BSENIS012944-1:2017 BSl Standards Publication Paints and varnishes Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems Part 1: General introduction bsi. BSENIS012944-1:2017 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of ENIS012944-1:2017.Itis identical toIS0 12944-1:2017.It supersedes BS EN IS0 12944-1:1998, which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteeSTI/21,Paintsystemsandsurfacepreparationfor metallic substrates. Alist of organizations represented on this committeecanbe obtained on requestto its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions ofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication @TheBritishStandards Institution2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018 ISBN9780580910296 ICS87.020;91.080.10 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2018. Amendments/corrigenda issuedsincepublication Date Text affected BSENISO12944-1:2017 EN ISO 12944-1 EUROPEANSTANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM December2017 ICS 87.020;91.080.13 Supersedes ENISO12944-1:1998 English Version Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protectivepaint systems -Part 1: General introduction (IS0 12944-1:2017) Peintures et vernis - Anticorrosion des structures en Beschichtungsstoffe - Korrosionsschutz von acier par systemes de peinture - Partie 1: Introduction Stahlbauten durch Beschichtungssysteme - Teil 1: generale (IS0 12944-1:2017) Allgemeine Einleitung (IS0 12944-1:2017) This European Standard was approvedby CEN on 30October2017. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulationswhich stipulate the conditions forgiving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centrehasthesamestatus as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands, Norway,Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FUR NORMUNG CEN-CENELECManagementCentre:RuedelaScience23,B-1040Brussels @2017CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 12944-1:2017 E worldwide for CEN national Members.