G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.5  
 
1 March  2017 
(17-1223) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
 Original:  English  
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND A DMINISTRATION OF THE   
AGREEMENT ON TECHNIC AL BARRIERS TO TRADE  
COMMUNICATION FROM I NDONESIA  
Revision  
The following communication, dated 28 February 2017 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Indonesia . 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  Pursuant to Article 15.2 of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ( TBT 
Agreement), the Government of the Republic of Indonesia would like to inform the TBT Committee 
of the following measures which were taken to ensure implement ation and administration of the 
Agreement.  
2   ENSURING CONSISTENCY  WITH THE TBT AGREEME NT THROUGH STANDARDS , 
TECHNICAL REGULATION S AND CONFORMITY ASS ESSMENT PROCEDURES  
2.1.  Indonesia established Law Number 20 Year 2014 on Standardization and Conformity 
Assessmen ts (Law 20/2014) which sets out the framework of standard development, standard 
implementation including marking, conformity assessment procedure (testing, inspection, 
accreditation and certification). The development of Law 20/2014 has incorporated TBT pr inciples 
such as harmonization with international standards used for reference in developing standard, 
transparency, equivalency, mutual recognition, non -discrimination and avoiding unnecessary 
barrier to trade. Law 20/2014 will be implemented through impl ementing regulation in accordance 
with action plan.  
2.2.  According to Law 20/2014, the development of Indonesian National Standard (SNI), will 
takes into account standardization and conformity assessment development and various aspects 
inter alia  consumer prot ection, market demands, development of international standard, regional 
and international acceptance, science and technology, natural resources and environment 
circumstances, public morals (religions, beliefs, culture and local wisdom).   
2.3.  In principle the n ature of SNI is voluntary. However, some SNI which addressed matters 
related to national security requirements, prevention of deceptive practices, protection of human 
health or safety, animal and plant life/health, and environment, might be adopted to be 
mandatory. Such adoption will be implemented through regulations formed by Ministries and/or 
Agencies in charge of specific issues considering various aspects such as cost and benefit analysis, 
objectivity, consumer protection, infrastructure. Once the proc ess has been completed, Ministries 
and/or Agencies will transmit draft regulations to the National Standardization Body of Indonesia 
(BSN) to be listed in the National Programme for Technical Regulations and further discussed by a 
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  2.4.  Implementation of standards is carried out through conformity assessment procedures, 
including accreditation and certification systems which will be monitored by the National 
Accreditation Body (KAN) . KAN is also  responsible for accrediting conformity assessment bodies, 
including laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies.  
2.5.  KAN is a signatory member of various regional and international mutual recognition 
arrangements (MRAs) such as the A sia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), 
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), and multilateral agreements  (MLAs) 
such as Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) and Internati onal Accreditation Forum (IAF).  
3  TRANSPAREN CY 
3.1  NATIONAL NOTIFICATION AUTHORITY AND ENQUIRY POINT  
3.1.  The (BSN) manages daily operational activities of the Indonesian Enquiry Point and 
Notification Body. In principal, responsibilities of the Enquiry  Point and Notification Body includes 
inter alia  respondi ng to technical enquiries from other WTO Members regarding domestic 
regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures, and fulfilling notification obligations 
under the TBT Agreement, such as the notification of new draft technical regulations to  all WTO 
Members through the WTO Secretariat. The Indonesian Enquiry Point and Notification Body may be 
reached at the following address : 
National Standardization Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSN)  
TBT WTO Notification and Enquiry Point of Indonesia  
Gedung I BPPT Lt. 12  
Jln. M. H. Thamrin No. 8, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10340  
Phone : +62 21 3927422  ext 127  
Fax: +62 21 3927527  
Email : tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  and tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id   
Contact Point:  
Ms. Konny Sagala  
Head of Center for  Cooperation on Standardization  
National Standardization Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSN)  
3.2  COMMENTS  
3.2.  When formulating technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures, 
Indonesia will give non -discriminatory consideration to comments from the concerned 
organizations and individuals, including those in other WTO Members.   
3.3.  As stated in Standardization National Guideline (PSN) "On Notification and Enqu iry for the 
WTO TBT" provided that, before adopting a TBT measure, all interested parties, would be allowed 
to submit comments on the draft measures for a period of at least 60 days except i n urgent 
circumstances.  
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