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Any person who intends to establish a micro, small or medium enterprise in India may file Udyam Registration online on the Udyam Registration portal of Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India. The registration is based on self-declaration with no requirement to upload documents, papers, certificates or proof.
On registration, an enterprise (referred to as “Udyam” in the Udyam Registration portal) will be assigned a permanent identity number to be known as “‘Udyam Registration Number”.
An e-certificate, namely, “Udyam Registration Certificate” shall be issued on completion of the registration process.

The objective is to secure uniform benefits for employees working in different establishments, from shops, commercial establishments and residential hotels to restaurants, theatres and other places of public amusement or entertainment.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a tax on goods and services consumed in India. GST is an indirect tax that has replaced many other indirect taxes in India, such as excise duty, VAT, and services tax. GST has been in force from 1st July, 2017 based on the Goods and Service Tax Act passed by the Indian Parliament on March 29, 2017.

Partnership firm registration is required when two or more parties sign a formal agreement to manage and operate a business and share both the profits and losses.
Registering a Partnership is the right choice for small enterprises as the formation is straightforward and there are minimal regulatory compliances.

The Registrar of Companies ( ROC ) is an office under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which is the body that deals with the administration of companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) in India. At present, Registrar of Companies (ROCs) are operating in all the major states/UT’s.

An import export code is a unique 10-digit code that is required for every import/export business owner in India. The code is issued by the Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce, and needs no filing or renewal. IEC is required by importers to clear customs and shipment, and to transfer money to foreign banks. Exporters require their IEC to send shipments and receive money from foreign banks. In short, no importer/exporter can operate in India without getting the IEC.

A hallmark is an official mark or sequence of marks stamped on metal products, usually to confirm the number of noble metals like platinum, gold, silver, and palladium in some countries. The BIS hallmarking scheme for gold and silver is accessible, and in India hallmarking is required to confirm the metal's purity before introducing the Gold & Silver products to consumers.

A trademark can be defined as the unique identity that makes your company, product, or service stand out from the rest. A registered trademark is your business’s intellectual property/ intangible asset. It protects the investment made into creating trust and loyalty among your customers.
The registration provides the right to sue against others who try to copy your trademark and prevents others from using a similar trademark to the one registered by you.

ISO stands for International organization for standardization which certifies that a management system of a Manufacturing process or service and its documentation procedures contains all the requirements for standardization and quality assurance. ISO is an independent and international organization that establishes standards to ensure the safety, quality, and efficiency of products, and services. ISO was established on February 23rd, 1947. The ISO is headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. ISO publishes the different types of standards to improve the quality and safety of products and services.

The letters 'CE' appear on many products traded on the extended Single Market in the European Economic Area (EEA). They signify that products sold in the EEA have been assessed to meet high safety, health, and environmental protection requirements.

Copyright is the legal right creators are entitled to for their literary, dramatics, music, and artistic work. Producers of films and recordings enjoy this right too. When a proprietor registers for a copyright, it gives them an exclusive right to reproduce, replicate, and distribute the work. Further, they can grant authority to some other entity for the same purpose.
Registering for copyright is important because it makes you the legal owner of the rights over the work. You then have control over communicating it to the public, reproducing rights, any adaptations or translations of the works.

A patent grants the owner the right to restrict others from creating, using, importing, or selling his or her invention without permission. Before such a right is granted, a thorough examination is performed to see whether the procedure or product is original, novel (and has not previously been predicted in any published document), and industrially applicable (possesses utility). It involves searching the database of India's intellectual property authority to see if there is an object or invention that is the same as or comparable to the applicant's creation.