Government Strengthens Control of Goods

Jakarta: The government through the Ministry of Trade (Trade) seeks to strengthen the supervision of the circulation of goods within the country to carry out a cooperative agreement with the four ministries. Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said, synergy antarlima ministry the agency to improve the coordination and effectiveness of supervision of the circulation of goods entering or circulating in the country. “The protection of consumers is not just limited to incoming goods, but also when the goods that are on the market,” said Enggartiasto, in Jakarta, ….quoted by Antara on Tuesday (12/20/2016).

Four ministries or agencies that signed such cooperation is the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM). The deal is a continuation of cooperation and is valid for three years.

The scope of the agreement that the monitoring of goods that are prohibited, controlled and regulated system niaganya at the entry point and pengeluan.

In addition, monitoring is also conducted on trading activities and goods on the market and other trading facilities and the synchronization and coordination authority in carrying out surveillance.

Including support for the provision of human resources, facilities, infrastructure and related information monitoring and testing, the preparation of the action plan short term and medium term as well as monitoring to and evaluation.

With global economic conditions are still not give a positive picture, countries will tend to protect themselves and seek to increase trade with the trading partner countries. If the entry of the goods are not closely monitored, then the public will be disadvantaged.

“On the other hand, these countries will also be throwing production to other countries, especially countries with a large population such as Indonesia. We will be flooded with the efforts of various countries who would throw their products to Indonesia,” said Enggartiasto.

On the occasion, the Director General of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Code Syahrul Mamma Ministry of Commerce, said that until November 2016 it has been carrying out surveillance of 612 items.

Supervision includes 285 items based on the parameters of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI), a total of 182 items based on the parameter label Indonesian, and 145 items based on parameter Manual Warranty Card (MKG).

Especially for SNI parameters, monitoring is also done at the warehouse importer. Of the 285 items, 139 items found according to SNI requirements, 132 goods do not meet the provisions of SNI, and 14 items are still testing.

Meanwhile than 182 items Indonesian label monitoring results, there were 68 items that have been complied with and 114 goods do not meet. The monitoring results of 145 items MKG, there are 29 items that meet the requirements and 116 items are still not meeting the requirement.