BIS QCO FOR THE STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTS (STAMPINGS OR LAMINATIONS OR CORES OF TRANSFORMERS (WITH OR WITHOUT WINDING))

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Date 5th Feb, 2024

Place: New Delhi

Dear Reader,

We have crucial announcement concerning the Indian Standard for the Steel and Steel Products (Stampings or laminations or cores of transformers (with or without winding)) (Quality Control) Order, 2024, impacting all current license holders, new applicants, manufacturers, importers, and product sellers.

BIS QCO for the Steel and Steel Products (Stampings or laminations or cores of transformers (with or without winding))

OVERVIEW

The Ministry of Steel has enforced the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024, effective from December 31, 2020. This mandates compliance with defined standards for items such as stampings, laminations, or transformer cores.

Under this directive, Stampings, laminations, or cores of transformers (with or without winding) must meet specified requirements outlined in Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) guidelines These standards encompass Grain Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet and Strip (IS 3024:2015), Cold rolled non-oriented electrical steel sheet and strip (IS 648:2006), and Fe-based amorphous strip compliant with IS 16585:2016. Compliance with these standards must be confirmed through a Certificate of Conformity issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards under Scheme–IV of Schedule–II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

The Bureau of Indian Standards is appointed as the authority responsible for certifying and enforcing compliance with this order for the specified steel and steel products.

Any individual or entity found violating the provisions of this order may face penalties as per section 29 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).

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

Also Read: BIS CERTIFICATION FOR METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL) IS 517:2020

CONCERNED AUTHORITIES

Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhawan 9, B.S. Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002

Tel: +91-11-23231903

Email: mtd@bis.org.in

Implementation Dates: 31st December 2020

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Attachment: Standard Amendment Order issued by Bureau of Indian Standards

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