. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/49 
11 February 2011  
 (11-0703) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDONESIA
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General Manufactured Based Industry 
Name and address (including telephone 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 Downstream Chemical Industry 
Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav.  52 – 53, 10th  floor Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia Telephone:  +(62-21) 5253214; 5255509, Ext 2423; 4046  Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5253214; 
E-mail:  mailto:dir-ikh@kemenperin.go.id
  
Website:  http://www.kemenperin.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, Ext. 215 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 E-mail:  mailto:dir-ikh@kemenperin.go.id
; mailto:tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id    
Website:  http://www.bsn.go.id; http://tbt.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):  Rubber seals fo r LPG steel 
cylinder valve (SNI 7655:2010), HS 4016.93.90.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree of 
Minister of Industry on Mand atory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for 
Rubber Seals for LPG steel cylinder valve (SNI 7655:2010) (8 pages, in Indonesia) G/TBT/N/IDN/49 
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  6. Description of content:  This draft of decree states that  all of Rubber seals for LPG steel 
cylinder valve products produced within the countr y or imported, distribut ed and marketed in 
the country shall fulfil the SN I requirements.  The producer s which produced these products 
therefore shall comply with the requirements of SNI proven by having Product Certificate for 
Using SNI Mark and put SNI mark on every Rubber seal for LPG steel cylinder valve 
product.  
The product certificate on SNI marking shall be is sued by a Product Certification Body which 
has been designated  by the Mi nister of Industry through: 
a. Testing of the conformity of the produ cts quality against SNI requirements; and 
b. Audit on the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) SNI ISO 
9001:2008 or its revision; or other rec ognized Quality Management System. 
Directorate General Manuf actured Based Industry, Ministry of  Industry is the institution that 
is responsible for the implementa tion of this decree and shall provide a technical guidance of 
the decree, which cover procedure of Pr oduct Certification and SNI Marking.  
Products which are distributed in domestic market  that originated dome stically and imported 
shall meet the requirements consisted in SN I 7655:2010, Rubber seals for LPG steel cylinder 
valve, which specify term and definition, qua lity requirements, sampling, testing method, 
testing acceptance, marking requirement and packaging (this standard is available in Indonesian language).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
1. To protect consumers from safety aspec t;  2. To increase the product quality;  
3. To establish fair trade competition 
8. Relevant documents:   Technical guidance for Mandato ry Implementation of Indonesia 
National Standard for Rubber seals for LPG steel cylinder valve, SNI 7655:2010   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    2 months after notification 
6 months after adoption 
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 addresses, if available of the other body: