Discussion of work group (POKJA) III of the Indonesian sugar board on amount of price of plantation white sugar produced by farmers and development of price of plantation white sugar locally or overseas dated April 25, 1997.
REGULATION OF THE MINSTER OF TRADE ON FOURTH AMENDMENT TO DECREE OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE No. 527/MPP/KEP/9/2004 ON RULES ON IMPORT OF SUGAR
The provisions of decree of the minister of Industry and trade No. 527/MPP/KEP/9/2004 on rules on import of sugar as has already been amended several times and the latest is by regulation of the minister of trade No. 19/M-DAG/PER/4/2006 shall be amended as follows:
1. The provisions of article 7 shall be amended to become as follows:
"Article 7
(1) Plantation white sugar as referred to in article 1 paragraph 4, importable must have ICUMSA rates of between 70 IU to 200 IU.
(2) Plantation white sugar as referred to in paragraph (1) may only be imported:
(3) Milling season of sugarcane plants produced by farmers as referred to in paragraph (2) sub-paragraph a is decided by the minister of agriculture.
(4) Decisions on condition of price of plantation white sugar produced by farmers reaching above Rp 4.900/kg (four thousand nine hundred rupiah per kilogram) and or condition of local production and or stock of plantation white sugar not sufficient to meet demand as referred to in paragraph (2) sub-paragraph b and c shall be based on resolutions of coordination meeting between related institution and association.
(5) Price of plantation white sugar produced by farmers at Rp 4.900,-/kg (four thousand nine hundred rupiah per kilogram) may be amended and stipulated otherwise by the minister after considering resolutions of coordination meeting between related institution and association.
(6) Quantity of sugar imported to meet local demand shall be decided based on resolutions of coordination meeting between related institution and association after taking into account matters as referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5)."
2. The provisions of article 13 shall be amended to become as follows:
"Article 13
(1) A company that has had certificate of registered importer of sugar must carry out support of price of sugar if price of plantation white sugar produced by farmers is below Rp 4.900,-/Kg (four thousand nine hundred rupiah per kilogram), in cooperation with another party that has secured permit from local association of sugarcane farmers.
(2) Other than registered importer of sugar as referred to in paragraph (1) the minister of his authorized official may appoint another company to execute import in the framework of support of price of plantation whit sugar and national sugar stock."
3. Between article 24 and article 25, 1 (one article), namely article 24A is inserted and it reads as follows:
"Article 24A
With this regulation coming into fore, regulation of the minister of trade No. 19/M-DAG/PER/4/2006 on third amendment to decree of the minister of industry and trade No. 527/MPP/KEP/9/2004 on rules on Import of sugar is revoked and declared null and void."
This regulation comes into force as from the date it is stipulated.
For public cognizance, this regulation is published in the state gazette of the republic of Indonesia.
Stipulated in Jakarta
On April 30, 2007
THE MINISTER OF TRADE
Signed
MARI ELKA PANGESTU