G/SPS/N/IDN/59  
 
13 February 2013  
(13-0810)  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:  Directorate General of Livestoc k and Animal Health Services, 
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):  Livestock seed and breed 
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:  Ministry of Agriculture Decree 
No. 51/Permentan/OT.140/9/2011 concerning Recommendation Approval of Import and Export of Livestock Seed and/or Breed into or from the Territory of the Republic of 
Indonesia  Language(s):  Indonesian and English  Number of pages:  31 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/IDN/13_0683_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Recommendation approval on import and export of livestock 
seed and/or breed into or from the territory of the Republic of Indonesia shall be conducted with some provisions as follows:  
1. Importation of livestock seed and/or breed shall be proceed to: 
a. improve the quality and genetic diversity of breeder livestock in the country; 
b. develop science and technology on livestock; 
c. overcome the shortage of  livestock seed or breed within the country; and/or 
d. meet the needs of the research and development of livestock breeding. 
2. Exportation of livestock seed and/or breed shall be proceed if: 
a. domestic needs on livestock seed and breed have been met; 
b. not interfere the preservation of local livestock in extinction; and 
c. population status of livestock in the country is safe. 
3. Importation and exportation of livestock  seed and/or breed must meet the 
administrative and technical requirements as stipulate in this regulation. 
7. 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.    G/SPS/N/IDN/59 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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 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) :  7 September 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  7 September 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  7 September 2011 
[ ] 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:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) 
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM No.3 E Building 1
st, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 7821367/781 6480 
Fax: +(62 21) 782136/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)  
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No.3 E Building 1st, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 7821367/781 6480 Fax: +(62 21) 782136/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id 
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id