G/SPS/N/IDN/132  
 
20 March 2020  
(20-2248) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency  
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):  Live Animal (Pet Animal)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Hong Kong, China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Circular Letter of Increased Alertness for Mammals and 
Pets. Language(s): Bahasa Indonesia . Number of pages: 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/IDN/20_2094_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Any importation and/or movement of mammals and pets from 
Hong Kong, China must be accompanied with Laboratory test result for COVID -19. 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/p lant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Addressing the 
ongoing outbreak of COVID -19 and anticipating for carriers that can carry coronavirus.  
9. 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Wahid OIE publication SARS -COV-2 in 
Hong Kong, China  
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/IDN/132  
 
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  11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
19 March 20 20 up to undetermined time/period.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency  
Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Harsono RM. No. 3, Building E, 3rd Floor  
Ragunan, Jakarta 12550  
Tel/Fax: +(62 21) 7821367  
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency  
Ministry of Agriculture, the Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Harsono RM. No. 3, Building E, 3rd Floor  
Ragunan, Jakarta 12550  
Tel/Fax: +(62 21) 7821367  
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id