Jakarta --- The Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religius Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia confirmed that after the first phasing period of the halal certification obligation ends on October 17, 2024, the halal certification obligation will take effect.
"Starting from October 18, 2024, the halal certification obligation will officially apply to products entering, circulating and traded in the territory of Indonesia, as mandated by Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance." said the Head of BPJPH, Muhammad Aqil Irham, in Jakarta, Friday (18/10/2024).
The implementation of the halal certification obligation, he continued, refers to the provisions of Government Regulation (PP) Number 42 of 2024 concerning the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Sector which replaces Government Regulation Number 39 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Sector which also regulates that the first phase of the halal certification obligation is for five years, starting from October 17, 2019 to October 17, 2024. After that, the halal certification obligation will come into effect.
"The implementation of this halal certification obligation will start to be applied to three groups of products produced by medium and large business actors. First, food and beverage products. Second, raw materials, food additives, and auxiliary materials for food and beverage products. Third, slaughtered products and slaughtering services." he said.
"The three product groups from medium and large businesses must have halal certificate starting October 18, 2024. If they (their products) are not yet halal certified and are circulating in public, there will be sanctions, in the form of a written warning or product withdrawal from circulation," Aqil continued.
As for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) who produce the three types of products, he explained, they are still given time to take care of permits and halal certificates no later than October 17, 2026. For this reason, BPJPH appeals to MSEs whose products must be halal certified to immediately submit a halal certification application through ptsp.halal.go.id. For further information regarding the submission of the halal certification, business operators can access information via the halal.go.id website and/or the official BPJPH social media accounts.
For foreign products in the form of food products, beverages, slaughtering services and slaughtered products, the obligation to have halal certification will be determined by the Minister of Religious Affairs no later than October 17, 2026 after completing the cooperation on mutual recognition of halal certificates.
Aqil further explained that to oversee the implementation of the halal certification obligation, starting October 18, 2024, BPJPH will carry out supervision or surveillance of Halal Product Assurance (JPH) throughout Indonesia. The goal is to ensure that the three groups of products from medium and large businesses have been certified halal. JPH supervision is carried out persuasively according to the availability of JPH Supervisory resources in all regions.
"In line with this surveillance, we also continue to educate business actors to be adaptive to the increasing trend of consumer awareness to consume halal products. So don't consider halal certification as a burden or administrative matters, but make halal certification as added value for products to improve quality and competitiveness while expanding the market reach." Aqil said.
"Currently halal products are driven by consumers, as a domestic and global trend. Don't let our society consume only halal products from abroad," he reminded.