G/TBT/N/IDN/134  
2 July 2021  
(21-5274) 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  ; bpjph@kemenag.go.id   
Website : www.halal.go.id  
 
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conf ormity 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; 
beverages; drugs and medicine; cosmetics; chemical products; biological products; 
genetically engineered products; consumer goods; slaug htering services; processing 
services; storage services; packaging services; distribution services; sales services; and 
serving service.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Decree of The 
Minister of Religious Affairs of Ind onesia Number __ of 2021 regarding Types of Products 
and Consumer Goods Products Mandatory to be Halal Certified (110 page(s), in 
Indonesian)  G/TBT/N/IDN/134  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This draft decree determines the types of products and 
consumer goods that must be hal al certified, as listed in the Appendix;  
The types of products and consumer goods are classified based on certain characteristics 
of each product and composition of their preparation materials and/or production 
processes, including products category of:  
1. Food;  
2. Beverages;  
3. Drugs and Medicine;  
4. Cosmetics;  
5. Chemical products;  
6. Biological products;  
7. Genetically engineered products;  
8. Consumer goods;  
9. Slaughtering services;  
10. Processing services;  
11. Storage services;  
12. Packaging services;  
13. Distribution services;  
14. Sales services;  
15. Serving services.  
Types of products and consumer goods that are not listed in the Appendix to this Decree 
or changed in accordance with the provisions of legislation can be submitted for halal 
certification by business actors. Classification of p roducts that are not listed in this draft 
decree will be determined by BPJPH upon coordinating with the relevant ministries and 
Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI);  
 
When this Ministerial Decree comes into force, the Decree of Minister of Religious Affairs 
Numb er 464 of 2020 concerning Types of Products Mandatory to be Halal Certified is 
revoked and no longer valid;  
 
The regulation comes into force after 6 (six) months from the date of stipulation  
 
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 reliabl e system  for the citizens 
concerned with their needs for Halal Products Assurance; Consumer information, 
labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law No. 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance Act  
• Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation Act  
• Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 concerning Implementation of Halal 
Product Assurance  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months after the date of stipulation  G/TBT/N/IDN/134  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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.ind onesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://www.tbt.bsn.go.id   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/IDN/21_4444_00_x.pdf