- The Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (“Minister”), has affirmed that the government recently introduced a number of new regulatory frameworks that specifically address the mandatory enforcement of the National Indonesian Standard (Standar Nasional Indonesia – “SNI”) for a total of 16 industrial products. These newly issued frameworks also encompass the appointment of Conformity Assessment Agencies that will be responsible for the enforcement of relevant SNI, which broadly comprise 20 product certification agencies and 28 testing laboratories.
- During a recent statement, the Head of the Industrial Service Policy and Standardization Board (Badan Standardisasi dan Kebijakan Jasa Industri/BSKJI) at the Ministry of Industry (“Ministry”), Andi Rizaldi, explained that the SNI in question will be enforced in relation to a wide variety of day-to-day products that include: 1) Calcium carbide; 2) Valves; 3) Stoves; 4) Ceramic tiles; 5) Backpack sprayers; and so forth. In this regard, the Ministry has harmonized a total of 44 Draft Regulations of the Minister, while a further 28 Draft Regulations are still in the process of being issued and another 24 Draft Regulations are still undergoing processes of further internal deliberations with relevant stakeholders.
- The Ministry has also affirmed that a total of 5300 SNI have been introduced and will be enforced across a wide range of industries. Moreover, 130 of these SNI will be mandatory. In addition, as the SNI are utilized in order to control import rates, the Minister has assigned an Industrial Standards Supervisory Officer (Petugas Pengawas Standar Industri/PPSI) to oversee compliance with the mandatory SNI. (ANT)
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