. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/IDN/7
30 May 2000
(00-2175)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDONESIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Centre for Agricultural Quaran tine, Ministry of Agriculture
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  All countries having trade in the above products with Indonesia  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Live animals (other
than aquatic animals), animal products and products of animal origin
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Government Regulation on the
Implementation of Animal Quarantine (98 pages)
5. Description of content:  This proposed regulation is aimed at implementing Law No. 2 of
1992 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine.  It stipulates mainly the requirements
and quarantine actions for the importation into, exportation from, transit in, as well as well
as inter-islands movements within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia of live animals,
animal products, products of animal origin and any other media capable of transmitting
epizootics.  It also contains some provisions concerning the determination of quarantinediseases and its potential carriers, entry and exit points, quarantine facilities/installations,
powers of quarantine officials, quarantine fees, area under quarantine, and public
participation in the implementation of animal quarantine.  No significant differences are
found in the provisions of this new regulation if compared with the existing ones.  Instead, it
incorporates mostly the provisions of the existing regulations stipulated in some ministerial
decrees and the current practices of animal quara ntine.  With the coming into force of this
new regulation, the provisions of Government Regulation No. 15 of 1977 concerning theRefusal, Prevention, Eradication and Treatment of Animal Diseases to the extent relevant to
animal quarantine will be no longer in effect.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  International Animal Health Code
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in
Indonesian language (98 pages)
9. Proposed date of adoption:           G/SPS/N/IDN/7
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:           
11. Final date for comments:  1 August 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: