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PROVISIONS ON THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF RICE(Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 12/M-DAGfPER/4f2008 dated April 11, 2008)

wrrt-fTIiE BLES$INGOfTHE ONE AND ONLY GOD

THE MINISTER Of TRADE OFTHE

REPUBUC OFINDONESIA,

Considering:

a. that rice isastrategic foodcommodityfor the Indone­

siansociety, thereforeactivitiesin the production, sup-­

ply, procurement, anadlstrlbutron of lice beromesvelY

essential for food tenacity, increasing the income and

prosperityof rice farmers, inteffiCiot of mnSllmp~~and

thecreationof nationaleconomicstability;

b. that in order to achievefood tenadty, increasing the

incomeand prosperityof ricefanners, interestofcon­

sumers, andcreation of national economicstability, it

require,5 d rnore effective ana aaequat~ polIcy sup~

ports, particularly polices in the field of import and

export of rice;

c. that Decree of the Ministerof Industry andTrade No.

9/MPP/Kep/1/2004 concerning Provisions on Rice Im­

port which had been ametlded several times, lastlyby

Decree of the Ministerof Industryand TradeNo. 368/

MPP/Kcp/5/2004 is no longer in conrormarxe with

Current conditions, and therefore should be revoked

and r~regulated.

d. that based onthe considerations referred to in letters

a, band c,a Regulation of the Ministerof TradeMinls~

ter needs to be stipulated;

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In view of:

1. Trade Ordinance 1934 (Statute Book Year 1938 No.

86) which had been illTl9nded and added;

2. Law No.3 Year 1962 concerning Corporate Registry

Number (Statute Book Year 1982No.7, SUpplement

toStatuteBookNo3214);

3. Law No. 16Year 1992 (BN No. 5300pages 17A·

19A andso on) concerning Quarantine of Animals,

Fish and Plants(RI Statute BookYear 1992 ~o. 56,

Supplement to Statute Book No 348:2);

4. Law NO.7Year 199<\ concerning Ratification of the

Agreement on the Establishmentof World Trade Or­

ganization (Statute Book Year 1994 No. 57, Supple­

ment to Statute BookNo3564);

5. Law No. 10 Year 1995 (BN No. 5812 pages 19A­

20A andso on) concerning Customs (Statute Book

Year 1995 No. 75, Supplement to Statute 600k No

3612), which had beenamended by Law No. 17 Year

2006 (Statute BookYear2006No.93, Supplementto

Statute Book: No 4661) ;

6. Law NO.7 Year 19% concerning Food (Statute Book

Year 1996 No. 99, Supplement to Statute Book No

3656);

7. I nW No.5 Year 1999 (BN 1110. 6288poges .tA-7A

andso on) concerningProhibitionon Monopolyand

UnfairBusinesscompetition (Statute BookYear1999

No. 33,SUpplement to Statute BookNo 3806);

t:!. Law •.•.•.

8. Law No.8 Year 1999 (BN No. 6321 pages 1A-7A

andso on) concerning ConsumerPf~ (Stat­

ure Book Year1999No. 42,SuppleroontlPstatute Book

No3821);

9. GoVemmentRegulatJOn No. 14Year 2002 {BNNO. (j78~

pages15A-32A andso on) concerning Quarantine

on Plants ( Statute Book Year 2002 No. 35, Supple­

ment to StatuteBookNo 4196);

10. Government Regulation No. 68Year 2002(BNNo. 6896

pages Z7AM3ZA anti so on) concerning fOOd Te­

nacity(Statute BookYear2003 No. 142,Supplement

to StatuteBook No4254);

11. Presidential Decree No. 260 Year 1967 concemirrg

AffirmationofTaskand Responsibility ofThe-Ministry

ofTrade in the Foreign Tradesector;

12. Presidential Decree No. 187/M Year 200S {8NNo. 7J28

P8I'l8S30A-31AJoonceming the Establishment ofMu­

tual Cooperation cabinet, which had been amended

several times{astly by Presidential Decree No. 171/M

Year2005;

13. Presidential Regulation No. 9 Year 2005 (8MNo. 7182

pages2A-23A) concerning Status,Tasks, Functions,

Organization structures, andWorkProcedures of State

Ministries ofthe RepllbJic oflndonesia, which had been

amended several times"lastly by Presidential Regula­

tion No.94 Year2006;

14. Presidential Regulation No. 10 YPar ,nos rnnrpming

Rm-Echelon Organizational Unitsand'Tasks of State

Ministries of the Republic ofIndonesia, whichhadbeen

amended several times lastly by Presidential Regula­

tionNo. 17Year2007;

15. Det:ree of the MinisterofIndustJ1es and Trade No. ")'9/

MPP/Kep/7/97 {BN No. 6032 pages SA-7Aj con­

cerningGeneralProvisionS intheFieldof Import;

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16. Decree of the Ministerof Industry andTradeNo..230/

MPP/Kep/7/97 (BNNo. 6032pages7A-12AandtlO

on) concerning Goods Where tile Import Thete-of

areRegulated, whichhadbeen amended-severattimes

laStly by uecree of the MInisterot tncustrv and Trade

No, 7B9/MPP[Kep(12/2002 (BNNo. 6653pages2ZA­

26A);

17. Decree of the Minister of Industry andTradeNo.558/

MPP/Kep/12/1998 (BNNo. 6252pagesJOAMJ2A)

concerning General ProVIsions In the Areaot Export,

which had been amended severaJ times lastlyby Regu­

lation of the Ministerof Trade No.01/M-DAG/PERjl/

2007 (BNNo. 7475pagesJ7A-25A);

18. Decree of the MinisterofIndust!y andTrade No. 141/

MPP/Kep/3/21J02 (BNNo~ 674:1pages.Z4.3Ajcon­

cerning Spedal Importer Identification Number, which

hadbeen amended several times lastly by TradeMin­

isterRegulation No.07/M~DAG/ PER/l/2007 (BNNo.

7504pages3OA-32A)i

19. Regulation of the Minister ofTradeNo.01/M-DAG/PER/

1/2005concerning Organization andWorkProcedure

of the Trade Department which had been amended

several times lastly by Regulation of the Ministerof

TradeNo. 34/M-DAG/ PER/8/2007i

20. Regulation of theMinisterofTrade No.31jM-DAGI PER/

7/2007 (BNNo. 7587pages23A-32A) concerning

Import Identification Number (API);

Withdueobservance on:

1. Presidential Instruction No.3 Year2007 concerning

Policy on Rice;

2. Der~ nf thp r.norrliMting Mini~r for Economy No.:

KE~/ M.E1(ON/08/2007 concerning Staple Food Sta­

bilization Coordination Team;

DECIDES; .....

DECIDES:

To stipulate:

n-tEREGULATION OF11-iE MINISTER OFlRADE CONCERN­

ING PROVISIONS ON 11-iE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF RICE.

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Artide 1

In thisMinisterRegulation, what is meantby~

1. Rice is a kind of grainswith/without skin, either pro­

cessed or not, originating from the OriZa sativaspe­

des, with types ascontained in Attachment I of this

Minister ReguJatlon.

2. The import of rice for the purpose of price stabiliza­

tion, tacklingeX ernergendes, poorcommunities, and

food vulnerablftties, is the procurementof rice from

overseas as reserve to be used by the Govemment at

anytime.

3. The import of rice forcertainpurposes isthe procure­

ment or nee rrorn overseas related With factors of

health/dietary, special consumption or certain seg­

ments, and procurement of seeds aswell asrequire­

ments of industryrawmaterial/aidnotsupplied or nat

yet fully supplied by domestic sources.

4. The import of donated nee i::. lilt:! procurement at rice

from overseas by sodal institutions/organization or

government agendes ta be giVen to the publicinIndo­

nesia and notforsale.

5. Rice importersare companies performing rice import

activities.

6. Rice Importer-Producer, hereinafter referred to as RiCe­

IP, isa processing industry of lice products ad<nowf­

edged andapproved by the Diredor General to import

certain rice needed or required merely as raw mate­

rial/aid in the production process of its industry.

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7. Exportof riCe is anactivity to export ricefromCustoms

Area.

8. Rice exportersare companies performing riceexport

activities.

9. Recommendation is a 'etter t5sued by the offidal of

the related service/unit having the authorityto provide

It:ehnil.4l exptenetlons, dflu-nul a pt:rrnil/approvctl for

~rtand export..

10. COOrdination Team is the Staple Food Stabilization

Coordination Team established by the Coordinating

Minister in the Fieldof Economy to carry outcoordina­

donon me stabilIzatIOn orstaple tooa;

11. Director Generat·is the DirectorGeneraldForeignTrade

of the Trade Department.

12. Minister is the Trade Minister.

Artit"\El '}

Types of rice that are entitled to be imported and

exported are as contained in Attachmentn and Attach~

ment 1IIof this MinisterRegulation.

CHAPTERH

IMPORT OF RICE FORlHE PURPOSE OF PRICE

STABIUZATION, MmGATION OF EMERGENOES, POOR

COMMUNITY, AND FOOD VULNERABlL.m'

Artide3

(1) Rice that areentitled to be imp::»ted for thepurposeof

pricestabilization, tackHng ofemergendes,poor-com­

munity, and food vulnerabilityare rice(tariff postfHS

1006.30.90.00) on condition that the highestlevelof

breaka~ is 25% (twenty five percent).

(l) The•. -'--•. L

(2) The rice referredto insub-artide (1) mayonly be im­

ported outside of the one (1) month period before

grand harvest, grand harvest period, and two (2)

monthsafter the grand harvest.

(3) Stipulation of the-grand harvest period referred to in

sub-article(2) is made-by the Ministerof Agriculture.

(4) The executionof rice import referred to in sub-article

(2) maybeexemptedonly by the Ministerbased on an

agreementresultof the CoordinationTeam.

Artide"l

(1) The import of ricemeant in Article 3 sub-article(l) is

onlyauthorized to be perfonned byBULOO Public Com­

pany.

(2) In order to be stipulated as anunporter as meant in

sub-artide(1), BULQG Public Company mustsubmita

requestinwriting to the Ministerby attaching:

a. Photocopy of General Importer IdentificationNum­

ber (API-U);

b. Photocopy of Special Rice Importer Idcntificotion

Number (NPIK);

c. Photocopy ofTaxpayer Basic Number; and

d. Photocopy of Customs Identity Number(NIK);

(3) BULOG Public Company referred to in sub-article (l)

HIdY ~Irunll lie\:: illlpoit aftel receiving an import ep-

provalfrom the Ministerbased on resultof the Coordi·

natiOn Teammeeting.

(4) The import:approvaJ referredto in sub-artide (3) must

containinformationat leaston the following:

a. type aijd volume of rlcej

b. breakage level;

c. countryof origin;

d. destinatiOn port; and

e. validityperiodof import approval

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(5) Theimported rice referred to in sub-article(1) should

be packed in containerswith clear identity containing

at leastthe following information:

a. type and vmumeof rice;

b. b~akage level;

c. country of orig;:'!; and

d. nameand addressof importer.

Q-fAPTERm

IMPORTOf RICE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS

ArticleS

(1) The import of ricefor certain purpose related with fac­

tors of health(dietary, sp€Cfal consumptionor certain

segments, and procurement of seeds is ae contained

in Attachment II of this MinisterRegulation.

(2) Rice lmportreferred to-in sub-art:ide (1) maybe per­

formed only by importers who havereceived import

approval from the Director General on behalf of the

Mini~r.

(3) In order to obtain the import approval referred to in

sub-article(I}, the impOrter must submit a requestin

writing to the Minister, in this case the DirectorGen­

eralby attaching:

e. Photocopy ofGeneml Importer IdentifICation Num­

ber (API~U)or umited ImpoJterldentification Num­

ber{API-n;

b. Photocopy of Special Rice rmporter IdentifICation

Number(NPIK)i

c. PhoioLOpy of Taxpayer Basic Numberj

d. Photocopy of CustomsIdentityNumber (NIK);

e. Recommendation from tne DfrectorGeneral ofPro~

cessing andMarketing of Farming Products, Depart­

ment of Agriculture; and

f. Statement ..e' •••

f. Statanentletter fromaforeign exchange bank stat­

ing that the requestor possesses financial ability

meeting banking condition to supportthe issuance

of LIe.(4) On the written request referred to in sub-article (3),

the Director General can issueail approval or rejec­

tion, five (5) working daysat the latest from the date

the requestis received.

Article 6

The imported rice meant in Article 5 should be

packed in containers with clearidentity containing at least

the following information:

a. type and volumeof rice;

b. breakage level if required;

c. countryof origin; and

d. nameand address of importer.

Article7

(1) Rice importfor certainpurposes to meetrequirements

on raw material/aid for industries not produced or not

yet fully produced domestically, iscontained inAttach­

ment II uf til is Minister Regulation.

(2) Theimportof ricereferred to in sub-article (1) may be

performed only by importers who had received

acknOWledgement as Rice-IP from the DirectorGen­

eralon behalfof the Minister.

(3) The imported rice referred to in sub-article (1) 15 pro­

hibited for sale-purchase or transfer.

(4) In order to be acknowledged asRice-IP, the importer

mustsubmita request inwriting to the Minister; in this

case the DirectorGeneral, by attachfng:

a. Photocopyof Importer-Producer IdentifICation Num­

ber (API-P) or Limited Importer Identification Num­

ber (API-T);

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b. Photocopy of Special Rice Importer Identification

Number (NPIK);

c. Photocopy of TaxpayerBasic Number;

d. Photocopy of Customs Identity Number (NIK);

e. Recommendation from the Director General of Agro

IndustryandChemicals (IAK) of the Department of

Industries, and from the DirectorGeneral of Pro­

cessing andMarketing of Farming Products, Depart­

ment of Agriculture;and

f. Steat:ement Letter from Q foreign exchange bunk stot

ing that the requestor possesses financial ability

meetingbankingrequirements to supportthe lssu­

anceof lie.

(5) On the written request referred to in suo-ernde (4),

the Director General can issue an approval or rejec-

tion on the requestto be acknowledged as IPI fIVe (5)

working daysat the latestfrom the date the requestis

received.

(6) The acknowledgement as Rice-IP referred to in sub-

drlid~ (4) is dll if nporl, approval LUIIL~fniny:

a. type and volumeof rice;

b. breakage level;

c. destination port;

d. nameand address of importer; and

e. validity penoo or Import approval.

CHAPTER IV

IMPORT OF RICE ORIGINATING FROM DONATIONS

ArtiCle a

(1) Rice which can be imported originatingfrom donation

are Other Rice (tariff post/HS 1006.30.19.00 and

1006.30.90.00) with a maximum breakage level asof

25% (twenty five percent)asstated in Attachment U.

(2) The .....

(2) Theimportof rice referred to in sub-artide(1) maybe

performed onlyby social institutions/organizations or

government agen[;ies~without the I~u;refllenlor pos­

sessing ImporterIdentification Number and5pedal Im­

porter ldent:itlcat:ion Number.

(3) Theimported ricereferred to in sub-artide(1) should

bepacked in containers with dear identityoontairnng

at leastthe foflowing information~

a. typeand volume of iice;

b. breakage level;

c. countryOfortgm/instltUtlOn granting the dOnatIOn;

md. institution / agency receiving thedonation.

Article9

(1) The perfotmance of rice import meat'lt in Artide 8 sub­

article (1) may be performed only by social institu­

tions/organizatians Qr government agencies after hav­

ingreceived an Import approval from the Director Gen­

eral on behalf of the Minister.

(2) In order to obtain the imPOrt aODfOVClI referred to in

sub-article (1)~ the sodal institution/organization or

government agenq mustsubmita requestinwriting

to the Minister, In this case the Director General by

attaching the follOWing doa.Jments:

a. Gift certifICate from the institution/agency in the

country granting the donation whichhad been ac­

knowledged by the representative of the Republic

of Indonesia in the related country granting the

donation;

b. Oistribution planacknowledged by the Ministerof

SOCial Affairs or the appointed offICial having the

authority; and

c. Recommendation containing infonnation on the

amountandqualityof donated riceand the portof

destination, from theDirector General of Processing

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andMarketing of Farming Products, Department of

Agriculture, for requirements other than disaster

li:lckfing; or

d. Recommendation containing information on the

amountandqualityof donated riceandport r:i des­

tination port from the agency/body appointed by

the Government to taclde disasters;

(3) On ftw. wriftl::on ~1~f'E'fplTed to in ~ub-article (2),

tile Director General can issue an approval or rejec­

tion on the request for lice import approval, five (5)

WOrklng days at the latesttram the datethe request is

receiVed.

(4) Theimportapproval referred to insub-artide (3)shoud

contain informationat leaston:

a. type and volume of rice;

b. breakage level;

c. destination port; and

d. validityperiOd of import approval.

CHAPTER V

RICE EXPORT

Article 10

(J) R~ export m"y only~ performed If domestic supply

of ricehadexceeded requirements forcertain typesof

rice stated in Attachment1II of this MiniSter Regula­

tion.

(2) Rice exportreferred to Insub-article (1) forhusked­

rice type5 (paddy) $pe<:i311y for seed requirements of

tariff post/HS 1006.10.00.00, FragrantRice (notThai

HomMali) tariff postjH5 1006.30.19.00 with a maxi­

mum breakage Jev~1 between 5% until 25%1 is en­

titled to be performed onlyby BUlOG Public Company

after receMnQ anexportapprovaJ from the MinJster by

paying dueobservance onthe recommendation'of the

Coordination Team.

(3)Any .. ! ••

(3) Any COmpany mayexport riceas meantin sub-artide

(1) for Sticlc.y Rice type with tariff postl HS

1006.30.30.00.

(4) The exportof rice referred to In sub-article (3) maybe

performed onlyafterreceiving anexportapproval from

the DirectorGeneral on behalfof the Minister by pay­

ingdueobservance on the recommendation ofthe Di­

rectorGeneral af Processing and Marketing of Farm­

ing Products.

(5) Inordertoobtain theapproval forriceexport, thecom­

panies refprred to in <;;ub-arlirle (2) and sub-artide (3)

mustsubmitrequest in writing to the Minister through

theDirector General byattaching:

a. Trade Business PermitLetter(SIUP);

b. Company Registration Proof(TOP);

c. Recommendation fromthe Coordination Teamfor

exports referred to in sub-artide (2); or

d. Rec.olllJllt:I1IJatlon (ram the Mrnlster ofAgriculture,

in thiscase the DirectorGeneral of Processing and

Marketing of R:trming Products for exports referred

to in sub-article (3).

(6) On the written requestreferred to in sub-article (5),

the Minister, or the DirectorGeneral on behalfof the

Minister, shall issue an approval or rejection on the

request for riceexportapproval, five(5) working days

at the latestaccounted for from the datethe request is

receIVed.

(7) The exported rice referred to in sub-article (2) and

sUb-article (3) must be packed inoontai~with identity

in accordance with the request of the countryof desti­

nation.

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CHAPTER VI

VEPlFICATION OR TECHNICALTRAONG OF RICE

IMPORT AND EXPORT

Article 11

(1) Anyexecution of riceimport must firstly be veriFlE!d or

technically traced at the portof loading of the country

oforigin of the imported rice.

(2) Anyexecution of riceexport must firstly be verifiedor

tpchnically traced at the port of loading of the rice.

(3) Performance of the verification or technical tradng

referred to in sub-article (1) and sub-article (2) shall

bemade bya surveyor stipulated by the Minister.

(4) Onthe perfonnance of theverification or technical trac­

ing referred to in sub-article (1) and sub-article (2),

the surveyor is authorized to collect fee for services

provided to the importer or exporter, the amouot there­

of is determined by observingtile principleOfbenefit.

Artide 12

(I) The verification referredto in Article 11sub-article (1)

shall be carried out on:

a. Rice import for the purpose of pricestabilization,

tadding of emergencies, poor community,ond food

vulnerability, and rice import for certainpurposes

covering data or informationon:

1. countryof origin of rice loading;

2. ricespecifICation consisting of tariff post or HS

numberanddescription of rice;

3. typeandvolumeof rice;

4. brcakogc level(if required);

5. time of shipment;and

6. portof destination.

p. The •.. ,.

b. The importof riceoriginatingftom donation cover

data or Information on:

1. giftcertifttate;

2. countryoforigin/instttutiOn grantingthe dona-

3. typeand volume,ofrice; and

4. breakage level;

(2) Result of the verification referred to iii sub-article (1)

shall besetforth inthe form of Surveyor Report to be

used as customs complementary documents in the

settlement ofcustoms ih the fieldof Itnport.

(3) ThP verific.atinn on rltfoPlrpnrt r~1'fBi tD In Artltk=! 11

sub·artide (2) covers type ar1d vofume of rice, name

and address of exporter, and breakage level if re­

quired;

(4) Result of the verification retetred to in sub-article (3)

shall be set forth in the form ofSUrveyor RepOrt to be

used asctISUns mmplemtrtary dottImerltsObligated

in the submission of exportcustoms notiflCCition.

Article 13

(l) In order to be stipulatedas performerof verification

or technical tracing d rice importand export meant In

Artic}e 11sub-article(3), the surveyormustmeet the

follOWIng requirements:

a. experienced as rice surveyor for at least five (5)

years;and

b. haVing branches tir representatives aU over Indo­

nesia for verification of exportor affiliate overseas

fur ImP'Jrt v~rifir.;dLlulI.

(2) The surveyor referred to inArticle l1sub-artide (3) is

obliged to submitreports in writingonthe execution of

the verification or technical trac:lng of riceimportsand

riceexportsit hadperfonned to the DirectorGeneral

each month no II,ter thon cloy 15 of the following month.

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Article 14

The verification or technical tracing activitiesan

the import and export of rice by the Surveyor shall not

reduce the authority of the Director General of Customs

and Excise of the Rnance Department to makecustoms

checks.

OtAI'TER VII

REPORTING ONTHE PERFORMANCE OF fUCE IMPORT

ANDEXPOIIT

ArtJde 15

(1) BULOG Public Company referred to in article 4 sub­

artide(3) and Arttde 10 sUb-artlde (2) having n!CeiVed

rice import appl'tlVcdor~ export e:pprovol, is obliged

tosubmit report on the peiforrnanceof the import of

riceand ticeexport Inwritingtothe Minister, with copies

to:

a. COordinating Mfnister inthe Ftefd ofEconomy; and

b. Mlnlsferof~.

(2) Therep>rt referred to Insub-attide '1) should be sub­

mitted each month no later than day 15 of the fol\ow­

ingmonth.

Article 16

(1) Importers andexporters whohad received riceimport

approval or rice exportapprovaf meantinArtide 5 sub­

article (2) or Article 7 sub-artide (1) and Artide 10

sub-artide (4)areoGfiged tosubmit report onthe per­

fonnance of rice import and rice l"!lI.:port in writing to

the DirectorGeneral, with copies to:

a. Director General of Processing and Marketing of

Farming Products; and

b. Director General of Domestic Trade of the Trade

Depal'hnMt_

(2)100. '" .

(2) The reportreferred to ,in sub-artide(1) should be sub­

mitted~hmunth no late" thcIo day 15 0( the follow·

ingmonth.

Artide 17

(1) Importerswho hadreceived acknowledgement asRice

- IP as meant In Artlde 7 sLib-artlde (2), are Ol)liged to

submit report in writing on the perfonnance lice tm­

port riceand riceexport each month to the Director

General, with copies to the DirectorGeneral of Agro

and Chemical Industries, in this case the Director of

Agro Industries Of the Department at Industries,and

to theDirector General of Process.ing and Marketing of

Farming Products; Departmentof Agriculture.

(2) Thereport referred to in sub-article (1) shallbe sub­

mitted nolater thanday 15 of the FoHowing month.

Article 18

(1) SOCial institutions/organizations or government agen·

cies who had recel>v\:!CI approval to import rice origi­

nating from donations asmeantinArticle 8 sub-article

(2) ate obliged to submit report in writing on the per­

formance of rice importeach monthno laterthanday

15of the following month of thP impnrt performance

month.

(2) The report referred to in sub-article (1) shallbe sub­

mitted to the Minister, in this case the DirectorGen­

eral,withcopies t(>:

3. Minister of ~rlculture, in this case the Director

General of Processing and Marketing of Farming

Products;

b. Minister of Social Affairs, in this case the Director

General of Social AidandSecurity, Department of

Social Affairs;

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c.Deputy nFanning andseasof theCoordinating Min­

ister In the Field Of tconomy; and

d. DirectorGeneral of Domestic Trade, Department

of Trade.

U1APTER VIII

SANCTIONS

Article19

Stipulation as rice importerand/or rice import

approval or export approval will befrozen if the importer

or exporterdid not perform the obligation to submit the

written report referred to in articles 1S, 16, 17 or 18 for

three (3) times.

Article20

Freezing of the stipulation asriceimporterand/or

riceimport approval or export approval referred to in Ar­

ticle 19 may be re-activated if the importer or P'ltporter

had resumed performing allof its obligations to submitthe

written report referred to in articles 15,16,17 or 18within

a peri<xl of two (2) monthsafter beingfrozen.

Article 21

stipulation as rice importeranellor imjJOrt: approval

or export approval will be revoked if the rice importer or

exporter:

a. did not perform the obligations referred to in artides

14, lS, 16, or 17 within the two (2) months period

after bemg imposed of the freezing sanc:tkJn meant in

Article 19;

b. is proved ofchanginginfonnation contained inthe docu­

mentonstipulation as rice imfXrlerand/or rice import

approval or export approval;

C. is...............__ ..

c. is proved to haVe violated provisions on the prohibibonto trade/sell the imported rice referred to in Article7sub-article (3); or

d. is decldled yUilly by a WUrl'SjuL!grnt::nl Iktviny a per­manent legal poweron criminalacts re1ated with mis­useof the stipulationas rice importer and/or rice im­part approval orexport approval.

Article 22(1) The freezing, revocation andre-attivation of the stipu­

lattonas rice Importerand/or rice Import approval orexportapproval provided to Importers, Rice-IP, socialinstitutions/organizations or government agendesmeant in Article4 sub-article(2). ArtIcle6 sub-article(2), Article 7 sub-articfe (2), or Article9 sub-article (1)or Article 10sub-artlde (3) shall be stipulatedby theDirectorGeneral on behalfof theMinister.

(2) The treezing, revocation and re-activation ot rice im­port approval or export approval provided to BUlOGPublic Company referredto in Article3 sub-article (3)or Article 10 sub-article (2), and to social lnstitutlons/

organizations shall be stipulatedby the Minister.

Artide23TheSurveyor referredto in Article 11sub-article

(3) Shall be revoked asof itsstipufation if:a. It commits anyviokltion in the perfonnanceof verifi­

cation or technical tracing of rice import or export;

and/orb. Itdid not fulfill the provisions on the obligation to sub­

mit the written report referred to in Article 13 sub­article (2) for two (2) times consecutively.

Artfde24Importers or Exporter5 carrying out import or ex­

portof ricenot in accordance with provisions of thisMinis­ter RegUlation maybe Imposed ofsanctions in aa:on1ancewithprovisions on customs and/or ather provisions basedon prevailing statutory regulations.

CHAPTER IX

MISCEUANEOUSArtide 25

SUpmtisJon and monitoring on~ distributionofimportedriceshall beregulated separately bytheDirectorGeneral of DomesticTrade, DeparbnentofTrade.

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Article 26

Provisions on riceimport or export in this Minister

Regulation isnot: applicable to the import or exportof rice

constituting goods fortechoologicalresearch anddevelop­

ment

Artide 27

Rice Import approval which had been issued be­

fore this Minister Regulation comes to effect, is declaredto be still effective up to the expiry date of such import

approval.

Q-!APlERX

a.oSING PROVISIONSArticle 28

With this Minister Regulation coming to effect,

Decree of the Ministerof Industry andTra~No. 9jMPP/

Kepj1J2004 concerning Provisions on the Import of Rice

which had beenamendedseveral times, lastlyby Decree

of the Ministerof IndustriesandTradeNo.36B/MPP/Kep/

5/2004 is revoked and declared null andvold.

Artide29

Furtherprovisions on the executionof this Minis­

ter Regulation may be stipulated by the DirectorGeneral.

Article 30

This Minister Regulation commences to become

effective f/'Om the dare or stIpuJation,

For publiccogniZance, thisMinister Regulation shall

beannounced in the StateGazette of the Republic of Indo-­nesia.

Stipulated in JakartaOnAprR 11,2.008

-mE MINISTER OF TRADESgd

MARl ElKA PANGESTU

Attachment 1.....

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Details ofTypes of Rice

AttachmentI

No.~ Tariff Post / HS Descriptionof Goods

: 1p.06 Rice1. 1006.10.00.00 - Paddy (ricc with husks)

1006.20 - Skinned paddy,2. 1006.20.10.00 = Thai HomMali rice3. 1006.20.90.00 = Others

1006.30 - Halfor totally milledrice, whitened, eithershinedor not=Fragrantrice

4. 1006.30.15.00 = Thai HomMali rice

5. 1006.30.19.00 = Others6. lOUo.3u.20.UU = parboiled rice

7. 1006.30.30.00 = Sticky rice8. 1006.30.90.00 = Others9. 1006.40.00.00 - Broken rice

11.02 Cereal flour other than wheat or mesHn11.02.90.00 Others

10. 11.02.90.00.10 . = Rice flour11. 11.02.90.00.90 = Others

11.03 Rice grains,course flour andcereal palet- Rice grains and course flour

11.03.19 = from other cereals:12. 11.03.19.20.00 = from rice

Attar.hmentIITypes of Rice Entitled to be Imported

No. Tariff Post / HS Descriptionof Goods Comments10.06 Rice

1. 1006.10.00.00 • Paddy(rice with husks)2. 1006.20 - Skinned p"ddy3. 1006.20.10.00 = Thai HomMali rice

1006.20.90.00 = Others1006.30 - Halfor totally milled rice, whitened,

either shined or not

=Fragrant rice

4. 1006.30.15.00 = thai Hom Mali rice

5. 1006.30.19.00 = Others Maximum breaking (patah) level asof 5%

(nve percent), amongothersJapomca,

Basmati rice.

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6. 1006.30.20.00 ~ Parboiled rice

7. 1006.30.30.00 ~ Sticky rice

8. 1006.30.90.00 ~ Others Breakage (pecah) / breaking (patah) level

between 5% up to 25%.

9. 1006.40.00.00 Broken rice Breakage (pecah) / breaking (patah)

level up to 100%.

11.03 Rice grains,course flour and

cereal palet

1103.19 - Rice grainsand course flour

~ from other cereals:

10. 1103.19.20.00 ~ from rice

Note:

1) Rice import for certainpurposes, i.e. for healthand special consumption, are numbers1through 7.

2) Rice Importfor pricestabilization, tackling of emergencies, poorcommunities, andfood vulnerabilities (No.8), With its

performer BULOG Public Company.

3) Rice import from donations (Nos. 5 and 8) with a maximum breakage levelasof 25%.

4) \{Ice Importto meet requirements Ofindustries asraw/aid materialare numbers 5, 9 and 10.

AttachmentorCertain Type of Rice Entitled to be Exported

No. Tariff Post / HS Description of Goods Comments

10.06 Rice

1. 1006.10.00.00 - Paddy (rice with husks) Only for seed requirement

1006.30 - Halfor totally milledrice, whitened,

either shined or not

~ Fragrantrice

2. 1006.30.19.00 ~ others Maximum breakage (pecah) / breaking

(patah) levelasof 5% (five percent) ,

among others Organic Rice, Red Rice,

Siam Rice, Pandan Wangi Rice.

3. 1006.30.30.00 ~ Sticky rice

4. 1006.30.90.00 ~ others Breakage (pecah) / breaking (patah)

level between 5% (five percent)

up to 25% (twenty five percent),

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