G/TBT/N/IDN/131  
12 February 2021  
(21-1225) Page: 1/3 
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:  Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH), Ministry of 
Religious Affairs  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification sha ll be indicated if different from above:   
Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH), Ministry of Religious Affairs  
Jl. Raya Pondok Gede No. 13 Pinang Ranti, Kec. Makasar,  
Kota Jakarta Timur, DKI Jakarta 13560  
Phone : +621 34833020  
Email : humasbpjph@kemenag.go.id  
Website : www.halal.go.id  
 
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment  
National Standardization Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSN)  
TBT WTO Notification and Enquiry Point of Indonesia  
BPPT Building I, 12th floor  
Jln. M. H. Thamrin No. 8, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10340  
Phone: +62 21 3927422 ext 127  
Fax : +62 21 3927527  
Email : tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  and tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://www.tbt.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):  Food and 
beverages; traditional medicines and health supplements; medicinal products; cosmetics; 
chemical products; genetically engineered  products; clothing, headgear and accessories; 
household appliances; moslems worship equipment; stationery and office equipment; 
goods for medical devices risk class A, B, and C.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of  
Government Regulation Number __ of__ Regarding Implementation of Halal Product 
Assurance (110 page(s), in Indonesian)  G/TBT/N/IDN/131  
 
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  6. Description of content:  a. This draft regulation consists of 16 Chapters which regulate 
the implementation of halal product assurance  in Indonesia  
b. Some provisions covered in the draft of the regulation are as follows:  
1. Implementation of Halal Product Assurance in Indonesia is organized and 
supervised by Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH), Ministry of 
Religious Affairs  
2. Location, places, and tools between halal products process and non -halal 
products proces s should be separated. This separation should include: 
slaughtering location, slaughtering places and tools, processing places and 
tools, storage places and tools, packaging process and tools, distribution places 
and tools, selling places and tools, and di splaying places and tools;  
3. Procedures for establishment, accreditation, scope of activities, and revocation 
of approval for Halal Agency Inspection (LPH), as well as appointment and 
dismissal of Halal Auditor;  
4. Rights and obligations of business actors;  
5. Procedures for determining halal supervisor as well as its duties and obligations;  
6. Procedures for submitting applications, extensions and stipulations of halal 
certificate by BPJPH;  
7. Halal Labelling and non -halal information;  
8. Cooperation between BPJPH with the  ministries responsible for government 
affairs in the fields of industry, commerce, health, agriculture, cooperatives and 
small and medium enterprises, domestic, foreign state, and non -ministerial 
government agencies or institutions non -structural carry ou t government duties 
in the field drug and food control, standardization and conformity assessment, 
and accreditation as well as Halal Inspection Agency and Indonesian Ulama 
Council;  
9. Product certification and halal certificate registration for imported prod ucts; and  
10. Types of products that are mandatory to be halal certified and stages of halal 
certification after the enforcement of mandatory Halal Certificate for Products 
circulated and traded in Indonesia.   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure information of products in the market is sufficient in assuring halal 
integrity for Muslim consumer. As the country with largest Muslims population in the 
world, the Government is responsible to provide  a reliable system  for the citizens 
concerned with their needs for Halal Products Assurance; Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law No. 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance Act  
• Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation Act  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/IDN/131  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO TBT Notification Body and Enquiry Point  
Contact Person: Ms. Konny Sagala  
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment  
National Standardization Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT Building I, 12th floor  
Jln. M. H. Thamrin No. 8, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10340  
Phone: +62 21 3927422 ext 127  
Fax : +62 21 3927527  
Email : tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  and tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://www.tbt.bsn.go.id  
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