G/SPS/N/IDN/147  
5 December 2023  
(23-8257) 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:  Marine and Fisheries Quality Assurance Agency (MFQAA),  
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF)  
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):  Fish and Fisheries Product  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exte nt relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Government Regulation No. 38 Year 2023 concerning 
the organizational structure, nomenclature, duty and function of the Marine and Fisheries 
Quality Assurance Agency of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as the 
implementation of Law N o. 39 Year 2008 concerning State Ministries of the Republic of 
Indonesia . Language(s):  Bahasa Indonesia . Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/IDN/23_14020_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Governmental regulati on has stipulated the organizational 
structure, nomenclature, duty and function of the Marine and Fisheries Quality Assurance 
Agency (MFQAA) under the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of 
Indonesia. MFQAA is the competent authority o f quality and safety of fish and fishery 
products in Indonesia and the enquiry point of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures 
in Indonesia's fishery sector.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC Document related to food safety and public 
health  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code related to 
and/or give impact to fo od safety and public health issues of fish and fishery 
products  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/IDN/147  
 
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  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) : 16 June 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2023  
[X] 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 e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
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: