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G/SPS/N/IDN/45 
30 April 2012 
 (12-2275) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Processed foodstuff 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Regulation of the Head of Indonesian National 
Agency for Drug and Food Control Concerning Prohibited Materials in Processed Foodstuff  Language(s):  Indonesia (summary in English is provided).
Number of pages:  3  
6. Description of content:  The regulation specifies the list of prohibited materials that may 
impair and/or risk human health in the activity or process of food production, processing, 
packaging, storage, transportation and/or distribution, such as: alkannin;  Borax;  
formaldehyde;  Rhodamine B, D&C Red No. 9,C.I. Food Red 15;  Chloramphenicol;  
Brominated vegetable oil;  etc. 
(a) The implementation of this regulation is controlled by the Head of Indonesian National 
Agency for Drug and Food Control; 
(b) Any violation of the provisions may be subj ect to criminal sanctions and administrative 
sanction, such as: 
 written warning; 
 prohibition from distribution temporarily and/or instruction to withdraw the 
food products from distribution, and/or food destruction; 
 temporary production halt;  and/or 
 cancellation of Approval Letter of Food Registration. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/IDN/45 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 (a) Law No. 7 of 1996 on Food (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia No. 99 of 1996, 
Supplement to State Gazette No. 3656); 
(b) Law No. 36 of 2009 on Health (State G azette of the Republic of Indonesia 2009, 
Suppelement to State Gazette No. 5063); 
(c) Government Regulation No. 28 of 2004 on  Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition (State 
Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia No. 107 of 2004, Supplement to State Gazette No. 4424); 
(d) Regulation of The Minister of Health  Republic of Indonesia 239/Menkes/Per/V/1985 on 
Dyes of Certain Expressed as a Hazardous Material; 
(e) Regulation of The Minister of Health  Republic of Indonesia 722/Menkes/Per/IX/1988 
on Food Addtives.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 June 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Qu arantine Agency (IAQA) 
Ministry of AgricultureJl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel:  +(62 21) 781 6480 Fax:  +(62-21) 780 4337 / 781 6481/ 781 6483 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id    G/SPS/N/IDN/45 
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  13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)  
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 7th Floor Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel:  +(62 21) 781 6480 Fax:  +(62-21) 780 4337 / 781 6481/ 781 6483 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id