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 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION   New Delhi, the 8th March, 2019 G.S.R. 205(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 was published as required under sub-section(1) of section 12 and sub-section (1) of section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R. 88(E), dated the 4th February, 2019, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 5th February, 2019; And whereas, no objections or suggestions were received from the public on the said rules for consideration by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under sections 12 and 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), the Central Government, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, namely:- 1.            (1) These rules may be called the Drugs and Cosmetics (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2019.  (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2.            In the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, in rule 96, in sub-rule (1), in clause (i), in sub-clause (A),  the words “in brackets” shall be omitted. [F. No.X.11014/3/2019-DR] SUDHIR KUMAR, Jt. Secy     Note:    The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number F.28-10/45-H (1), dated the 21st December, 1945 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 186(E), dated the 6th March, 2019