WT/DS477/21/Add.6  
WT/DS478/22/Add.6  
 
12 July 2019 
(19-4694) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
INDONESIA – IMPORTATI ON OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS,  
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL P RODUCTS  
STATUS REPORT REGARD ING IMPLEMENTATION O F THE  
DSB RECOMMENDATIONS AND RULINGS  
BY INDONESIA  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 1 0 July 2019, from the delegation of Indonesia to the 
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU.  
 
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Indonesia submits this report pursuant to  Article 21.6 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedu res 
Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU).  
On 22 November 2017, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) adopted the recommendations and 
rulings in respect of the panel and Appellate Body reports in "Indonesia – Importation of Horticultural 
Products, Animals  and Animal Products " (WT/DS477/DS478). In  the DSB meeting on 
28 February  2018, Indonesia informed the DSB that it intended to implement the DSB 
recommendations and rulings in these disputes, but that it would need reasonable period of time to 
do so.  
Pursu ant to Article 21.3 (b) of the DSU, Indonesia , New Zealand and the United States have mutually 
agreed on the reasonable period of time to implement the DSB  recommendations and rulings that 
expired on 22 July 2018. Nevertheless, with regard to the DSB’s recommendations and rulings 
concerning Measure 18, Indonesia, New Zealand and the United States also have mutually agreed 
that Indonesia will have more time t o make statutory changes to comply with the DSB 
recommendations and rulings in these disputes. Accordingly, New Zealand and the United States 
will not initiate further proceedings concerning Measure 18 until at least 22 June 2019.  
In this meeting, Indonesi a would like to inform the DSB that it has already taken appropriate steps 
to implement the DSB recommendations and rulings in these disputes within reasonable period of 
time agreed by parties as reflected on Indonesia’s status report on DSB Meeting Januar y 2019.  
Indonesia also wishes to inform the DSB that bilateral engagements have taken place between 
Indonesia and New Zealand and the United States after the RPT expired. During the engagements, 
Indonesia has provided in great detail concrete steps that i t has taken to adjust its regulations to be 
in line with the DSB recommendations and rulings, i.e. to improve the importation system towards 
attaining full compliance status. In line with those bilateral engagements, Indonesia has also made 
further amendme nt to the existing regulations as shown by the enactment of the Minister of Trade 
Regulation No. 29/2019 concerning Provisions for Import and Export of Animals and Animal Products  
and Minister of Trade Regulation No. 44/2019 concerning the Import Provision  on Horticultural 
Products. These regulations came into force on 24 April 2019 and 12 June 2019 respectively. Further 
amendments to the Minister of Agriculture Regulations will be concluded soon. The draft regulations 
are now under enactment process.  
Regar ding measure 18, the drafts of amendment along with its academic drafts will be finalized soon 
and discussed in the meeting at ministerial level.  
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