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Indonesia to ban products violating national standard requirements

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Jakarta Post - December 12, 2017

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has announced the results of goods and product inspection throughout 2017, based on the Indonesia National Standard (SNI) and manual and guarantee card (MKG) requirements.

The ministry found 171 out of 582 products inspected violated requirements. "We have sent warnings and stopped some imports," said the ministry's consumer protection and trade order director general, Syahrul Mamma, in Jakarta on Monday

He said if the ministry found no improvement in the next inspection, the companies would be sued based on consumer protection regulations. The annual inspection is held to protect consumers, said Syahrul, adding that the government also wanted to ensure fair business practices.

Officials found that 27.4 percent of the products failed to meet the national standard, 33.9 percent violated the manual and guarantee card regulations, while the remaining consisted of imports that failed to provide labels or manufacturer information in Indonesian.

However, this year showed an 11 percent improvement from last year. The inspected products spanned from electronics, household and food products to automotive goods.

Syahrul said the government would also increase monitoring in border areas as such places were prone to illegal importing. (bbn)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/12/12/indonesia-to-ban-products-violating-national-standard-requirements.html

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