G/SPS/N/IDN/102
18 February 2015 
(15-0982)  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 Livestock and Animal Health Services, 
Ministry of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Carcasses, meat and/or its processed products 
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 
No. 02/Permentan/PD.410/1/2015 concerning Amendment on Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 139/Permentan/PD.410/12/2014 concerning Importation of Carcasses, 
Meat and/or Its Processed Products Into th e Territory of the Republic of Indonesia 
Language(s): Indonesian  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/IDN/15_0808_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulation amends the Regulation of the Minister of 
Agriculture No. 139/Permentan/PD.410/12/2014 concerning Importation of Carcasses, 
Meat and/or Its Processed Products Into the Te rritory of the Republic of Indonesia. This 
amendment is necessary in order to address conditions related to food supply, price 
volatility and/or emergency circumstances. 
The amendments of the revised regulation are as follows:  
1. There are new provisions regarding the importation of carcasses and/or secondary 
cuts by the State-Owned Enterprises to address conditions linked to the food supply, price volatility, inflation and/or natural disasters (Article 23, paragraph 3). 
2. The intended use of beef for hotels, restaurants, catering, industrial and other special 
purposes imported by the State-Owned Enterprises are to stabilize prices through market operations and disaster support (Article 32, paragraph 4). 
3. Business communities, the State-Owned Enterprises, Regional Enterprises, Social 
Institutions, and Foreign State Representative/International Institutions which import carcasses, meat and/or its processed products shall report the realization of prior 
period importation when applying for a new recommendation in accordance with the 
Format-4 (Article 33, point d). 
Other provisions stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 139/Pementan/PD.410/12/2014 concerning Importation of Carcasses, Meat and/or 
Its Processed Products Into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia still remain valid.  G/SPS/N/IDN/102 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC/GL 24-1997: Halal 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Chapters 2.1.5; 2.1.14; 2.4.9; 2.4.6; 2.7.11; 2.7.13; 2.7.14; 2.8.3; 2.8.1; 2.3.4; 
2.3.7; 2.3.8; 2.3.14  
[ ] 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) : 22 January 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 January 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 23 January 2015 
[ ] 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 hand le 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, 3rd, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367/781 6480 Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id 
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id/  
13. Text(s) 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, 3rd, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367/781 6480 
Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id 
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id/