IS 15911:2010: structural steel (ordinary quality) – specification.
IS/ISO 14284:1996: steel and iron sampling and preparation of samples for determination of chemical composition.
Section 14 of the BIS Act 1986, empowers the Central Government to notify, in the public interest, any article of any scheduled industry which shall compulsorily conform to Indian standard under a licence from BIS. This provision does not permit accommodation of any other standard, whether equal or stricter.
We cannot agree to the suggestion of Japan since we believe that JIS is not a relevant international standard.
