DECISION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
No. KEP-66/BC/2004

ON
PROCEDURE FOR EXPORT OF NATURAL GAS
THROUGH DISTRIBUTING PIPES

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE,

Considering:

• a. that the procedure for export of natural gas through distributing pipes is regulated in the Decision of Director General of Customs and Excise No. KEP-49/BC/2004 dated July 9, 2004 that shall come to effect as from September 1, 2004;
• b. that after receiving inputs from many parties, a fundamental amendment to the Decision of the Director General as meant in item a is necessary in order to avoid difference of interpretation.
• c. based on description in items a and b above, it is necessary to stipulate a Decision of the Director General of Customs and Excise concerning Procedure For Export Of Natural Gas Through Distributing Pipes in lieu of Decision of the Director General of Customs and Excise No. KEP-49/BC/2004 dated July 9, 2004.

In view of:

• a. Law No. 10/1995 on Customs Affairs (Statute Book of 1995 No. 75, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3612);
• b. Law No. 22/2001 on Oil and Natural Gas;
• c. Decree of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia No. 557/KMK/04/2002 dated December 31, 2002 on Procedures of Customs Affairs in the Field of Export;
• d. Decision of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise No. KEP-151/BC/2003 dated July 28, 2003 on Implementing Guidance on Procedures of Customs Affairs in the Field of Export.

DECIDES:

To stipulate:

DECISION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ON PROCEDURE FOR EXPORT OF NATURAL GAS THROUGH DISTRIBUTING PIPES.

Article 1

In this Decision, natural gas export shall refer to natural gas export through distributing pipes from Indonesian Customs Area to outside Customs Area.

Article 2

Natural gas export through distributing pipes is obliged to be notified and registered by the exporters by using Export Declaration (PEB) to the Customs and Excise Service Office supervising the loading site of the relevant natural gas.

Article 3

(1) The exporters are obliged to specify data in the PEB completely and correctly including description of each element of data of natural gas export value in accordance with the term of payment they notify.

(2) Quantity used as measuring unit of natural gas specified in the PEB is BBTU (Billion British Thermal Unit).

(3) Natural gas export loading time is when the natural gas is passing through the measuring device at any measuring end point of natural gas before being exported.

Article 4

(1) Data of quantity and value of natural gas export specified in the PEB are estimate data of export for the period of 1 (one) month as from the PEB registration date.

(2) The quantity and value of natural gas export notified in the PEB as meant in paragraph (1) shall be corrected based on measurement results of export realization of the measuring devices as meant in article 3 paragraph (3).

(3) Correction of export realization data as meant in paragraph (2) shall be conducted by means of submitting BCF 3.05 documents not later than 3 (three) working days as from the expiry of period as meant in paragraph (1).

(4) Data of natural gas export realization that is used as a basis for filling in the BCF 3.05 documents shall be attached as an integral part of the BCF 3.05 documents.

(5) No administrative sanction shall be imposed to the difference of quantities and values of natural gas export as meant in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3).

Article 5

For purpose of monitoring and supervision and/or as necessary, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise can at any time conduct:

• a. supervision in the drilling sites and/or in the monitoring and supervision center of the relevant natural gas export; and/or
• b. audit.

Article 6

Upon enforcement of this Decision, the Decision of Director General of Customs and Excise No. KEP-49/BC/2004 dated July 9, 2004 on Procedure For Export Of Natural Gas Through Distributing Pipes is declared null and void.

Article 7

This Decision comes into full force and effect from September 1, 2004.

For public cognizance, this Decision shall be announced by placing it in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.

Stipulated in Jakarta
On 30 August 2004
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL,
sgd
EDDY ABDURRACHMAN