattini stapf. Var Sofia. shall be free from admixture with < other oil or substance. It shall be cli free from sediment and suspent matter and possess the charactere sharp but pleasant odour. @ The specifications are based on the Indian Standard Specification for ginger-grass (IS : 526-1954) 'The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00073. "The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is (+) 0.00040. $ The solution of ginger-grass oil in ethyl alcohol, 70 per cent by volume, occasionally turns palescent of turbid with the further addition of alcohol. SCHEDULE 7 SCHEDULE (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definitions of quality of Indian Eucalyptus oil Physico-chemical characteristics Grade designation Specific Optical Refractive Solubility in 80 Cineole con Description and gravity at rotation index at per cent tent not appearance 30 /30 C* 30 C** (by volume) less than ethyl alcohol per cent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Special 0.897 to (-)5 to 1.4548 to Soluble in 70 Indian eucalyptus oil is the 0.904 (+) 10 1.4656 equal volume colourless pale yellow essential oil obtained by water or steam distillation of fresh leaves of Eucalyptus Globulus, Labill, or from Grade A 0.897 to (-)5 to 1.4548 to Soluble in 60 othercineole containing species of Eucalyptus 0.904 (+) 10 1.4656 equal volume (family Myrtaces) and rectified. It shall be tn from admixture, with any other oil or substanc It shall be clear, free from sediment m suspended matter and possess the characterinn aromatic cainphoiaceous Taste, followed b sensation of cold. The eucalyptus oil shall satist the test requirements for the limits of aldehyd (1) and phellandrene (2). @ "The specifications are based on the Indian Standard Specification for Eucalyptus oil(IS : 328-1957) * The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00084. **The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00044. 1. The volume of semi-normal potassium hydroxide required to neutralise acids liberated from 10 ml. of the eucalyptus oil treated with 4 ml. of a 35 per cci alcoholic hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 5 ml of benezene, shall not exceeo 2 ml. 2. Phellandrene shall be taken, to be absent when no crystalline precipitate is formed in the petroleum layer, within 10 minutes, on mixing one ml. o eucalyptus oil with 5 ml. of light petroleum, 2 ml. of saturated sodium nitrite solution and 2 ml. of glacial acetic acid. SCHEDULE 8 SCHEDULE (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and defintions of quality of Oil of Vetiver (Khus) (North Indian Oil of Vetiver) Physico-chemical characteristics Grade designation Specific Optical Refracive Acid- Sapo Saponifi- Total Total Solubility Description and gravity rotation index at value nification cation alcohol ketone in 80 per cer it appearance at 30 / 30 C+ maximum value value as veti- content (by volume) 30 C** 2.5 gm of the sample) (using 2 to 5 gm of the (using 4 to after acety- verol (C H O) 24 as (C H O) percent ethyl alcohol sample) lation percent by wt. by wt. min. min. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grade A 0.9900 -50 1.512 40 25 to 145 to 70 24 one to Oil of Vetiver (Khus) shall he to to to 80 200 two obtained bysteamer hydro 1.0320 -130 1.523 volumes distrillation of clean, fresh air dry of dry roots of Vetiveria Zi- zaniodes (Linn) Nas. The oil shall be clear, free from sediment, suspended matter separated water and adultte- rants. It shall have characte- ristic aroma and persistent odour of khus roots and shall be light brown to deep brown sometimes greenish in colour. * The specifications are based on the Indian Standards Specifications for Vetiver (Khus) Oil. (IS: 11771957). ** The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00071. + The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00039. SCHEDULE 9 SCHEDULE (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definitions of quality of oil ofVetiver-roots (cultivated) Physico-chemical characteristics Grade designation Specific Optical Refractive Acid Sapo- Saponi- Carbo- Solubility Description and gwvity .. rotation index at value nification fication nyi value in 80 appearance 30 /30 C 30 C+ maximum value value (using 3g. per cent (using (using after of the (by volume) 2 to 2.5 4 to 5 gm acetyla- sample) ethyl alcohol g. of the of the tion sample) sample) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grade A 0.9920 +10 to 1.516 35 25 to 125 to 55 to one to Oil of Vetiver roots (culti to +25 to 50 155 70 two vated) shall be obtained by 1.0150 1.530 volumes steam or hydrodistillation of clean, fresh or air dry roots of the cultivated plant called Vetwena Ziza- modes (Linn.) fain. Gram neae. The oil shall be clear, free from sediment suspen- ded matter, separated water and adulterants. shall have characterisstic and persistent aroma with pleasant woody character and shall be light brown to reddish brown, sometimes greenish in colour. * The specifications are based on the Indian Standards Specifications for Oil of Vetiver roots (Cultivated) (IS: 1614 1960). ** The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00071. SCHEDULE 10 SCHEDULE Grade designation and definitions of quality of Oil of Himatayan Cedarwood (See rules 2 and 3) (Physico-chemical characteristics) Grade Specific Optical Refractive Acid value Saponification Saponification Solubility Designation gravity rotation index at maximum value value after in 90 per Description and at 30 30 C# acetylation cent (by appearance 30 C volume) ethyl alcohol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Grade A 0.9323 +20 1.5038 5 10 to 25 25 to 45 10 to 15 Oil of Himalayan Cedar- to to to volumes wood shall be obtained 0.9573 +62 1.5120 primarily by the distill ation of the waste saw dust, chips and wood- shavings of the heart- wood of the deodar tree, Cedrus deodara, Loud; fam, Pinaceae. The oil shall be clear, free from sediment, suspended matter, separated water and adulterants. It shall have heavy balsamic odour and shall be of light yellow to reddish brown in colour. *The specifications are based on the Indian Standards Specifications for Oil of Himalayan Cedarwood (IS:16151960). **The correction factor for specific gravity for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00071. # The correction factor for refractive index for each degree centigrade rise in temperature is () 0.00040.