. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/IDN/1
15 January 2001
(01-0186)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   INDONESIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Directorate for Agro-industry, Directorate General Chemical, Agro
and Forestry, The Ministry of Industry and Trade
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [ X], 5.6.2 [ X], 5.7.1 [ X], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Wheat flour for
foodstuff
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Implementation Plan
of Mandatory Wheat Flour for Foodstuff Standard:  SNI 01-3751-2000 (this standard is
available in Indonesian language, 16 pages)
6. Description of content:   This standard specifies the requirements for definition,
specification, sampling methods;  test methods;  marking;  test acceptance requirements andpackaging.
The Quality requirements covers:  Condition;  foreign matter;  insect contaminants;
fineness;  water contents;  ash contents;  protein;  acidity;  falling numbers;  mineral;
vitamins;  metal contaminant;  microbiology contaminant.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This standard is a revision to allow for the fortification of wheat flour with minerals and
vitamin with the aim to reduce micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron and zinc arewidespread in Indonesia.  The Department of Health Nutrition survey indicates that the
prevalence of anemia is 63.5 percent for pregnant woman and 55.5 per cent for children
under five years, while several university studies find zinc deficiency affecting up to 72 per
cent of pregnant woman.  With a modern and centralized milling industry in Indonesia,
wheat flour fortification constitutes a very cost-effective way to increase the nutritional
status and well-being of population levels of addition:  iron = 60 ppm, zinc = 30 ppm,
thiamine = 2.5 ppm, riboflavin = 4 ppm and folic acide = 2 ppmG/TBT/N/IDN/1
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8. Relevant documents:
1. Ministry of Health and Public Prosperity Decree No. 632/Menkes/SR/VI/1998 on 
wheat Flour Fortication;
2. Study on Increment of Mineral & Vitamin Fortification into Wheat Flour;3. Complete text of Standard.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           
International Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN)
Director International Cooperation
Manggala Wanabakti, Bloc IV, fl. 4th
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, SenayanJakarta 12720 – Indonesia
Tel: +(62-21) 57470.43 – 44
Fax: +(62-21) 57470.45
Email address of the national enquiry point:  bsn@bsn.or.id or keri_int@bsn.or.id