. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/44 
11 October 2010 
 (10-5188) 
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 for Metal, Ma chinery, Textile and Multifarious 
Industries, Ministry of Industry. 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e -mail 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 Metal Industries, Ministry of Industry. 
Jl.  Gatot Subroto Kav.  52 – 53, 10th floor Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia 
Telephone:  +(62-21) 5252185 
Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5252185 E-mail:  dirl_ilmea@depperin.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, 5747044 ext. 215 
Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 
E-mail:  tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id
;  tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  
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): 
Product type SNI  HS 
1. Steel wire rope 0076:2008 7312.10.10.00 
7312.10.90.00 
2. Steel wire rope for oil  and gas 0727:2008 7312.10.10.00 
7312.10.90.00 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft decree of 
Minister of Industry on Mandatory Implementa tion of Indonesia Nationa l Standard for steel 
wire rope and steel wire rope for oil and gas (SNI 0076:  2008, SNI 0727:  2008) (7 pages, in 
Indonesian). 
6. Description of content:  This draft of decree states that all of steel wire rope and steel wire 
rope for oil and gas produced within the country or imported, distributed and marketed in the 
country shall fulfil the SNI requirements.  The producers 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 Steel wire rope and Steel wire rope for oil and 
gas product.  Steel wire rope and Steel wire ro pe for oil and gas prod ucts imported from other 
countries and enter Indonesia also  have to be accompanied by Mill certificate.  The product 
certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body which has been 
appointed by the Minister of Industry though:  
– Testing of the conformity of the product s quality against SNI requirements;  and 
– Audit on the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) 
SNI ISO 9001:  2008 or its revision. 
Directorate General for Metal, Machinery, Textile and Multifarious Industries, Ministry of 
Industry is the institution that is responsible for the implementation of this decree and shall 
provide a technical guidance of the decree, wh ich cover procedure of Product Certification 
and SNI Marking. 
Products which are distributed in domestic market that originat ed domestically and imported 
shall meet the requirements consisted in:  SNI 0076:  2008, SNI 0727:  2008 which specify 
term and definition, quality requirements, sampling, testi ng method, testing acceptance, 
marking requirement and packaging (the standa rds are available in Indonesian language). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable: 
– To protect consumers from safety aspect;  
– To increase the product quality; 
– To establish fair trade competition. 
8. Relevant documents:   Technical guidance for Mandato ry Implementation of Indonesia 
National Standard for Steel wire rope and steel wire rope for oil and gas:  SNI 0076:  2008, 
SNI 0727:2008. 
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 website addresses, if available of the other body: 
And can be downloaded at:  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/IDN/10_3733_00_x.pdf