Lok Sabha Question No. 369 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Steel Products Quality Control Order
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*369

FOR ANSWER ON 12/12/2016

## STEEL PRODUCTS QUALITY CONTROL ORDER

- *369.  SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the  mechanism  in  place  to  check  rampant  import  of  cheap  steel  products especially from China, Japan and South Korea;

(b) whether the Steel Products Quality Control (Second Amendment) Order, 2016 has been notified recently;

(c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  changes  incorporated  in  the  modified notification as compared to 2015 notification; and

- (d) the main objectives and reasons for introducing the amended notification?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI CHAUDHARY BIRENDER SINGH)

(a)to(d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (D)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *369 FOR ANSWER ON 12/12/2016 TABLED BY SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'STEEL PRODUCTS QUALITY CONTROL ORDER'

(a) In order to protect the interests of country's steel industry and control dumping of  products  at  predatory  pricing  by  global  steel  players  with  excess  capacity  like China,  Japan  and  South  Korea,  the  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps including  increasing  Customs  Duty,  imposition  of  MIP  (minimum  import  price), Safeguard Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty on a number of steel products.

(b)to(d):  Government  issued  the  Steel  and  Steel  Products  (Quality  Control)  Order, 2015    on  18 th September,  2015  under  Section  14  of  the  BIS  (Bureau  of  Indian Standards) Act, 1986 which inter-alia, empowers the Union Government to notify any product  under  the  mandatory  quality  certification  scheme,  in  public  interest,  and direct  compulsory  use  of  standard  mark  of  BIS.  The  Steel  and  Steel  Products (Quality Control) (Second Amendment) Order, 2016 was issued by the Government on  16 th September,  2016  in  continuation  of  Steel  and  Steel  Products  (Quality Control) Order, 2015  and Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) (Amendment) Order 2016 issued on 17 th March, 2016.

The  Steel  and  Steel  Products  (Quality  Control)  Order,  2015  issued  on  18 th December,  2015  had  15  steel  (flat  and  long)  products  under  the  mandatory certification  marks  scheme  of  BIS.  This  Order  was  amended  to  facilitate  the domestic and international steel industry to align their production processes in line with requirements of steel quality control order and also to obtain licenses from BIS to enable them to supply the certified steel products with Standard Marks of BIS. The first  amendment  order  was  accordingly  issued  on  17 th March,  2016  to  allow  six months additional time in respect of 7 out of 15 products covered in the original order simultaneously enforcing  the  order  on  the  remaining  8  products  w.e.f.  18 th March, 2016. The second amendment order was issued on 16 th September, 2016 to allow further 3 months time, i.e, upto 18 th December, 2016, for implementation of the order in respect of the remaining 7 products

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