WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/IDN/53 
13 February 2012  
 (12-0829) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General  Manufactured   Based 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 Various and Textile Industries, Ministry of Industry 
Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav.  52 - 53, 9th  floor Jakarta 12950 - Indonesia Telephone:  +(62-21) 5252185; 5255509 ext: 2321, 4039  
Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5252185; 
E-mail:  mailto:dirl_imdl@kemenperin.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 ext. 262 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 
E-mail:  tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id    
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:   G/TBT/N/IDN/53 
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  4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  SNI:7617:2010  Babies' 
Garments and Accessories, Knitte d or Crocheted: of cotton;  HS:6111.20.00.00); -of synthetic 
fibres; (HS: 6111.30.00.00); -of other textile materials, (HS: 6111.90.00.00);  Babies - 
garments and clothi ng accessories -of cotton: -T-shirts, shirts, pyjamas, napkins (diapers) and 
similar articles;(HS: 6209. 20.30.00)--other: suits, pa nts and similar articles 
(HS: 6209.20.90.10)- other; (HS: 6209.20.90.90)  of  synthetic fibres;-suits, pants and similar 
articles; (HS: 6209.30.10.00) ;--T-shirts, shirts, pyjamas, napki ns (diapers) and similar articles; 
HS: 6209.30.30.00--clothing accessories, (HS: 6209.30.40.00); Of other textile materials; 
(HS: 6209.90.00.00). Sanitary to wels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for 
babies and similar articles, of any material- Other: - Knitted or crocheted: With an absorbent 
core of wadding of textile ma terials; (HS: 9619.00.91.10)  Other:  (HS: 9619.00.91.90);- 
Other: With an absorbent core of wadding of  textile materials (HS: 9619.00.99.10) - Other: 
(HS: 9619.00.99.90) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree of 
Minister of Industry on Mand atory Implementation of Indonesia National Standard for 
Textile-Terms of azo dye and formaldehyde levels  in the fabric for baby clothes and children 
(SNI 7617:2010), 10 pages, in Indonesia language. 
6. Description of content:  This draft of decree states that all fabric for baby clothes and 
children aged under 36 months produced within the country or imported, distributed and 
marketed in the country shall fulfil the SN I requirements. The producers which produced 
these products therefore shall comply with th e requirements of SNI proven by having Product 
Certificate for Using SN I Mark and put SNI mark on every product.  
The product certificate on SNI marking shall be is sued by a Product Certification Body which 
has been accredited by KAN and appointe d by the Minister of Industry through: 
a. Testing of the conformity of the produ cts quality against SNI requirements; and 
b. Audit on the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) SNI ISO 
 9001-2008 or other recognized quality management system.  
Directorate General for Manufactu re Based 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, which cover procedure of Product Certification and SNI Marking.  
Products which are distributed in domestic market  that originated dome stically and imported 
shall meet the requirements consisted in SNI 7617:2010, Tex tile-Terms of azo dye and 
formaldehyde levels in the fa bric for baby clothes and child ren , which specify term and 
definition, quality requirements, sampling, testing method, testing acceptance, marking 
requirement  and packaging (t his standard is available in Indonesian and English). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
1. To protect consumers from safety aspect;  
2. To increase the product quality ; 
3. To establish fair trade competition.  G/TBT/N/IDN/53 
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  8. Relevant documents:   -   
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 web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/IDN/12_0434_00_x.pdf