G/TBT/N/IDN/128  
23 June 2020  
(20-4380) 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:  Center for Plant Variety and Agricultural Licensing Protection, 
Ministry of Agriculture  
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 shall b e indicated if different from above:   
Center for Plant Variety and Agricultural Licensing Protection  
Ministry of Agriculture  
Head Office of Ministry of Agriculture  
Building B, 5th floor  
Jl. Harsono RM. No.3, Ragunan - Jakarta 12550  
Phone: +62 21 -78836171  
Fax: -  
Website: http://pvtpp.setjen.pertanian.go.id  
Email: pvt@pertanian.go.id  
 
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment  
National Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT I Building, 12th floor  
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.8 Jakarta 10340 – Indonesia  
Telephone : +(62 -21) 3927434 ext. 127  
Facsimile: +(62 -21) 3927528  
E-mail: tbt.indone sia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id   
Website: http://www.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):  
3101.00.10; 3101.00.92 and 3101.00.99; Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not 
mixed together or chemicall y treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical 
treatment of animal or vegetable products (HS 3101)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Minister of 
Agriculture Regulation No. 01 of 2019 on Registration of Organic Fertilizers, biofertilizers, 
and Soil Enhancer (44 page(s), in Indonesian)  G/TBT/N/IDN/128  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This regulation requires organic fertilizers, biofertilizers and soil 
enhancers, either produced domestically or imported, to be registered after completing the 
following assessment:   
A. Quality testing based on the requirements stated in:  
• related SNIs as  applicable (e.g. SNI 8267:2016   Liquid chitosan as organic fertilizer - 
Quality and processing requirements and SNI 7763:2018, Solid organic fertilizers), 
OR 
• Minimum Technical Requirements as applicable  
B. Effectiveness testing based on methodology and rep orting prescribed in the Regulation 
and Annex II.  
Quality and effectiveness testing are performed by an accredited testing institution or 
designated by Ministerial Decree.  
Certificates and/or Quality Assessment result reports are valid for 12 months from t he time 
of issuance and are used as registration requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law No. 13 of 2010 on Horticulture   
• Law No. 39 of 2014 on Plantation  
• Law No. 22 of 2019 on Sustainable Plant Cultivation System  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2 January 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 January 2019  
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:   
Directorate of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment  
National Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT I Building, 12th floor  
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.8  
Jakarta 10340 – Indonesia  
Telephone : +(62 -21) 3927434 ext. 127  
Facsimile: +(62 -21) 3927528  
E-mail: tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://www.bsn.go.id  
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