Dispensation to Utilize SNI 3751:2009 Packaging Labels for Flour Applicable until 31 December 2022

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• The Minister of Industry has issued Circular No. 11 of 2022 on Dispensation for the Utilization of SNI 3751:2009 Packaging Labels During the Implementation of the Mandatory National Indonesian Standard (Standar Nasional Indonesia – "SNI") for Flour as a Food Ingredient ("Circular"). The Circular has been issued as the legal basis for the utilization of official SNI 3751:2009 labels by flour-producing and repackaging companies ("Companies"). The hope is that the issuance of the Circular will ensure the stability of domestic flour supplies.
• The Circular states that any Companies that have already secured SPPT-SNI 3751:2018 labels but that still have remaining stocks of SNI 3751:2009 packaging labels will be able to enjoy a special dispensation in terms of the packaging of their flour products. In this regard, provided that the packaging of the relevant flour products fulfills the requirements that apply in relation to SNI 3751:2018, then the parties concerned will still be permitted to utilize SNI 3751:2009 labeling. It is important to note, however, that any such packaging must also have SNI 3751:2018 signs affixed to them in the form of stickers, printed information, stamps or printed codes.
• The dispensation that is available to Companies, as outlined above, will only be applicable until 31 December 2022. Meanwhile, any flour products that fulfill SNI 3751:2018 but that are labeled with SNI 3751:2009 packaging may be distributed and traded until their expiration dates.
• The Circular has been in force since 4 August 2022.