G/SPS/N/IDN/144  
 
8 August 2022  
(22-5865) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Indonesian Agriculture Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture  
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):  Fresh food of plant origin  and fresh food of animal origin (fresh fruits 
and vegetables, grains including maize and barley, meat and meat products, milk and 
dairy products and other foods categorized as fresh foods)  
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:  Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic 
of Indonesia Number 12 of 2022 concerning Food Safety Control of Radioactive 
Contaminant on the Importation of Fresh Food of Animal Origin and Fresh Food of Plant 
Origin into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia . Language(s):  Bahasa Indonesia . 
Number of pages:  10 
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6. Description of content:  Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia Number 12 
of 2022 concerning Food Safety Control of Radioactive Contaminant on the Importation of 
Fresh Food of Animal Origin and Fresh Food of Plant Origin into the territory of Indonesia 
has objectiv es to protect the public and to prevent the public from consuming fresh food of 
animal origin and fresh food of plant origin that are contaminated by radioactive 
contaminants.  
Import Requirements  
1. Importation of Fresh Food of Animal Origin (FFAO) and/or Fre sh Food of Plant Origin 
(FFPO) from an area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status must 
be accompanied by a non -radioactivity certificate ; 
2. Information on the area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status can 
be obtaine d from:  
a) the competent authority in the country with nuclear or radiological emergency 
status; and/or  
b) international competent agency ; 
3. Non-radioactivity certificate can be in the form of:  
a) a statement letter issued by the competent authority in the country of  origin; or  
b) certificate of analysis issued by an accredited laboratory in the country of origin ; 
4. Non-radioactivity certificate in the form of a statement letter (3a) must include a 
statement that declares the FFAO and/or FFPO is/are not contaminated by rad ioactive 
contaminants above the regulatory maximum limit ; 
5. Non-radioactivity certificate in the form of a certificate of analysis (3b) must include 
the testing result of radioactive contaminants in FFAO and/or FFPO which does/do not G/SPS/N/IDN/144  
 
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  exceed the regulatory maximum limit ; 
6. The type of FFAO and/or FFPO, radioactive con taminants, and the regulatory maximum 
limit are as follows:  
No. Type of FFAO/FFPO  The maximum limits of radioactive contaminants (Bq/kg)  
 I – 131 Cs-137 
1. Milk and dairy products  100 150 
2. Fresh fruits and vegetables  1,000 500 
3. Meat and meat products  - 500 
4. Grains, including Maize  - 500 
 and Barley  
5. Other foods  - 500 
Import Control  
1. Food safety control on the importation of FFAO and/or FFPO from an area or a country 
with nuclear or radiological emergency status is conducted integrated with the 
quarantine measures ; 
2. The Quarantine Officer at the entry point carries out the administrative (document) 
inspection at the border ; 
3. If based on the document inspection:  
a) the FFAO and/or FFPO is/are from an area or a country with nuclear o r 
radiological emergency status and accompanied by the non -radioactivity 
certificate, quarantine measures and food safety control are conducted in 
accordance with the provisions of the regulatory legislation; or  
b) the FFAO and/or FFPO is/are from an area or a country with nuclear or 
radiological emergency status and is/are not accompanied by the non -
radioactivity certificate, a sampling and laboratory testing for radioactive 
contaminants are conducted ; 
4. The sample of FFAO and/or FFPO is tested by a testing lab oratory accredited for 
radioactive contaminants testing. During the process of testing, the consignment is 
under the authority of the Quarantine Officer ; 
5. In case of the testing result showed:  
a) the radioactive contaminant exceeds the maximum limit, the consi gnment is 
rejected; or  
b) the radioactive contaminant is equal to or below the maximum limit, quarantine 
measures and food safety control are conducted in accordance with the provisions 
of the regulatory legislation.  
Surveillance  
1. Surveillance is carried out to determine the compliance of the country of origin in 
fulfilling the requirement of the regulatory maximum limit by considering:  
a) the track record of compliance;  
b) the type and the nature of FFAO and/or FFPO;  
c)  the frequency and volume of import; and/or  
d) information of non -compliance from other countries ; 
2. Surveillance is conducted by sampling and laboratory testing by the agricultural 
quarantine service office as assigned by the Director General of the Agricultural 
Quarantine Agency ; 
3. In case  of the testing result showed the radioactive contaminant exceeds the 
maximum limit, the consignment is rejected. Sampling and testing are automatically 
applied to the next consignment from the same origin country of rejected 
consignment.  
Cost 
All costs in curred because of the laboratory testing must be borne by the owner of FFAO 
and/or FFPO.  
Notification of Non -Compliance  
For any non -compliance with the import requirement, the head of the agricultural 
quarantine service office shall convey a notification o f non -compliance to the food safety G/SPS/N/IDN/144  
 
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  competent authority of FFAO and/or FFPO in the origin country with a copy to the Director 
General of the Agricultural Quarantine Agency . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 num ber of Codex 
standard or related text) : CODEX STAN 193 -1995 - Codex General Standard for 
Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] Internat ional 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 July 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 July 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 26 July 2022  
[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: