Effective Date: - The order will come into force on the specified date in the Official Gazette.

Applicability:

• It applies to Hot-Rolled Steel Strip, Sheet and Plates for Welded Steel Pipe for Pipeline Transportation Systems.
• Excludes domestically manufactured steel and steel products for export conforming to foreign buyer specifications.

Standards Compliance:

• Every steel strip shall conform to Indian Standard IS 18384: 2023.
• Each consignment must be accompanied by a Test Certificate bearing the Standard Mark issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certified manufacturer.

Certification: - Steel products shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Disposal of Substandard Products: - Substandard or defective products must be disposed of as scrap in compliance with relevant provisions.

Enforcement: - The Bureau of Indian Standards is designated as the certifying and enforcing authority.

Penalties: - Violations of the order are punishable under Section 29 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).

Amendments: - Any amendments or revisions to the Indian Standards specified in the order by the Bureau of Indian Standards will apply from the notified date.

Implementation Authority :Bureau of Indian Standards (Govt. of India).