G/SPS/N/IDN/54 Page 1

G/SPS/N/IDN/54
Page 1

World Trade
Organization
G/SPS/N/IDN/54
13 July 2012
(12-3776)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures / Original: English

NOTIFICATION

1. / Notifying Member: Indonesia
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. / Agency responsible: Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
3. / Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables
4. / Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X]All trading partners
[]Specific regions or countries:
5. / Title of the notified document: Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.42/Permentan/OT.140/6/2011 concerning Plant Quarantine Actions for the Importation of Fresh Fruits and/or Fresh Fruit Vegetables into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia Language(s): Indonesian Number of pages: 82

6. / Description of content: This Regulation is amendment of the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.37/Kpts/HK.060/1/2006 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.89/Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.15/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerning Technical Requirements and Plant Quarantine Actions for the Importation of Fresh Fruits and/or Fresh Fruit Vegetables into the Territoryof the Republic of Indonesia.
This regulation covers quarantine actions and designated points of entry for the importation of fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
This regulation specifies as follows:
- Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables imported into Indonesia shall be (i) accompanied by Phytosanitary Certificate from country of origin and/or transit country; (ii) through designated points of entry; and (iii) notified and submitted to Plant Quarantine Officers at the designated points of entry for plant quarantine actions.
- A total of 36 kinds of fresh fruits and 6 types of fresh fruit vegetables that imported into the territory of the Republic Indonesia required specific technical requirements.
- Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables can be imported into Indonesia from production area in the country of origin that is free from fruit fly as determined in the Decree of the Director General of Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, or from production area in the country of origin that is not free from fruit fly
- Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables imported into Indonesia from production area in the country of origin that is free from fruit fly shall be declared in the Additional Declaration on the accompanied Phytosanitary Certificate.
- Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables imported into Indonesia from production area in the country of origin that is not free from fruit fly, shall be treated by cold treatment/fumigation/vapor heat treatment (VHT) or irradiation treatment, and shall be declared in the Additional Declaration on the accompanied Phytosanitary Certificate.
- The importation of fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables into Indonesia shall only be imported through: (i) Tanjung Perak Seaport, Surabaya; (ii) Belawan Seaport, Medan; (iii) Soekarno-Hatta Seaport, Makasar; and (iv) Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta.
- Entry points designated as free port under the legislation of Free Trade Zone and Free Port can be used as entry points for fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables. This can be done only to meet local consumption need and not allowed to distribute to the outside of Free Trade Zone and Free Port.
- Provision of the designated entry points is not applicable for fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables that come from designated pest free production area in the country of origin or from country where its food safety system has been recognized.
By the stipulation of this regulation, Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.37/Kpts/HK.060/1/2006 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.89/Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No.15/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerning Technical Requirements and Plant Quarantine Actions for the Importation of Fresh Fruits and/or Fresh Fruit Vegetables into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia are no longer effective.
7. / Objective and rationale: []food safety, []animal health, [X]plant protection, [X]protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]protect territory from other damage from pests.
8. / Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[]Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.title or serial number of Codex standard or related text)
[]World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)
[X]International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.ISPM number)
[]None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[X] Yes [] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:
9. / Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
10. / Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 13 June 2012
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 13 June 2012
11. / Proposed date of entry into force: []Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 19 June 2012
[]Trade facilitating measure
12. / Final date for comments: []Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]National Notification Authority, [X]National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)
Ministry of Agriculture
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 5thFloor
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550
Indonesia
Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367
Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367
E-mail:
Website:
13. / Texts available from: [X]National Notification Authority, [X]National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)
Ministry of Agriculture
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 5thFloor
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550
Indonesia
Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367
Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367
E-mail:
Website: