REGULATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
No. 04/DAGLU/PER/6/2009

CONCERNING
AMENDMENT TO REGULATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE NO. 03/DAGLU/PER/3/2009 CONCERNING GUIDANCE TO IMPLEMENT REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE NO. 13/M-DAG/PER/3/2009 CONCERNING AMENDMENT TO REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE NO. 12/M-DAG/PER/4/2008 CONCERNING PROVISIONS ON THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF RICE

THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE,

Considering:

that to support the effective implementation of provisions on the export of rice as stipulated in Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 13/M-DAG/PER/3/2009 concerning Amendment to Regulation of the Minister of Trade No.12/M-DAG/PER/4/2008 concerning Provisions on the Import and Export of Rice, it is needed to stipulate a Regulation of the Director General of Foreign Trade;

In view of:

• 1. Presidential Decree No. 34/M/2005 concerning the Appointment of First Echelon Officials at the Ministry of Trade;
• 2. Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 558/MPP/PER/Kep/12/1998 concerning General Provisions in the Export Sector as amended several times, the latest by Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 01/M-DAG/PER/1/2007;
• 3. Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 12/M-DAG/PER/4/2008 concerning the Import and Export of Rice as amended by Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 13/M-DAG/PER/3/2009;
• 4. Regulation of the Director General of Foreign Trade No: 03/DAGLU/PER/4/2009 concerning Guidance to Implement Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 13/M-DAG/PER/4/2009 concerning Amendment to Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 12/M-DAG/PER/4/2008 concerning Provisions on the Import and Export of Rice;

DECIDES:

To stipulate:

REGULATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE CONCERNING AMENDMENT TO REGULATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE NO. 03/DAGLU/PER/3/2009 CONCERNING GUIDANCE TO IMPLEMENT REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE NO. 13/M-DAG/PER/3/2009 CONCERNING AMENDMENT TO REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE NO. 12/M-DAG/PER/4/2008 CONCERNING PROVISIONS ON THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF RICE

Article I

Provisions in Article 9 paragraph (1), paragraph (2) and paragraph (4) shall be amended so that Article 9 reads as follows:

"Article 9

(1) The Minister of Trade shall issue export approvals of pre-shipment to the applications as intended in Article 8 paragraph (3) for rice of medium category.

(2) The Director General of Foreign Trade on behalf of the Minister of Trade shall issue export approvals of pre-shipment to the applications as intended in Article 8 paragraph (3) for rice of premium category.

(3) The export approvals as intended in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) shall be issued not later than 5 (five) working days after the complete and truth applications have been received.

(4) The export approvals as intended in paragraph (2) for rice of premium category shall be valid for a period of 30 (thirty) days and issued during a rice harvest time set at a meeting of the Coordinating Team of Staple Food Stability, while export approvals for sticky rice and organically-processed rice can be issued throughout the year and shall be valid for a period of 3 (three) months after the date of issuance."

Article II

This Regulation of the Director General shall come into force as from the date of stipulation.

Stipulated in Jakarta
on June 1, 2009
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
signed,
DIAH MAULIDA