The government
admitted that it found that many products are not in accordance with Indonesian
National Standards (SNI) or are using materials hazardous to consumers.
Therefore, there are still many circulation of goods which is not in accordance
with SNI, so the government called on consumers to have more knowledge of the
condition of products, among others, by paying attention to the labels and the
expiry data. Consumers should begin to become a subject in trade and should be
aware of their choices in buying goods and services. In addition, consumers are
also expected to be responsible for themselves, their families, and the
environment.
Head of the National Standardization
Agency (BSN), Bambang Prasetya , in Jakarta, on Friday (May 6), promised that
the government will further tighten supervision of SNI application downstream
is conducted by the Directorate of Standardization and Consumer Protection of the Ministry of Trade,
but it also supports control in terms of sampling (uji petik). Thus, if there are
products that do not conform with standards, it will be reported immediately.
BSN will also strengthen supervision
from the upstream sector, which is in the process of SNI certification given by
Product Certification Institution (LSPRO). If a product did not comply with
standards, but escaped SNI, there will be a warning to LSPRO and the
possibility that the certification to be revoked. Nowadays, there is a lot SNI
forgery on domestic products. Electronic products are one of the categories of
goods which violations are quite easily found in the application of
standardization.
According to Bambang, the tightening
of the implementation of product standardization is becoming increasingly
important to improve competitiveness of domestic products ahead of the ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. Without this, Indonesia will face problem in
facing competition with countries in facing competition with countries in
Southeast Asia. However, Bambang said that facing MEA at the end of 2015, for
almost all the products required, all the standards have been met.
He said that the sectors which are
included AEC standardization include electronics and electricity, wood and wood
products, rubber and rubber products, automotive products, health products
related to pharmaceutical products, cosmetic, and medical devices. Bambang said
that in fact there are 12 priority sectors of standardization by 10 ASEAN
countries, but at the moment, the agreement has just been implemented in six
sectors mentioned above. The other six sectors will follow in the next agenda
with the existence of the final draft of the ASEAN blueprint 2025.
Bambang said that BSN is now
intensifying socialization of SNI to the community in order to increase
understanding and awareness of the importance of standardization. BSN has a
variety of socialization programs, ranging from competition up to placement of
information media in public places.
The understanding of
standardization, he added, has also been inserted in various lecture materials
in the universities. On the lower level, BSN frequently prepares a game that
implements standardization activities as one of its elements. Then, at the
government level, the agency continues to promote the application of
standardization in the areas covered by the ministries. “To synchronize
coordination related to standardization only takes a common vision,” said
Bambang.
Although Bambang admitted that his
agency has a lot of homework, but from year to year SNI application by business
showed an increase. If in 2011, SNI has been applied by 48,327 companies, in
2012, the number increase to 56,971 companies, and in 2013 to 57,530 companies.
In addition to fostering and
facilitating SMEs in applying SNI, until the first quarter of 2015, BSN has
made a breakthrough, i.e. repositioning and revitalizing the organization in
BSN. He also drafted government regulation on Standardization and Draft
Government Regulation on Conformity Assessment as the implementation of Law No.
3/2014 on Industry, Law 7/2014 on Trade, and Law No. 20/2014 on standardization
and Conformity Assessment. (E)
Business News - June 10, 2015
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