WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/37 
24 March 2010  
 (10-1620) 
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 government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General of Agricultu re and Chemical 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 Downstream Chemical Industry 
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, kav.52-53, 16th floor  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 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 ext 215 E-mail:  tbt.indonesia@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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Glazed Ceramic 
– Tableware, Closets and Ceramic Tiles 
1. Glazed Ceramic – Tbleware, SNI 7275: 2008, HS: 6911.10.00. 00, 6911.90.00.00, 
6912.00.00.00,  
2. Closets SNI 07-0797-2006, HS: 6910.10.00.00, 6910.90.00.00 3. Ceramic Tiles:  Definition, Classification, Characteristic and Marking 
SNI/ISO 13006:2010, HS: 6907.10.00.00, 6907.90.00.00, 6908.10.10.00, 
6908.90.10.00, 6908.90.90.00 G/TBT/N/IDN/37 
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  5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft decree of 
Minister of Industry on Mandatory Indonesia National Standard (SNI) for Glazed Ceramic – Tableware, Closets, and Ceramic Tiles.       
6. Description of content:  This draft Decree states that all Glazed Ceramic – Tableware, 
Closets, and Ceramic Tiles produced within the country or imported, distributed and 
marketed in the country shall fulfil SNI.  The producers and or importers therefore shall 
have Product Certificate for using SNI Marking and shall comply with the requirements of 
SNI.  
The product certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body 
which has been appointed by the Minister of Industry through; 
a. Testing of the conformity of the products quality against SNI requirements; b. Audit on the implementation of th e Quality Management System (QMS) 
SNI ISO 9001-2008 or its revision; or othe r recognized Quality Management system. 
The testing shall be carried out by testing la boratories which have been appointed by the 
Minister of Industry Republic of Indonesia.  
Directorate General for Agriculture and Chemic al Based Industry, Ministry of Industry is 
the institution that is responsible for the impl ementation of this decree and shall provide 
which technical guidance of the decree, which cover procedure of Product Certification and 
SNI Marking. 
Glazed Ceramic – Tableware, Closets and Ceramic Tiles which are distributed in domestic 
market that originated domestically and impor ted shall meet requirements which consist in 
SNI for Glazed Ceramic – Tableware, Closet s and Ceramic Tiles, specify for term and 
definition, type, quality requirements, samp ling, testing method, testing acceptance, 
marking requirements and packaging (these SN I 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  products; 3. To establish fair trade competition. 
8. Relevant documents:   Technical Guidance for Application/ Implementation of Indonesia 
National Standard (SNI) for Glazed Ceramic – Tableware, Closets and  Ceramic Tiles   
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/37 
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  11. Text available from: National enquiry point [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, 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 ext 215 E-mail:  tbt.indonesia@bsn.or.id;   tbt.indonesia@gmail.com  
Website:  http://www.bsn.go.id
 
And can be also downloaded here: http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/idn/10_1192_00_x.pdf