G/SPS/N/IDN/61  
 
21 February 2013  
(13-0940)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General of Marketing and Processing of Agricultural 
Product, Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  White crystal sugar 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
concerning Mandatory Enforcement of Indonesian National Standard for White Crystal  
Language(s):  Indonesian  Number of pages:  7 
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation has been issued as a legal basis in the 
mandatory enforcement of Indonesian National Standard for white crystal sugar. This 
draft regulation aims to (i) guarantee and pr otect people from the circulation of white 
crystal sugar product that does not meet safety and quality requirements; (ii) providing legal certainty for businesses in conducting the production and distribution of white 
crystal sugar; (iii) facilitate traceability from the possibility of distortion and circulation 
of white crystal sugar; and (iv) improve the competitiveness of white crystal sugar. 
This draft regulation stipulates as follows: 
a) White crystal sugar both domestic production and/or imported must fulfill the 
requirements of Indonesian National Standard for White Crystal Sugar. White crystal sugar set out in the draft regulation are white crystal sugar with HS Tariff Number 1701.91.00.00 and 1701.99.90.00; 
b) Companies that manufacture or import white crystal sugar is a company that has had 
a User Product Certificate-SNI (SPPT-SNI) issued by the Certification Body for Products (LSPro); 
c) Imported white crystal sugar has to be accompanied by SPPT-SNI, attached with 
Certificate of Analysis (CoA) issued by a laboratory accredited by the State Accreditation Body. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/IDN/61 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  24 months after the date of publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 April 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) 
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 1
st, 5th & 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367  
Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)  
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 1st, 5th & 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367  Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id 
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id