European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization (ECISS)

In the history of European construction, ECSC (the European Coal and steel Community) was the first cornerstone - predating the treaty of Rome. 

The precursor of ECISS, COCOR (Coordinating Commission for the Nomenclature of Iron and Steel Products) was first established in 1953 and was originally set up under the ECSC Treaty. Between its creation and 1986, COCOR produced about 200 reference documents, called Euronorms most of which served as a basis for the preparation of the existing European Standards in this sector. Since 1986, the standardization of iron and steels products in Europe has been conducted by the European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization (ECISS).

ECISS is an independent body and an Associated Standards Body of CEN, the standardization programme of which is supported financially by the EC and EFTA. It is linked to CEN for administrative and legal purposes. ECISS operates according to its own Internal Regulations. It is managed by a Coordinating Commission (COCOR) and is serviced by a central secretariat employed by CEN, but reporting directly to COCOR.

ECISS aims at producing European standards on the definition, classification, testing, analysis and technical delivery requirements for the products of the iron and steel industry. ECISS aims to have these standards implemented as national standards by the members.

ECISS Members come from the national standard bodies of the EC and EFTA countries, who are also CEN members and want to collaborate to ECISS. Each ECISS member may be represented in COCOR by a COCOR delegation comprising a maximum of three delegates: representing their national standard body, their producers and their users. Work items to be included in the work programme may be proposed by ECISS and CEN members, the EC, EFTA and other European organisations.

ECISS structure:

• Detailed information: ECISS/TC details
•  Brochure 'How to use steel standards?'

Contacts

• President representing steels manufacturers: Mr Eugenio Garcia
• Vice president representing National Standardization Bodies: Ms Karen Border
• Vice president representing steels users: Mr Paulo Barbosa
• Secretary: Ms Marie Poidevin