G/TBT/N/IDN/127  
19 May 2020  
(20-3696) 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:  Directorate General of Resources Management and Equipment of 
Posts and Informatics, Ministry of Communication and Informatics  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designate d to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Directorate of Standardization of Postal and ICT Equipment  
Sapta Pesona Building  
Jl Medan Merdeka Barat No. 17 Jakarta 10110  
Phone: +62 21 -3835815  
Fax: +62 21 -3835845  
Website: http://www.postel.go.id  
Email: akbar@postel.go.id  
 
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment,  
National Standardization Agency , Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT I Building, 12th floor  
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.8 Jakarta 10340 – Indonesia  
Telephone : +(62 -21) 3927434 ext. 127  
Facsimile: +(62 -21) 3927528  
E-mail: tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id   
Website: http://www.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):  IT Products 
(HS 8443.31.31.10; HS 8443.31.39.10; HS 8443.32.41.10; HS 8443.32.49.20; 
HS 8517.11.00; HS 8517.12.00;  HS 8517.18.00; HS 8517.62.21; Ex HS 8443.31.11.10; 
Ex HS 8443.31.19.10; Ex HS 8443.31.91.10; Ex HS 8470.50.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Director General 
Decree No.4 year 2020 concerning Technical Requirement for  Telecommunication Devices 
connected to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) (25 page(s), in Indonesian)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation defines technical requirements for 
telecommunication devices (including telephone set, facsimile, priva te automatic branch 
exchange, key telephone system) that are connected to Public Switched Telephone 
Network (PSTN). The related products which are manufactured, assembled, imported to be 
traded and/or used in Indonesia shall comply with technical requireme nts prescribed in the 
Annex of this regulation. Compliance to the requirements is assessed through conformity 
assessment procedure in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.  G/TBT/N/IDN/127  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
1. To ensure inter connectivity, interoperability, and security for telecommunication, 
network and information  
2. To avoid interference among telecommunication equipment  
3. To ensure quality of the products and protect consumers from dec eptive practices  
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Decree of Minister of Communication and Informatics No. 16/2018 concerning 
Certification of Telecommunication Equipment  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 February 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  26 February 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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, Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT I Building, 12th floor  
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.8 Jakarta 10340 – Indonesia  
Telephone : +(62 -21) 3927434 ext. 127  
Facsimile: + (62-21) 3927528  
E-mail: tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id   
Website: http://www.bsn.go.id   
https://www.postel.go.id/downloads/42/20200418140908 -perdirjen_2020 -04_PSTN.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/IDN/20_3286_00_x.pdf