. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/41 
26 October 2009 
 (09-5285) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General of Processing and Marketing of Agriculture 
Products the Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cocoa bean 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
concerning the Mandatory of Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for Cocoa Bean 
Language:  Indonesia  Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation requires that  agro-business, which produce, 
handling, import and export of cocoa beans mu st apply the SNI for cocoa bean, and shall 
have Product Certificate on using SNI Mark acco rding to the relevant provision in place.  
Cocoa bean which are traded in domestic mark et both originated domestically and imported 
shall meet the requirements of SNI 01-2323-2008 on Cocoa Bean. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/IDN/41 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 December 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Qu arantine Agency (IAQA) 
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM. No. 3 E Building 7th Floor Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel:  +(62 21) 781 6480 Fax:  +(62 21) 780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id
 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)  
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM. No. 3 E Building 7th Floor Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia Tel:  +(62 21) 781 6480 
Fax:  +(62 21) 780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id