G/TBT/N/IDN/90
14 November 2014 
(14-6657)  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: 
Directorate of Downstream Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry 
Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav.  52 - 53, 9th  floor 
Jakarta 12950 - Indonesia Telephone: +(62-21) 5274385 
Facsimile: +(62-21) 5252978 
Website: http://www.kemenperin.go.id  
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Center for Cooperation on Standardization National Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT I Bld, 12th floor 
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.8 Center of Jakarta Jakarta 10340 - Indonesia 
Telephone: +(62-21) 3927434 ext. 127 
Facsimile: +(62-21) 3927527 E-mail: tbt.indonesia@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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Product: Glass in 
Building - Glass Blocks - Specification and Test Methods (HS Number: 7016.10.00.00 and 
7016.90.00.00). - Glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for 
mosaics or similar decorative purposes (HS 701610), - Other (HS 701690) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Decree of 
Minister of Industry on Mandatory Implementation of Indonesian National Standard for Glass in Building - Glass Blocks - Specification and Test Methods (SNI and Technical Specification: SNI ISO 21690:2013)  (14 pages, in Indonesian) 
6. Description of content: This draft decree states that all glass in building produced within 
the country or imported, distributed and mark eted in the country shall fulfill the SNI 
requirements. The producers which produced th ese products therefore shall comply with 
those requirements proven by having Product Certificate for Using SNI Mark. 
The product certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body 
which has been accredited by KAN and appoin ted by the Minister of Industry through 
testing of the conformity of the products quality against SNI requirements. 
Directorate General of Manufacturing Based Industries, Ministry of Industry is the 
institution that is responsible for the implementation of this decree and shall provide a G/TBT/N/IDN/90 
 
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  technical guidance of the decree, which cover procedure of Product Certification and SNI 
Marking. Products which are distributed in domestic market that originated domestically and imported shall meet the requirements consisted in SNI ISO 21690:2013 which 
specifies term and definition, quality requirements, sampling, testing method, testing 
acceptance, marking requirement  and packaging. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
1. To protect consumers from safety aspect; 
2. To increase product quality; 
3. To establish fair trade. 
8. Relevant documents:  Draft Decree of Minister of Industry on Mandatory Implementation 
of Indonesian National Standard for Glass in Building – Glass Blocks – Specification and 
Test Methods (SNI and Technical Specification: SNI ISO 21690:2013)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   2 months after notification 
Proposed date of entry into force:   6 months after adoption   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:    
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/tbt/IDN/14_5092_00_x.pdf