. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/IDN/13
14 August 2003
(03-4242)
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 General of Chemical, Agriculture and Forestry Based
Industries, 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:
Center for Cooperation on Standardization
National Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN)
Manggala Wanabakti Bld, Block IV, 4th Floor
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Senayan
Jakarta 10270 – Indonesia
Telephone: +(62-21) 5747043, 5747044
Facsimile: +(62-21) 5747045E-mail: kerj_int@bsn.or.id
Website: http://www.bsn.or.id
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):   Tyre (HS 4011.10.100,
HS 4011.10.900, HS 4011.20.000, HS 4011.40.000, HS 4013.10.000)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of
Minister of Industry and Trade on Mandat ory Indonesia National Standard for Tyre;
(4 pages)
SNI 06-0098-2002:  Ban mobil penumpang;  SNI 06-0100-2002:  Ban truk ringan; SNI 06-
0099-2002:  Ban truk dan bus;  SNI 06-0101-2002:   Ban sepeda motor;  SNI 06-6700-2002:
Ban dalam kendaraan bermotor (These standards have complied to several international
standards such as Economic Commission of Europe, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard, Japanese Industrial Standard, ISO 10191: Passenger Car Tyre and Japan
Automobile Tyre Manufacture’s Association Safety Standard).
6. Description of content:   This draft Decree requires that industrial businesses which
produce tyres must apply SNI for tyre, and shall have Product Certificate on SNI Markingaccording to the relevant provision in place.  Tyres which are produced within the country,
and imported, shall comply with the requirement of above-mentioned related standards.G/TBT/N/IDN/13
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The product certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body
which has been accredited by National  Accreditation Body  of Indonesia (KAN).
Directorate General of Chemical, Agriculture and Forestry Based Industries, The Ministry
of Industry and Trade is responsible for the implementation of this decree.
These 5 SNI tyres standards specify for definition, quality requirements, sampling, test
method, marking requirements, and packaging (these standards are available in Indonesian
language).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
1. To increase the quality of tyres that are being produced
2. To protect consumer
3. To establish fair trade competition within tyre industrial and trade sector
8. Relevant documents:   -
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 [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Center for Cooperation on Standardization
National Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN)
Manggala Wanabakti Bld., Block IV, 4th floor
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Senayan
Jakarta 10270 Indonesia
Telephone : +(62-21) 5747043, 5747044
Facsimile : +(62-21) 5747045E-mail : kerj_int@bsn.or.id