. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/IDN/28 
23 April 2009  
 (09-1949) 
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 Electricity a nd Energy Utilizati on, The Ministry 
of Energy and Mineral Resources 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or auth ority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
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 
Tel:  +(62-21) 574 7043, 574 7044 ext 215 
Fax:  +(62-21) 574 7045 E-mail:  kerj_int@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): RCCB 
(HS: 8536.30.00.00) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree of 
Minister of Energy and Mine ral Resources on Mandatory Im plementation of Indonesian 
National Standard (SNI) for : 
• Residual current operated circuit - breakers  without integral overcurrent protection for 
household and similar uses (R CCB) - Part 1: General rules (SNI 4 -6956.1-2003)  
• Residual current operated circ uit-breakers without integral  overcurrent protection for 
household and similar uses  (RCCB’s) - Part 2-1: Applicability  of the general rules to RCCB’s 
functionally independent of line vol tage (SNI 04-6956.2.1-2005).     G/TBT/N/IDN/28 
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  6. Description of content:  The Decree requires that the Indu strial businesse s which produce, 
import and trade of Residual current operated circuit-breakers (RCC B) without integral 
overcurrent protection for household and si milar uses must apply SNI 04-6956.1-2003 and 
SNI 04-6956.2.1-2003 , and shall have Certificat es of Conformity (COCs) on meeting the 
requirements with this standard issued by certification bodies or testing laboratories. 
Certification bodies or testing laboratori es shall be accredited by KAN (National 
Accreditation Body of Indonesia) or APLAC or  ILAC MLA or MRA pa rtners. The Residual 
current operated circuit-breakers (RCCB) without integral overc urrent protection for 
household and similar uses  which are traded in domestic market  both originated domestically 
and imported shall meet the re quirements of SNI 04-6956.1-2003, Residual current operated 
circuit-breakers without inte gral overcurrent protection fo r household and similar uses 
(RCCBs) - Part 1: General rules as well as SNI 04-6956.2.1-2003, Residual current operated 
circuit-breakers without inte gral overcurrent protection fo r household and similar uses 
(RCCB's) - Part 2-1: Applicability of the gene ral rules to RCCB's functionally independent of 
line voltage. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
1. To enhance customer/human protection and quality of electric utilization equipment; 2. Safety of household electrical installation.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 • IEC 61008-1 (1996-12): Residual current opera ted circuit-breakers without integral over 
current protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs) - Part  1: General rules
• IEC 61008-2-1 (1990-12): Residual current operated circuit-breake rs without integral over 
current protection for household and similar uses  (RCCB's). Part 2-1: Applicability of the 
general rules to RCCB's functionally independent of line voltage   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      - 
  6 months after adoption. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after notification. 
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:   And can be 
downloaded: here