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BS EN 10279:2000

National foreword
This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 10279:2000.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
ISE/13, Structural steel sections, which has the responsibility to:

aid enquirers to understand the text;

present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
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its secretary.
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This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 7 and a back cover.
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This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication

been prepared under the
direction of the Engineering Amd. No. Date Comments
Sector Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Committee and comes 12002 October Amends shoulder headings, and corrects year of EN
into effect on 15 April 2000 Corrigendum No. 1 2000

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