G/LIC/Q/IDN/28  
 
22 November 2013  
(13-6426)  Page: 1/2  
 Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICL ES OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
IMPORT LICENSING PROCED URES FROM INDONESIA1 
REPLIES FROM INDONESIA TO QUESTIONS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION  
AND THE UNITED STATES2 
The following communication, dated 19 November 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Indonesia. 
 
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We, therefore, request that Indonesia take the following actions immediately: 
 Questions  
 
 notify Regulations 57 and 83 in accordance with Article 5 of the Import Licensing Procedures 
Agreement; 
 
Answer   
  The Regulation of Minister of Trade No 57/2010 took effect from 1 January 2011 and expired  
by 31 December 2012. 
 In accordance with Article 5 of the Import Lice ncing Agreement, The Regulation of the Minister 
of Trade No. 83 was notified to the Import Licensing Committee, document symbol: 
G/LIC/N/2/IDN/18, dated 2 October 2013. Nevertheless, the Regulation was amended by the 
Regulation of Minister of Trade No. 61 of 2013 concerning the Amendment Regulation No. 83 
of 2012 on Provision of Import of Certain Products. 
 
Question    provide copies of Regulation 83, and the under lying regulations 56 and 57, to the Secretariat 
as required by Article 1.4(a) of the Import Licensing Procedures Agreement; 
 Answer  
 
 We submitted the copy of The Regulation Of the Minister of Trade No. 83/2012, to the WTO 
Secretariat, meanwhile The Regulation of the Minister of Trade No 56 and 57 were revoked 
and replaced by the Regulation Of the Minister  of Trade  No 83/2012. See also the document 
G/LIC/N/2/IDN/2.  
 Question  
 
 identify by specific HS tariff number each item that is now covered by Regulation 83, including 
those items covered by virtue of Regulations 56 and 57; 
 
  
                                               
 1 See Understanding on procedures for th e Review of Notifications (G/LIC/4). 
 2  See document G/LIC/Q/IDN/24. 
 G/LIC/Q/IDN/28 
 
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  Answer  
   See  the annex of The Regulation of the Minister of Trade No 83/2012. 
 
Question  
  explain how these import licensing requirements administer measures that conform with the 
GATT 1994. 
 Answer   
 
 The documents Requirement aimed to ensure the legality of each importer to get a 
determination as IT (Importir Terdaftar/Registered Importer) of certain products. This provision is in line with Article 1 Para 5 an d 6 of Agreement on Import Licensing because 
license can be issued easily, besides straightly done in on-line system and the time of its 
completion is only two days after the application received correctly and the regulation is open to other conveniences. 
 
Question  
  We understand that Regulation 83 took effect on  1 January 2013, and that it will expire on 
31 December 2015.  Is this correct?  Please explain why Indonesia has decided to extend 
these requirements for an additional three years.   
 
Answer  
  Yes,  this is correct. 
 These requirements have been decided to extend  for three years by  an inter-ministerial joint 
analysis in order to evaluate and monitor the existence regulations to the actual condition whether the regulation should be amended or not. 
 
 
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