WORLD TRADE  
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G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.1 
18 May 2004 
 (04-2186) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
   
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Indonesia 
 
Revision 
  
 The following communication, dated 29 April 2004,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia.  
 
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  Pursuant to Article 15.2 of the Agreement, th e Government of Indonesia would like to inform 
the Committee of the measures taken to ensure the implementation and administration of the Agreement, as follows: 
 
1. The National Standardization Agency of Indonesi a retains overall responsibility on behalf of 
the Government of Indonesia for the implementati on of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to 
Trade.  Enquiries concerning the Indonesian im plementation of the Agreement and requests for 
consultation should be directed to: 
 The National Standardization Agency of Indonesia 
 Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN)  Manggala Wanabakti Block IV, 4
th Floor 
 Jl. Gatot Subroto, Senayan 10270  Tel.:  + 62 21 574 70 43-44  Fax:  + 62 21 574 70 45 
 E-mail:  bsn@bsn.or.id 
 
2. Standardization activities in Indonesia are coordinated by Badan Standardisasi Nasional  or 
BSN (The National Standardization Agency of I ndonesia), which took over the functions and duties 
of the Standardization Council of Indonesia ( Dewan Standardisasi Nasional  – DSN) established by 
Presidential Decree no. 13/1997 and enhanced by Presidential Decree no. 166/2000. 
3. BSN's primary task is to carry out the governance in national standardization in accordance 
with the rules and regulations in place.  The main functions of the BSN are: 
(a) Assessment and formulation of nationa l policy in national standardization; 
(b) coordination of functional activities in carrying out BSN tasks; 
(c) facilitation and direction of standardiza tion activities by government technical 
institutions; 
(d) organizing national and international standardization co-operation;  and G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.1 
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(e) general administration service in general pl anning, administration, organization and 
working structure, personnel, finance, ar chiving, encrypting and infrastructure. 
 
4. Standardization arrangement at the national level is required to increase the acceptance of 
national products, to promote productivity and efficien cy and to ensure product/service quality, in turn 
improving product/service competitiveness.  One of the primary aims of standardization is to protect 
consumers, workers, and the community in term s of security, safety and health and to promote 
environmental awareness. 
5. The National Standardization System (SSN) is  a harmonized, synchronized and integrated 
standardization infrastructure and activities arrangeme nt at the national level.  SSN is a basis and 
guide for all standardization activities in Indonesia.  Producers, consumers, associations and scientists 
can play a more active role in the deve lopment and activities of standardization. 
6. Within the SSN, the Standar Nasional Indonesia  (SNI) is the only national standard in 
Indonesia, as stipulated in Government Regulation no . 102/2000.  A SNI draft is approved to become 
an SNI through processes which ensure openness, transparency and national consensus among 
relevant parties, including government institutions , business organizations, companies, scientists and 
technologists, producers and consumers.  Once appr oved by BSN, these drafts are adopted under the 
National Standardization System. 
7. SNI is formulated in harmony with internati onal or regional standard s or foreign national 
standards by means of adopting or adapting relevant standards.   
8. SNI standards are basically voluntary.  Howeve r, SNI related to community, safety, security 
and health, as well as environmen t conservation and or by economic c onsiderations can be applied as 
mandatory by a technical institution, the whole or pa rt of the technical specification and or parameters 
stated in SNI. 
9. SNI implementation is carried out throug h the accreditation and certification system 
stipulated by BSN.  The accreditation is conducte d by the National Accreditation Body (KAN) and 
the certification by domestic organizations or laboratories accredited by KAN, or overseas 
organizations or laboratories accredited by its Accreditation Body, which has MRA with KAN under 
the ILAC and IAF scheme.  In the case of product certification, domestic or overseas producers who consistently produce goods in conformity with SNI specifications can be granted a certificate to use 
the SNI mark, whereas the certificate released by the Product Certification Body is accredited by 
KAN or other organizations, which has MRA with KAN and is registered by a regulator. 
10. BSN publishes the bulletin “ Warta Standardisasi ”, as the medium of publication for drafts of 
technical regulations, standards and rules of certification systems.   
11. BSN also publishes announcements on standards, and accreditation and certification systems 
through its website:  www.bsn.or.id  
12. The National Standardization Agency of I ndonesia (BSN) conducts the operational activities 
of the Indonesian Enquiry Point and Notifica tion Body.  The principal responsibilities of the 
Enquiry Point and Notification Body include:  responding to technical enquiries from other WTO Members regarding domestic regulations, standa rds and conformity assessment procedures, and 
fulfilling notification obligations under the TBT Agre ement, such as the notification of new draft 
technical regulations to all National Members through the WTO Secretariat.  The Indonesian Enquiry Point and Notification Body can be reached at the following address:  G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.1 
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 Indonesian Enquiry Point and Notification Body for TBT-WTO  Centre for Cooperation on Standardization  National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN)  Manggala Wanabakti Block IV, 4
th Floor 
 Jl. Gatot Subroto, Senayan 
 Jakarta 10270 
 Tel.:  + 62 21 574 70 43-44  Fax:  + 62 21 574 70 45  E-mail:  kerj_int@bsn.or.id  
 
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