G/TBT/N/IDN/164  
2 November 2023  
(23-7418) 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 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@bsn.go.id  and tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.bsn.go. id 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Foods and 
Beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Decree of the 
Head of Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency No. 78 of 2023 Regarding Guideline 
for Halal Certification of Food and Beverages with Processing; (21 page(s), in Indonesian)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes guideline for halal certification of 
food and beverages with processing. This guideline contains information on the 
mechanism for implem enting halal certification for the provision of food and beverages 
by processing, which consists of:  
1. Types of food and beverage products with processing that require halal 
certification  
2. Additional provisions in fulfilling the criteria for the Halal Product  Assurance 
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  3. General framework for halal certification  
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:  12 September 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  12 September 2023  
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, 12 th 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  
https://cmsbl.halal.go.id/uploads/78_2023_SK_Pedoman_Sertifikasi_Halal_Makanan_da
n_Minuman_dengan_Pengelolahan_3aa915efdf.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/IDN/23_13284_00_x.pdf