G/SPS/N/IDN/136  
 
12 November 2020  
(20-8101) 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:  Indonesian Agricultural 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):  Bird nest  
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 N o. 26 of 2020 concerning Animal Quarantine Measures Against the 
Importation Or Exportation Of Swallow Bird's Nests To And From The Republic Of 
Indonesia . Language(s):  Bahasa Indonesia . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/IDN/20_6917_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation is regulating the provisions regarding Animal 
Quarantine Measures Against the Importation Or Exportation Of Swallow Bird's Nests To 
And From The Republic Of Indonesia.  
This regulation's date of entry into force is on 1 October of 2020.  
Concerned Points of this measures :  
1. Raw uncleaned swallow bird's nest could not be entered or taken out to or from 
Indonesia.  
2. The arrangement of maximum limit standard for microbiological, chemical and physical 
contamination content as well as water con tent for importation of bird's nest into 
Indonesia.  
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 the re a relevant international standard? 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) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
(chapter 10.4)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/IDN/136  
 
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  Does this proposed regula tion 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) : 16 September 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
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  
Ministry of Agriculture  
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 Building E, Floor 1, 3, 5, 7  
Ragunan Jakarta 12550  
INDONESIA  
Tel/Fax: +(6221) 782 1367  
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id   
Website: https//:www.karantina.pertanian.go.id  
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:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency  
Ministry of Agriculture  
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 Building E, Floor 1, 3, 5, 7  
Ragunan Jakarta 12550  
INDONESIA  
Tel/Fax: +(6221) 782 1367  
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id   
Website: https//:www.karantina.pertanian.go.id