G/SPS/N/IDN/139  
 
22 January 2021  
(21-0676) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency (FQIA)  
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):  Aquatic animals (including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)  
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:  Final Revision Draft of the Decree of Minister of Marine 
Affairs and Fisheries of The Republic of Indonesia concerning Designation of Kinds of 
Quarantine Fish Disease, Categories, and Carrier . Language(s):  Bahasa Indonesia . 
Number of pages:  27 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/IDN/21_0614_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Based on the latest development of fish diseases referring to 
the OIE, the fish diseases situation at the regional level of Asia -Pacific based on NACA 
(Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia -Pacific), as well as substantial fish diseases for 
the Indonesia n fisheries sector by risk analysis, Indonesia finds the need to revise the 
Decree of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries No. 91 of 2018 concerning Designation 
of Kinds of Quarantine Fish Disease, Categories, and Carrier. Based on the studies, 
discuss ions and expert consultations, the Ministerial Decree is subject to revision as 
attached to the draft.  
This Decree stipulate kinds of quarantine diseases of fish (QDF), with their categories, 
carrier as listed in the annex that is an integral part of this Decree. By the stipulation of 
this decree, the importation into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia shall be free 
from QDF.  
As used in this regulation:  
All disease of fish that are not yet present and/or have only been present in specific areas 
within the territory of Indonesia , potentially communicable, can spread in a rapid phase 
or short periods relatively, and cause socioeconomic losses or harm to community health; 
and are determined by the government as needing to be prevented from being introdu ced 
into, disseminated within, the territory of the country. Quarantine diseases of fish class I 
means all quarantine diseases of fish which cannot be free from its carrier because the 
treatment's technologies have not been mastered. Quarantine diseases of  fish class II 
means all quarantine pests and diseases of fish which can be free from its carrier because 
the treatment's technologies have been mastered. Carrier of quarantine diseases of fish 
refer to fish, material of fish origin, product of material of  fish origin, fish life media, parts 
thereof, and/or other carrier (e.g. ballast water, PRG , etc.) capable of harbouring/carrying 
QDF. Fish means all aquatic biota the life cycle of which takes place whole or partly in 
water, whether alive or dead, includi ng parts thereof.  G/SPS/N/IDN/139  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standa rd? 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) : Aquatic Animal Health Code 
Chapter  1.2 and Chapter 1.5  
[ ] 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 po ssible, 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) : April 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : April 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : April 2021  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 March 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:   
Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency (FQIA)  
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries  
Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16 Gedung Mina Bahari Bldg 2nd and 6th Floor  
Jakarta Pusat 10110  
Indonesia  
Tel: +(62) 21 351 3277  
Fax: +(62) 21 351 327 5 
E-mail: kerjasama.bkipm@kkp.go.id  
 hp2.puskari@kkp.go.id  
Website: http://www.kkp.go.id/bkipm/index.php  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency (FQIA)  
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries  
Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16 Gedung Mina Bahari Bldg 2nd and 6th Floor  
Jakarta Pusa t 10110  
Indonesia  
Tel: +(62) 21 351 3277  
Fax: +(62) 21 351 3275  
E-mail: kerjasama.bkipm@kkp.go.id  
 hp2.puskari@kkp.go.id  
Website: http://www.kkp.go.id/bkipm/index.php