1.1 This European Standard specifies the general requirements for the surface condition of the hot-rolled steel plates, wide flats and sections. It covers the requirements on the type, the permissible depth and the permissible size of the surface area affected by: - discontinuities (impefections and defects) and - repairs by grinding and/or welding. 1.2 This European Standard shall be applied so far as no other requirements for the surface condition exist in the appropriate material or product standard. The requirements laid down in the appropriate material or product standard shall always prevail. 1.3 This part 1 covers the general delivery requirements for the surface quality of host rolled steel products such as: - Plates and wide flats, see part 2; - Sections, see part 3.