Industry Ministry Obliges Lubricant with SNI Standards
25 September 2018 10:38 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Ministry of Industry officially enforced the rule of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for lubricant set on September 5. It is claimed to aim at providing protection for consumers, creating a fair business competition, and increasing the competitiveness of the national lubricant industry.
Through the Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 25/2018 concerning the Obligatory Enforcement of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) Lubricants, the government requires all lubricants circulating in the country, both domestic and imported, to apply the SNI.
“Business actors that produce, import, and/or distribute lubricants are obliged to meet the requirements of SNI Lubricants on a compulsory basis,” wrote Article 6 of the rule.
The regulation also states that to obtain a Product Certificate for the Use of SNI Lubricant (SPPT-SNI), the lubricant producers must submit an application for issuance of SPPT-SNI Lubricants to LSPro which have been accredited by KAN in accordance with the scope of SNI Lubricants appointed by the Minister.
The producers must also meet the administrative requirements related to the company. Meanwhile, for foreign companies, it is mandatory to appoint one of the representatives of the country as an importer and only import lubricants from foreign manufacturers who make appointments.
The lubricants in circulation must include the SNI logo. The domestic producers and lubricant importers are the parties responsible for the quality of the circulating lubricants.
Meanwhile, if it violates the provisions, the government imposes criminal sanctions in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 3/2014 concerning Industry. It was accompanied by the revocation of SPPT-SNI Lubricants.
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