G/SPS/N/IDN/94  
 
3 September 2014  
(14-5013)  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 Agricultural Quarantine Agency, 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): Fresh food of plant origin 
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: Draft of Revised Regulation of Minister of Agriculture 
concerning Food Safety Control on Importat ion and Exportation of Fresh Food of Plant 
Origin  Language(s): Indonesian  Number of pages: 20 
6. Description of content: The main changes on the revised regulation are as follow: 
1. Fresh Food of Plant Origin shall only be imported to Indonesia from: 
a. countries have a recognition for its food safety control system; or 
b. countries with registered food safety testing laboratory/ies. 
2. Procedure for recognition of food safety system control in exporting country 
(article 1 point a) as in the previous regulation with minor changer. 
3. The requirement for registration of food sa fety testing laboratory/ies in exporting 
country (article 1 point b) are: 
a. The laboratory/ies shall accredited by an authorized and competent body in 
exporting country; and 
b. The laboratory/ies shall has the competency  to analyze the type of FFPO that will 
be exported to Indonesia with testing scope at least in accordance with the type 
of pesticide used in exporting country and other relevant testing parameters 
required in this regulation. 
4. Procedure for registration of food safety testing laboratory/ies in exporting country 
are as follows: 
a. application for registration by Food Safety Competent Authority in exporting 
country accompanied by required documents/information; 
b. document assessment; 
c. field verification; and 
d. registered food safety labo ratory/ies stipulated by Minister of Agriculture. 
5. Related to document requirements, there are some changes as follows: 
a. Prior notice shall be issued by exporter of Fresh Food of Plant Origin (FFPO) in 
origin country electronically through IAQA's official web portal (http://eplaqsystem.karantina.pertanian.go.id/notice/ ); 
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  b. Aside from prior notice, FFPO's importation from country with registered food 
safety testing laboratory/ies shall be completed with Certificate of Analysis (CoA) issued by registered laboratory. 
6. This regulation also stipulates special provision for transit country. 
7. The recognitions decree that have been stipulated for several countries will remain 
valid until the end of the stipulation period. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] 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?   
[ ] 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: 
Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No. 88 of 2011 concerning Food Safety Control on 
Importation and Exportation of Fresh Food of Plant Origin (available in Indonesian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 November 2014 
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 1st, 3rd, 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  G/SPS/N/IDN/94 
 
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  13. Texts 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 (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) 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