WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/IDN/59 
2 July 2012  
 (12-3494 ) 
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:  National Agency of Drug an d Food Control (NADFC) RI  
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 :   
Bureau of Law and Public Relation 
National Agency of Drug and Food Control(NADFC) - Republic of Indonesia Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23  Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia Telephone:  +(62-21) 4263333 
Facsimile:  +(62-21) 4209221 
E-mail:  mailto:humas_bpom@yahoo.com , ulpk@pom.go.id    
Website :  http://www.pom.go.id  
Bureau of International Cooperation 
National Agency of Drug and Food Control(NADFC) - Republic of Indonesia 
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia Telephone:  +(62-21) 42875379 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 42875379 E-mail:  mailto:kerjasamaln_bpom@yahoo.co.id     
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  Processed Food  
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Decree of The Head of 
NADFC RI  No. HK.03.1.5.12.11.09955 year 2011 concerning Processed Food Registration, 
(36 pages, in Bahasa Indonesia).   G/TBT/N/IDN/59 
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  6. Description of content:  Every domestic or imported pro cessed food for retail packaging 
must have Registration Approval which is is sued by the Head of NADFC, except for:  
a. processed food which is produced by the home industry; 
b. processed food which have a shelf life  less than 7 (seven) days at room temperature; c. processed food that entering into I ndonesia in small amounts for the purposes of: 
 i registration sample; 
 ii research; 
 iii. own consumption and / or; d. processed food which is us ed as raw material and it is not sold directly to end 
 consumers. 
Matters set out in the regulations: 
General Provisions, Criteria Requirements of Processed Food s Registration, Procedure of 
Processed Foods Registration, Fee, Hearing, Review, Period of Valid ity, Re-registration, 
Registration Approval Administration, Re-asse ssment, Administrative Sanction, Transitional 
Provisions, Closing Provisions; 
This decree replaces the Decree of the Head  of the NADFC RI No. HK.00.05.52.4321 year 
2003 concerning "Guidelines for Labelling of  F ood Products and the Decree of the Head of 
the NADFC No. HK.00.05.1.2569 year 2004 conc erning Assessment Criteria and Procedure 
for Food Products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To protect consumer from processed food whic h do not meet the requirements of safety, 
quality and nutrition  
The regulation was issued to implement the Government Re gulation No. 28/2004 concerning 
Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition Arti cle No. 42 Paragraph (5) and (6). 
8. Relevant documents:    
1. Law No. 7/1996 on Food (State Gazette of  the Republic of Indonesia No.  99/1996, 
 Supplement to State Gazette No. 3656); 
2. Law Number 36/2009 on Health (State Ga zette of the Republic of Indonesia 2009, 
 Supplement to State Gazette No. 5063); 3. Government Regulation No. 28/2004 on Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition 
 (State Gazette of the Republic of I ndonesia No. 107/2004, Supplement to State 
 Gazette No. 4424); 
4. Government Regulation No. 69 Year 1 999 on Food Label and Advertising (State 
 Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1999 No. 131, Additional State  Gazette of 
 the Republic of Indonesia No. 3867). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }   - 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification.  G/TBT/N/IDN/59 
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  11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [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 ext. 262 Facsimile:  +(62-21) 5747045 E-mail:  tbt.indonesia@gmail.com ; tbt.indonesia@bsn.go.id  
Website:  http://www.bsn.go.id  
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