THE REGULATION OF THE MINISTRY OF TRADE No. 44/M-DAG/PER/10/2007 CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE No. 20/M-DAG/PER/9/2005 CONCERNING RULES ON IMPORT OF SALT
Several provisions in Regulation of the Minister of Tade No. 20/M-DAG/PER/9/2005 are amended as follows:
1. The provision in Article 1 is amended so asto read as follows:
"Article 1
1. Salt is a chemical compound, which main component contains natrium chloride and water, magnesium, calcium, sulphate compounds and additional substances iodium, anticaking/free flowing or not, namely:
2. KP1 and KP2 are group of farmers salt to determine selling price of salt at farmers level.
3. Importer-Producer of Non Iodized salt, which is hereinafter called Non-Iodized Salt IP, is a salt using industry other than iodized salt industry as holder of Producer Importer Identification Nmber (API-P) or Limited Importer Identification Number (API-T) authorized to import certain salt as faw/auxialy material needed for the process of production.
4. Importer-Producer of Iodized salt, which is hereinafter called Iodized Salt IP, is an iodized salt using industry as holder of Producer Importer Identification Number (API-P) or Limited Importer Identification Number (API-T) authorized to import certain salt as faw/auxialy material needed for the process of production.
5. Registered Importer of Salt, which is hereinafter called Salt IT, is a company as holder of General Importer Identification Number (API-U) authorized to import certain salt to meet the needs of industries that do not self-import and or import certain salt to meet public consumption demand.
6. Letter of Recommendation is as letter issued by the officer of the related institution/unit authorized to give technical clarifications, and is it is not construed as import license/permit.
7. Collection point is a place of collection of salt on the roadside that could not be reached by truck or similar vehicles.
8. Minister is Minister of Trade, except if stipulated otherwise.
9. Director General is the Director General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Trade."
2. The provision in Article Pasal 3 paragraph (6) is amended so asto read as follow:
"Article 3
(1) Iodized Salt IP may import mineral salt and other salt, as meant in Article 1 paragraph 1 letter b, c and d that is demanded by its industry.
(2) Iodized Salt IP may not import mineral salt and other salt, as meant in Article 1 paragraph 1 letter b, c and d for 1 (one) month before mast year of farmers salt, during the mast year of farmer salt and 2 (two) months after the mast year of farmer salt.
(3) The mast year of farmers salt, as meant in paragraph (2), shall be decided by the Minister of Industry in consideration of the resolutions of meeting between related salt institutions and associations.
(4) The deciding of the time of import restriction, as meant in paragraph (2), can be extended or shortened according to production in the mast year so that salt stock could meet national demand.
(5) The extension or shortening of time of import restriction, as meant in paragraph (4), shall be decided by Minister of Trade in consideration of the opinion of the Ministry of Industry or the authorized official.
(6) Import of salt to meet the needs of iodized salt industries shall be restricted if average prices of salt in bulk form the trucks at collecting point less than KP1 and KP2 salt price that is decided by Director General.
(7) KP1 and KP2 salt price as meant in paragraph (6) is decided by Director General based on resolutions of related institutions and associations."
3. The provision in Article 4 paragraph (4) is amended so asto read as follow:
"Article 4
(1) The designation of the quantity of salt that may be imported to meet the needs of iodized salt industries shall be computed based on the resolutions of the related salt institutions and associations.
(2) Excepted from the computation, as meant in paragraph (1), is salt to meet the demand for multivarious industries, which technically could not use farmers salt.
(3) The quantity of salt, as meant in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to Iodized salt IP proportionally based on the purchase amount of farmers salt.
(4) The purchase of the farmers salt, as meant in paragraph (3) shall be evidenced by a statement of obtainment of salt farmers made by Iodized Salt IP and ratified by the Regental/Municipal Agency for salt industries and salt farmers association or if there is no salt farmers association, acknowledged by the group of salt farmers stating that the amount of the purchased salt and the purchase price at farmers level is at least same with KP1 and KP2 salt price."
This Minister Regulation come into force as from the date of stipulation.
For Public notice, the regulation shall be published in State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.
Stipulated in Jakarta
On October 11, 2007
MINISTER OF TRADE
signed
MARI ELKA PANGESTU