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Presentation by Frida Adiati Director of Standardization and Quality Control Ministry of Trade “Increasing Awareness of Canadian Standards and Regulations to Enable Increased SME Exports”

TPSA Project Final Conference - June 26, 2019 Focus: Knowledge, Skills Acquired and Outcomes, Impacts and Benefits Gained

• 1. In order to assist Indonesian SMEs to comply when exporting:
• Need to understand Canadian standards and technical regulations
• 2. In order to minimize trade barrier and harmonizing standard:
• Need to ensure Indonesian testing laboratories can conduct

required tests

• Need to identify opportunities and processes for mutual

recognition of test results and standard certificates

• Need to improve laboratory staff competence in understanding

Canadian regulatory requirements

• 3. In order to learn Canada’s National Quality Infrastructures
• Need to understand how Canada consumer protection, including

market surveillance

Our Objectives

Activities held by DG CPTC under TPSA Project:

1. Workshop on Canadian Standards and Food Safety Practices 2. Internship on Food and Product Standards 3. Canada content on INATRIMS portal 4. Training of Indonesian Testing Labs 5. Study Visit to Canada on Standards and Consumer Protection Systems

Gained insights of Canada:

• standardization system
• Food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems
• participation in international standards bodies
• accreditation and conformity assessment systems
• Regulation on food safety, animal health, and plant health regulations
• Aspects of the Canadian approaches that could be applied in Indonesia.
• possibility of acceptance for mutual recognition
• 1. Workshop on Canadian Standards and Food Safety Practices

Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: Directorate General of Consumer Protection and Trade Compliance (DG CPTC) staff and other organizations related in the workshops, seminars, and study visit know about standardization and consumer protection practices in Canada, especially related to food safety, so they could explore and learn more, which that can be applied in Indonesia. Knowledge and Skills Gained:

Knowledge and Skills Gained:

• Deeper understanding on Canada food and consumer product safety

standards and systems

• Ways Indonesia to further improve its own system
• Understanding of Canada consumer tastes and preferences
• Ways government support can strengthen private sectors in Indonesia to

access global markets

• Improve laboratories capability of testing
• 2. Internship on Food and Product Standards

Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained:

• A senior staff member from DG CPTC has a knowledge on Canada

consumer product safety systems, including on risk assessment

• DG CPTC held an internal workshop to lab staff on testing products based
• n Canada requirements

Knowledge and Benefits Gained: DG CPTC has a website containing detailed information on Canada standards and regulations for 20 prospective export products/ commodities, Textile and Textile Products, Electronics, Processed Food, Medical Devices, Rubber, Palm Oil, Jewelleries, Fish, Forestry Products, Footwear, Spices, Leather and Leather products, Automotives, Shrimps, Bags, Coconut and Palm Sugar, Cocoa, Coffee, Metal furniture, and Wooden Furniture http://inatrims.kemendag.go.id/index.php?id=negara-kanada

• 3. Canada content on INATRIMS portal

Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained: DG CPTC, Indonesian exporters, agencies involved in developing and applying standards, and all Indonesian have an easy access to detailed information on Canadian standards and regulations for that 20 prospective export products

The Canada legal framework for testing

• Canada compliance requirements for textiles and footwear
• The product recall process
• Labelling and packaging requirements
• Similarities and differences between Canada and US regulations
• Hands-on learning of analytical testing methods

6 product testing laboratories in Indonesia, namely Balai Besar Tekstil Bandung, Balai Besar Kulit, Karet, dan Plastik Yogyakarta, Balai Besar Kerajinan dan Batik Yogyakarta, Balai Pengembangan Industri Persepatuan Sidoarjo, Balai Pengujian Mutu Barang, Direktorat Standardisasi dan Pengendalian Mutu, and PT Sucofindo are able to conduct testing for footwear and apparel products according to Canada testing requirements.

• 4. Training of Indonesian Testing Labs

Knowledge and Skills Gained: Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained:

Knowledge and Skills Gained: Senior policy makers learned directly about Canada’s systems for:

• Standardization and quality control. Including standard development
• Consumer protection and empowerment
• Quality verification for imported goods
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Testing and research on consumer products
• Metrology and calibration
• Analyzing, Market Surveillance and trade compliance system based on

information from manufacturers, importers, and other parties.

• 5. Study Visit to Canada on Standards and Consumer Protection Systems

Benefits, Outcomes and Impacts Gained:

• Senior policy makers from DG CPTC and Indonesia’s Consumer Protection

Agency have learn first hand on Canada consumer protection from the experts

• To avoid duplication of testing laboratory Indonesia will identify the possibility

to have an MRA

1. DG CPTC is currently integrating knowledge gained to improve her policy and consumer protection in Indonesia, especially in Metrology. 2. DG CPTC obtains important inputs for establishing Indonesia National Quality Assurance in Indonesia 3. Testing laboratories in Indonesia are able to conduct test on footwear and apparel products according to Canadian standards, which will give benefit to exporters. 4. Better knowledge about Canada standards and technical regulations 5. Building networks with related institutions in Canada

Results of Partnership with the TPSA Project

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