India Ex certification agencies: 

• Chief Controller of Explosives (CCOE)，non-mining
• Directorate General Of Mines Safety (DGMS)，mining

Applicable PESO/DGMS standards: 

• Explosives Rules of 2008
• Petroleum Rules of 2002

IECEx certificate/report/QAR:  Acceptable

Factory inspection: No need

Local representative: Yes, it’s needed, called the “AIR”

Certificate validity: 5 years (till Dec.31st of 5th year)

Sample requirement: No sample

Document checklist: English manual, technical drawings, product specification and others

Lead time:  1-2 months

Certification procedure: 

• Application submission
• Document review
• Draft report/certificate review
• Issue of PESO certificate

Products in scope:

• Gas cylinders/valves/regulators
• Pressure vessels and their fittings
• Gas cylinder filling plants
• Factories for the manufacture of pressure vessels and their fittings, gas cylinder valves, LPG regulators and petroleum tankers and their fittings
• CNG filling stations
• Storage facilities for filled gas cylinders.
• Storage facilities for compressed gases in pressure vessels
• Car LPG dispensers
• LPG filling stations
• Flameproof, intrinsically safe and special electrical equipment suitable for use in hazardous areas with flammable gases/vapours.
• Flameproof equipment
• Mechanical components installed in hazardous areas
• Petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, calcium carbide factories and acetylene gas generating plants
• And more

Other applicable regulatory requirements: BIS, WPC and etc.