. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/21 
14 November 2008  
 (08-5565) 
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 Transportation Equipment and Telematics 
Industries  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and web-site 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Directorate of Electronics Industries, Ministry of Industry 
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, kav. 52-53, 13th  floor Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia Telephone: +(62-21) 5265310; 5255509 ext 2445, 4059 Facsimile: +(62-21) 5265310 
Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia 
E-mail: direlek@depperin.go.id Website: http://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 Facsimile: +(62-21) 5747045 
E-mail: kerj_int@bsn.or.id ; tbt.indonesia@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.bsn.or.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):  Primary Battery part 1 and 
part 2, (HS: 8506.10.10.00, HS: 8506.10. 90.00, HS: 8506.50.00.00, HS: 8506.80.10.00, 
HS: 8506.80.20.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft decree of 
Ministry of Industry on Mandatory Indonesia Natio nal Standard for Primary Battery - part 1:  
General (SNI 04-2051.1-2004); Primary Battery - pa rt 2: Electrical and Physical Requirement 
(SNI 04-2051.2-2004).     G/TBT/N/IDN/21 
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6. Description of content:  This draft Decree states that all primary battery products 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  the requirements of SNI.  
The Product Certificate on SNI Marking shall be  issued by a Product Certification Body 
which has been accredited by National Accred itation Body of Indonesia namely Komite 
Akreditasi Nasional (KAN) through:   
a. Testing of the conformity of quality of primary battery against SNI requirements;
b. Audit on the application of QMS SNI 19- 9001-2001/ISO 9001-2000 or it s revision or other 
recognized quality management system.  
The testing can be subcontracte d to testing laboratories within  Indonesia which have been 
accredited by KAN or accredited by accredita tion body which has signed Mutual Recognition 
Arrangement  (MRA) with KAN.  
Directorate General of Transportation Equipm ent and Telematics Industries, Ministry of 
Industry is the institution that is responsible fo r the implementation of this decree and shall 
provide a technical guidance of the decree, wh ich covers Procedure of  Product Certification 
and SNI Marking. 
Primary battery products which are distributed in domestic market that originated 
domestically and imported shall meet the requi rements of Primary batte ry part 1, general 
SNI 04-2051.1-2004; Primary battery part 2,  electrical and physical Requirement 
SNI 04-2051.2-2004. These standards specify the sc opes, terms and definition, types, quality 
requirements, sampling, testi ng methods, testing acceptance, marking requirements and 
packaging (these standards availabl e in Indonesian language).    
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
protect the consumers, to increase the quality of  the primary battery produc ts, to establish fair 
trade competitions.  
8. Relevant documents:   Technical Guidance for applic ation/implementation of Indonesia 
National Standard for Primary batteries   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      2 months after notification 
  6 months after adoptions  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification 
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 10270 Jakarta, Indonesia Tel.:+(6221) 574 7043, 574 7044 Fax: +(6221) 574 7045 Email: kerj_int@bsn.or.id; tbt.indonesia@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.bsn.or.id