G/TBT/N/IDN/70  
 
20 March 2013  
(13-1540)  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 General of Marketing and Processing of Agricultural 
Product, Ministry of Agriculture  
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 :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
HS.1701.91.00.00 and HS. 1701.99.90.00. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulation 
of the Minister of Agriculture concerning Ma ndatory Enforcement of Indonesian National 
Standard for White Crystal sugar.  (7 pages in Indonesian).     
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 protect 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 fulfil 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 are companies that has 
had a User Product Certificate-SNI (SPPT-SNI) issued by the Product Certification Body (LSPro); 
Imported white crystal sugar has to be accompanied by SPPT-SNI, attached with 
Certificate of Analysis (CoA) issued by a laboratory accredited by the National Accreditation 
Body of Indonesia (KAN).  G/TBT/N/IDN/70 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
1. To protect people from the circulation of white crystal sugar product that does not 
meet safety and quality requirements;  
2. Providing legal certainty for businesses in conducting the production and distribution 
of white crystal sugar;  
3. To facilitate traceability from the possibility of distortion and circulation of white 
crystal sugar and;  
4. To improve the competitiveness of white crystal sugar. 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    24 months after the date of publication 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after Notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Center for Cooperation on Standardization 
National Standardization Agency, Indonesia (BSN) Manggala Wanabakti Bld, Block IV, 4th floor 
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, Senayan 
Jakarta 10270 - Indonesia Telephone:  +(62-21) 5747043 ext. 117/262 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 
E-mail :  tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id    
Website:  http://www.bsn.go.id   
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