G/SPS/N/IDN/119  
 
28 August 2017  
(17-4569) 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: Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency, Ministry of Marine Affairs 
and Fisheries  
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): Aquatic animal (including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, 
etc.) 
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: Decree of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of 
the Republic of Indonesia No. 80/KEPMEN -KP/2015 concerning Designat ion of Kinds of 
Quarantine Pests and Diseases of Fish, Categories, Carrier and its Dissemination.  
Language(s): Indonesia n. Number of pages: 16 
http://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/IDN/17_3797_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This Decree stipulate s kinds of quarantine pests and diseases 
of fish, with their categories, carrier, and dissemination area as listed in the annex that 
is an integral part of this Decree. By the stipulation of this Decree , the importation, 
exportation and domestic movement of carrier into and within the ter ritory of Indonesia 
shall be free from QPDF.  
As used in this regulation:  
a. Quarantine pests and diseases of fish means all pe sts and diseases of fish which 
have not been introduced and/or have been established in certain area within the 
territory of Indonesia, which can spread rapidly in short period and cause social -
economic losses or harmfulness to community health;  
b. Quarantine  pests and diseases of fish class I means all Quarantine Pests  and 
Diseases of Fish which can not be free from its carrier because the treatment's 
technologies has not been mastered;  
c. Quarantine pests and diseases of fish class II means all Quarantine Pests  and 
Diseases of Fish which can be free from its carrier because the treatment's 
technologies have been mastered;  
d. Carrier of QPDF means fish and/or other material capable of carrying Quarantine 
Pests and Diseases of Fish and/or Certain Fish Pest and Diseas es; 
e. Fish means all aquatic biota the life cycle of which takes place whole or partly in 
water, whether alive or dead, including parts thereof.  G/SPS/N/IDN/119  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from an imal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
8. Is there 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) : Aquatic Code Chapter 1.2 and 
Chapter 1.5 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regu lation 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. Propos ed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 August 2015  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 August 2015  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 August 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 handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numbe r 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: