G/SPS/N/IDN/126  
 
3 December 2019  
(19-8315) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Agency, National Agency of Standardization, 
Directorate of Processed Food, Standardization  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Processed food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The Maximum Level of Heavy Metal Contaminant in 
Processed Food . Language(s):  Indonesia . Number of pages:  15 
6. Description of content:  The Regulation covers heavy metal contaminants as follows: 
arsenic, cadmium, merkuri, tin and lead.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN  193-1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2019  G/SPS/N/IDN/126  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
National Agency of Standardization  
Jl. MH. Thamrin No.  8 
Jakarta 103440 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62  21) 391 7300  
Website: https://bsn.go.id/  
Directorate of Processed Food, Standardization, Indonesian FDA  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23 Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 4287  5584 
 +(62 21) 424 4691 ext . 1091 
Fax: +(62  21) 4287  5780 
E-mail: subdit.skp@pom.go.id  
Website: http://standarpangan.pom.go.id  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
National Agency of Standardization  
Jl. MH. Thamrin No.  8 
Jakarta 103440 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 -21) 3917300  
Website: https://bsn.go.id/  
Directorate of Processed Food, Standardization, Indonesian FDA  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23 Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 4287  5584 
 +(62 21) 424 4691 ext . 1091 
Fax: +(62  21) 4287  5780 
E-mail: subdit.skp@pom.go.id  
Website: http://standarpangan.pom.go.id