G/TBT/N/IDN/140  
 
 
6 January 2022  
 
(22-0093) Page: 1/2 
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 o f 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@bsn.go.id  and tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.bsn.go.id  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 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):  Material 
derived from plants, processed materials and chemicals  
5. Title, number of pages and languag e(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree of 
The Minister of Religious Affairs Regarding Materials That Excluded From Halal 
Certification Obligation (223 page(s), in Indonesian)  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation contains a detailed list o f materials that 
are excluded from mandatory halal certification obligation. In general, materials excluded 
from mandatory halal certification are:  
1. Materials derived from nature, such as plants and mining materials, without any 
further processing step; 
2. Have no risk potential of containing haram substances; and/ or  
3. Non-dangerous materials and do not contact with haram substances.  G/TBT/N/IDN/140  
 
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  These materials are described in detail as follows:  
1. Materials derived from nature without any further process or physi cal process and 
addition of any auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances, consist of:  
a. Materials from plants without any further process or physical process and addition 
of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances;  
b. Materials f rom non -slaughtered animals without any further process or physical 
process and addition of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances;  
c. Materials from the microbial fermentation process without any further process or 
physical process and addit ion of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances; 
and 
d. Materials from natural water without any further process or physical process and 
without addition of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances;  
2. Materials which are no risk of  containing and/or being contaminated by non -halal 
substances, consisting of materials derived from nature as well as substances and 
chemical products from mining activities or inorganic and organic synthesized chemicals; 
and; 
3. Non -dangerous chemicals an d not containing haram substances, consist of:   
a. Chemicals sourced from mining activities and/or purification processes of natural 
materials;  
b. Inorganic and organic synthesized chemicals.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Law No. 33 of 2014 regarding Halal Product Assurance   
- Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 regarding  Implementation of Halal Product 
Assurance  
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  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
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.indone sia@bsn.go.id  and tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.bsn.go.id  
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