G/TBT/N/IDN/112  
 
10 February 2017  
(17-0801) 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:   
Bureau for International Cooperat ion 
National Agency for Drug and Food Control (NADFC) Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Telephone: +(62 -21) 42875379  
Facsimile: +(62 -21) 42875379  
Email: kerjasama ln_bpom@yahoo.co.id ; ksln@pom.go.id  
Website: http://www.pom.go.id  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or aut hority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
Center for Cooperation on Standardization  
National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN)  
BPPT I Building, 12th Floor  
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.8  
Jakarta - Indonesia 10340  
Telephone: + (62-21) 3927434 ext. 127  
Facsimile: +(62 -21) 3927527  
E-mail: tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website: http://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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food Additives, 
Flavoring  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Regulation of the 
Chairman of NADFC RI No.22 of 2016 on The Requirement for The Use of Flavorings  (63 
pages, in Indonesian)  
6. Description of cont ent: This regulation specified the requirements for the use of 
flavorings as foo d additives in processed food, i.e.:  
 Flavorings are classified as natural flavoring, identical natural flavoring and artificial 
flavoring. This classification is based on the s ource and the process of flavoring 
production. For the labelling purposes, the identical natural flavoring must be stated 
in the label as artificial flavoring;  
 The material of allowed flavoring substances are listed in Annex I. For any other 
flavoring s used that are not listed in Annex I, it should obtain approv al from The 
Chairman of NAFDC;  
 The list of maximum bioactive substance s in flavoring are listed in Annex II;  G/TBT/N/IDN/112  
 
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   The substance of allowed flavoring adjunction s are listed in Ann ex III;  
 The list of maximu m residue s for extraction solvent flavoring in food  products are 
stated in Annex IV;  
 The list of allowed flavoring s to be used in growth formula are stated in Annex V;  
 The list of allowed flavoring to be used in complementary foods for infants and 
young ch ildren are stated in Annex VI;  
 The flavoring and related processed food containing flavoring which has obtained 
marketing approval from The Chairman of NAFDC must be adjusted no later than 12 
months from the date stipulated;  
 The flavoring and related proce ssed food containing flavoring which has been 
submitted before the prevailing of this regulation will be processed based on 
Indonesia National Standard (SNI) regarding Flavorings.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where a pplicable: 
To increase food safety; As guideline  for food producer s, imp orters, exporter s and 
distributor s; Harmonizat ion with international standard ; Protec tion of human health and 
safety ; Quality r equirements.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Act No. 18 of 2012 o n Food ; 
 Government Regulation No. 28 of 2014 on Food S afety, Quality and Nutrition;  
 Regulation of Minister of Health No. 33 of 2012 on Food Additive s 
9. Proposed date of adoption: - 
Proposed date of entry into force: 24 months from the stipulated date   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/IDN/17_0738_00_x.pdf