WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/25 
27 February 2009  
 (09-1020) 
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 of Agriculture and Chemical Based I ndustries, Ministry of 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 Industries, Ministry of Industry 
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, kav.52-53, 16th floor Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia Telephone: +(62-21) 5251556; 5255509 ext 2259 
Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5251556 
                           Jakarta 12950 - Indonesia E-mail:   dirkhil@depperin.go.id
; kurniahf@yahoo.com   
Website:  www.depperin.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 215 
Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 E-mail:   kerj_int@bsn.go.id
; tbt.indonesia@gmail.com   
Website:  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):   
Melamine products – food and dr ink appliances (HS.3924.10.00.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Draft decree of Ministry of Industry on Ma ndatory Implementation of Indonesia National 
Standard for SNI 7322:2008, Melamine products – food and drink appliances. G/TBT/N/IDN/25 
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  6. Description of content:   
This draft Decree states  that all melamine products – f ood and drink appliances produced 
within the country and imported, distributed a nd marketed in the country shall fulfil SNI 
requirements. The producer and or  importers therefore shall have  a product certificate for the 
use of SNI Marking and comply with the requir ements of SNI, as well as put SNI mark to 
their products. The Product Certificate on SNI Marking shall be issued by a Product 
Certification Body which has be en accredited by National Accr editation Body of Indonesia 
namely Komite Akreditasi Nasional (KAN) or appointed by the Minister of Industry through:  
a. Testing of the conformity of the pr oducts quality against SNI requirements; 
b. Audit on the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) 
SNI 19-9001-2001/ISO 9001-2000 or its revisi on; or other recognized Quality 
Management system. 
The testing shall be carried out by testing laboratories which have been accredited by KAN or 
accredited by an accreditation body which has signed Mutual Recognition Arrangement 
(MRA) with KAN, and have the bilateral or multilateral agreemen t on regulation between 
Indonesia and particular country. 
Directorate General of Ag riculture and Chemical Based Industries, Minist ry of Industry is the 
institution that is responsible for the implem entation of this decree  and shall provide a 
technical guidance of the decree, which covers  Procedure of Product Certification and SNI 
Marking. 
Melamine products – food and dr ink appliances which are distributed in domestic market that 
originated domestically and imported shall meet the requirements which consist in the 
standard as follows SNI 7322:2008, HS.3924.10. 00.00. This standard specifies the scope, 
term and definition, type, quality  requirements, sampli ng, testing methods, testing acceptance, 
marking requirement  and packag ing (this standard is availa ble in Indonesian language). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
1. To protect the consumers.  
2. To increase the quality of melamine  products – food an d drink appliances. 
3. To establish fair trade competitions.  
8. Relevant documents:    
Draft of Technical Guidance for application/ implementation of Indone sia National Standard 
for melamine products – food and drink appliances.   
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.  G/TBT/N/IDN/25 
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  11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, 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 215 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 
E-mail:   kerj_int@bsn.go.id
;  tbt.indonesia@gmail.com   
Website : http://www.bsn.go.id  
 and can be downloaded here
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