G/SPS/N/IDN/112  
 
1 July 2016  
(16-3561)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: INDONESIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control (NADFC) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Processed food/Microbiological criteria  
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 Director General of Indonesian 
National Agency for Drug and Food Control concerning Microbiological Criteria in Processed Food   Language(s): Indonesian  Number of pages: 56 
6. Description of content: The Maximum Level Requirement of Microbiological and 
Chemical Contaminant in Processed Food are regulated in the Regulation of the Chairman of NADFC No. HK.00.06.1.52.4011 Year 2009. Due to some regulation 
development from another countries regarding the maximum microbiological 
contaminant requirements; and certain requirements from the regulation are not applicable for the last six years, NADFC amends the requirement of microbiological 
contaminant in Annex part A of the regulation and will revoke and replace with this Draft 
Regulation of The Chairman of NADFC RI on Microbiological Criteria in Processed Food.  
This draft regulates and specifies the microbiological criteria: 
1. The type of food category; 
2. the type of microorganism and the microbiological limits (m,M); and  
3. how to control it by guiding the sampling plan to the laboratory test defining the 
number of sample units to be taken (n), the size of the analytical unit and where 
appropriate, and the a cceptance number (c). 
As this new regulation is issued, therefore the regulation of the Chairman of NADFC 
No. HK.00.06.1.52.4011 Year 2009, regarding the requirement of Microbiological 
Contaminants and microbiological criteria in food declared to be invalid. 
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.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) CODEX Principles and Guidelines For the 
Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to Foods 
CAC/GL 21 '- 1997 G/SPS/N/IDN/112 
 
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  [ ] 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:  
1. Law No. 8 Year 1999 on Consumer Protection  
2. Law No. 36 Year 2009 on Health  
3. Law No. 18 Year 2012 on Food 
4. Government Regulation No. 28 Year 2004 on Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition 
5. Regulation of the Chairman of NADFC RI No. 1 Year 2015 on Food Category  
(available in Indonesian) 
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) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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, 3rd, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 7821367/781 6480 Fax: +(62 21) 7821367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id 
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id  
Bureau for International Cooperation 
National Agency for Drug and Food Co ntrol (NADFC) Republic of  Indonesia 
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23 
Jakarta 10560  
Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 4287 5379 Fax: +(62 21) 4287 5379 
E-mail: kerjasamaln_bpom@yah oo.co.id; ksln@pom.go.id  
Website: http://www.pom.go.id  G/SPS/N/IDN/112 
 
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  13. Text(s) 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, 3rd, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 7821367/781 6480 Fax: +(62 21) 7821367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id 
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id  Bureau for International Coorperation 
National Agency for Drug and Food Co ntrol (NADFC) Republic of  Indonesia 
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23 Jakarta 10560  
Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 4287 5379 Fax: +(62 21) 4287 5379 
E-mail: kerjasamaln_bpom@yah oo.co.id; ksln@pom.go.id  
Website: http://www.pom.go.id