G/TBT/N/IDN/80  
 
8 October 2013  
(13-5454)  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 Processing and Marketing of Agriculture Products   
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 :   
Directorate of Quality and Standardization, Ministry of Agriculture 
Kantor Department Pertanian Bld D, 3rd floor Jalan Harsono RM no. 3  Ragunan 
Jakarta 12550 - Indonesia 
Telephone:  (62-21) 7815881  Facsimile:  (62-21) 7811468 
E-mail:  ntridjaja@yahoo.com   
Website:  http://www.deptan.go.id/  
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, 5747044 ext 117, 262 
Facsimile:  (62-21) 5747045 E-mail:  tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id   
Website:  http://www.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):  Organic 
food system (ICS: 65.020.01). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree of 
Minister of  Agriculture on Requirements for Quality and Marketing of Organic food system.   
6. Description of content:  This regulation is intended as a legal basis for the 
implementation of organic farming systems, based on the Indonesian National Standard 
for organic farming system. 
The scope of these regulations includes farming, organic farming, production and 
processing facilities, certification, labelling, training and supervision as well as the 
application of sanctions in organic farming systems. Business units that produce, 
process, incorporate organic products for marketing purposes or the marketing of organic products, must be in accordance with the adoption of organic farming systems G/TBT/N/IDN/80 
 
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  defined by this regulation. Adoption of or ganic farming systems is evidenced by an 
organic certification. Business units must include Indonesia's organic logo alongside with any other certified organic logo. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
1. organic products control in Indonesia; 
2. provide assurance and protection to the people of the circulation of organic products that do not meet the requirements; 
3.
 provide business certainty for producers of organic products; 
4. building production organic farming system credible and traceable; 
5. maintain both the ecosystem so that it can play a role in environmental conservation; and 
6.
 increase the added value and competitiveness of agricultural products. 
8. Relevant documents:   - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    29 May 2014 29 May 2014 
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, 5747044 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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