G/TBT/N/IDN/133  
19 April 2021  
(21-3293) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Authority (FDA) of Indonesia  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Bureau of Cooperation and Public Relation  
Food and Drug Authority (FDA) of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23  
Ph: +6221 4287 5379  
Fax: +6221 4287 5379  
Email: kerjasamahumas@pom.go.id  
website: http://www.pom.go.id  
 
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment  
National Standardization Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSN)  
TBT WTO Notification and Enquiry Point of Indonesia  
BPPT Building I, 12th floor  
Jln. M. H. Thamrin No. 8, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10340  
Phone: +62 21 3927422 ext 127  
Fax : +62 21 3927527  
Email : tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  and tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://www.tbt.bsn.go.id  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
Packaging, Processed Food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation of 
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (FDA) Indonesia No. 20 of 2019 concerning Food 
Packaging (172 page(s), in Indo nesian)  
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Authority of Indonesia (FDA Indonesia)  has 
Issued Regulation of FDA Indonesia No. 20 year 2019 concerning Food Packaging. This 
notified regulation is the revised version from Regulation of Head of FDA I ndonesia No. 
HK.03.1.23.07.11.6664 Year 2011 on Food Packaging Surveillance that has been 
previously amended by Regulation of FDA Indonesia No. 16 Year 2014. Due to some 
developments from other countries related to food packaging regulation and considering  
that certain requirements from the regulation are no longer applicable, the FDA Indonesia 
has finished the revision process to this regulation.  
This regulation covers:  G/TBT/N/IDN/133  
 
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  1. Prohibited Food Contact Substances for Food Packaging  
2. Permitted Food Contact Substances for Food Packaging, with requirements on the limit 
of the substance's migration  
3. Permitted Food Contact Materials for Food Packaging  
Food contact substance and food materials other than listed in this regulation can only be 
used as foo d packaging upon receiving approval from the Head of FDA of Indonesia.  To 
obtain the approval, applicant must submit a written application to the Head of FDA of 
Indonesia with a complete data using the reference form.  
Related to food packaging material fro m recycled paper, manufacturer should comply to 
this regulation and other regulations regarding Good Manufacturing Practice for Food 
Contact Material.  
This regulation contains appendixes as follow:  
Appendix I . Listed of Prohibited Food Contact Substance s for Food Packaging  
Appendix II. Listed of Permitted Food Contact Substances for Food Packaging  
Appendix III. Listed of Permitted Food Contact Materials for Food Packaging  
Appendix IV. Type of Food and Terms of Condition  
Appendix V. Application Form for  the Safety of Food Packaging  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Act No. 18 of 2012 on Food  
2. Government Regulation Number 86 of 2019 on Food Safety  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 July 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  26 July 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment  
National Standardization Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSN)  
TBT WTO Notification and Enquiry Point of Indonesia  
BPPT Building I, 12th floor  
Jln. M. H. Thamrin No. 8, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10340  
Phone: +62 21 3927422 ext 127  
Fax : +62 21 3927527  
Email : tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  and tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://www.tbt.bsn.go.id  
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