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8 October 2019  
(19-6490) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Steel, Government of India.  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
For issues r elating to the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019  
Ms. Ruchika Chaudhry Govil  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Steel, Udyog Bhawan,  
Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: 23063297  
FAX : 91 11 23063415  
e-mail: ruchika.govil@nic.in  
For issues relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures  
Shri H. J. S. Pasricha,  
Scientist 'F' & Head (Certification),  Bureau of Indian Standards,   
Central Marks -1, Manak Bhawan,  9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg  
New Delhi – 110 002  
Tel: 91 11 23231903  
e-mail: cmd1@bis.org.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
S. 
No. BIS-Std. Quality  
(1) (2) (3) 
1.  IS 14650: 1999  Carbon Steel Cast Billet Ingots Billets Blooms and Slabs for 
Re-rolling purposes - Specification  
2.  IS 4882: 1979  Specification for Low Carbon Steel Wire for Rivets for Use in 
Bearing Industry  
3.  IS 2090: 1983  Specification for High Tensile Steel Bars Used In Prestressed 
Concrete  
4.  IS 6529: 1996  Stainless Steel Blooms Billets and Slabs For Forging  
5.  IS 9294: 1979  Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Strips for Razor Blades  
6.  IS 10631: 1983  Stainless steel for welding electrode core wire  
7.  IS 10632 
(Part 1): 1983 + Non Magnetic stainless steels for electrical applications 
Part 1 General requirements + Non Magnetic stainless steels G/TBT/N/IND/108  
 
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  IS 10632 
(Part 2): 1983  for electrical applications Part 2 Specific requirements for 
binding wire.  
8.  IS 10632 
(Part 1): 1983 + 
IS 10632 
(Part 3):1983  Non Magnetic stainless steels for electrical applications 
Part 1 Gene ral requirements + Non Magnetic stainless steels 
for electrical applications Part 2 Specific requirements for 
binding wire.  
9.  IS 11169 
(Part 2): 1989  Steels for cold heading cold extrusion Part 2 Stainless steel  
10.  IS 5651: 1987  Steels for Pneumatic Tools  
11.  IS 9516: 1980  Heat Resisting Steel  
12.  IS 11952  Steels For Piston Pins (gudgeon Pins)  
13.  IS 12045  Alloys Used in Electrical Resistance Metallic Heating 
Elements  
14.  IS 14652: 1999  18 Percent Nickel Maraging Steel Bars and Rods  
15.  IS 1566: 1982  Hard-drawn Steel Wire Fabric For Concrete Reinforcement  
16.  IS 5489  Carburizing Steels For Use In Bearing Industry  
17.  IS 11946  Soft Magnetic Iron Strips  
18.  IS 11947  Soft Magnetic Iron Rods, Bars, Flats and Sections  
19.  IS 963:1958  Chrome molybdenum steel bars and rods for aircraft 
purposes  
20.  IS 4454 (Part  4): 
2001  Steel Wires for Mechanical Springs - Part 4 : Stainless Steel 
Wire  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Steel and 
Steel Products (Quality Control) Third Order, 2019 (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Order seeks to ensure conformity to steel & steel products 
listed in schedule to the specified Indian Standards. The Order makes it mandatory for all 
manufacturers in India and all the manufacturers aboard who intend to export to India, of 
steel and steel products as given in the schedule to the order, to obtain valid license from 
the Bureau of Indian Standards, for use of Standard Mark, before commencement of regular 
production of such items. Further, no person shall manufacture, store for sale, sell , 
distribute or import any steel & steel products given in the said schedule, which do not 
conform to the specified standards and do not bear standard mark of the Bureau.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Upgrading the Quality of the steel and steel products in public interest to 
ensure safety of infrastructure/ housing/ engineering goods in the country and for 
protection of human health & safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The web link for access of the draft order: 
https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Third%20order%20for%2020%20Products.
pdf 
• The BIS Act, 2016.  
• ITC (HS), 2017 Schedule 1 – Import Policy (General Notes Regarding Import 
Policy)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Three months from date of adoption  G/TBT/N/IND/108  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Shri Parmjeet Singh  
Addl. Industrial Adviser  
Ministry of Steel  
Udyog Bhawan  
Maulana Azad Road  
New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: (91) (11) 2306 1857  
FAX : (91) (11) 2306 1824  
e-mail: parmjeet.singh@gov.in  
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