WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/30 
2 October 2009  
 (09-4686) 
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 Agricultural and Chemical Industry, 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 Industry 
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, kav.52-53, Lt 16  Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia Telephone: +(62-21) 5251556; 5255509 ext 2259 Facsimile: +(62-21) 5251556 
E-mail: dirkhil@depperin.go. id; kurniahf@yahoo.com 
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 ext. 215 
Facsimile : +(62-21) 5747045 E-mail: kerj_int@bsn.or.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): Sheet gloss,   
HS: 7003.12.20.00, HS: 7003.12.90.00,  HS: 7003.19.90.00,  HS: 7004.20.90.00,   
HS: 7004.90.90.00,  HS: 7005.10.90.00,  HS: 7005.21.90.00,  HS: 7005.29.90.00 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft decree of 
Minister of Industry on Mandato ry Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for Sheet 
Glass; SNI 15-0047-2005 Sheet Glass.       G/TBT/N/IDN/30 
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  6. Description of content:  This draft Decree states  that all sheet glass produced within the 
country or imported, distributed  and marketed in the country shall fulfil SNI requirements. 
The producers and or importers therefore sh all have Product Certificate for using SNI 
Marking and shall comply with the requirements of SNI.  
The product certificate on SNI marking shall be is sued by a Product Certification Body which 
has been accredited by National Accreditation Body of Indonesi a namely Komite Akreditasi 
Nasional (KAN) or appointed by the Minister of Industry through; 
a. Testing of the conformity of the pr oduct quality agains t SNI requirements; 
b. Audit on the implementation of the Qua lity Management System (QMS) SNI 19-9001-
2001/ISO 9001-2000 or its revision;  or other recognized QMS. 
The testing shall be carried out by testing laboratories which have been accredited by KAN or 
other accreditation body which has signed Mutual Recognition Ag reement (MRA) with 
KAN.  
Directorate General for Agricult ural and Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry is the 
institution that is responsible for the implemen tation of this decree and shall provide which 
technical guidance of the decr ee, which cover procedure of Product Certifi cation and SNI 
Marking.  
Sheet Glass which are distributed in domestic  market that originated domestically and 
imported shall meet requirements consis ted in SNI 15-0047-2005 Sheet Glass, which 
specifies term and definition, type, quality requirements, samp ling, testing method, testing 
acceptance, marking requirements and packagi ng (this standard is available in Indonesian 
language). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
1. To protect consumers; 
2. To increases the quality of  Sheet glass products; 3. To establish fair trade competition. 
8. Relevant documents:   Technical Guidance for Applica tion/ Implementation of Indonesia 
National Standards for Sheet glass   
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/30 
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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 Facsimile : +(62-21) 5747045 E-mail : kerj_int@bsn.or.id; tbt.indonesia@gmail.com   
Website : http://www.bsn.go.id
 
And at: http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2009/tbt/idn/09_3271_00_x.pdf