G/SPS/N/IDN/109  
 
3 May 2016  
(16-2489)  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 (fresh fruits, vegetables, 
grains, nuts, pulses and estate/private crops) 
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 No. 13/Permentan/Kr .040/4/2016 concerning Amendments to the 
Regulation of the Minister of Agricult ure No. 04/Permentan/Pp.340/2/2015 concerning 
Food Safety Control on the Importation and Exportation of Fresh Food of Plant Origin  
Language(s): Indonesian  Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: This Regulation is the amendment of several provisions in the 
Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 04/Permentan/PP.340/2/2015 concerning 
Food Safety Control on the Importation and Exportation of Fresh Food of Plant Origin 
(Official Gazette 2015 No. 275). 
This regulation covers quarantine and food safety requirements for the importation of 
Fresh Food of Plant Origin (FFPO). 
It specifies some provisions on the Regulati on of the Minister of Agriculture No. 04/2015 
that were amended as follows: 
 Article 7 para 1., description of FFPO (prior notice) as referred to in Article 6 must be  
issued by the exporter in the country of orig in at the latest before the ship departed 
from the country of origin. 
 Between Article 61 and Article 62 inserted four new Articles, namely Article 61A, 
Article 61B, Article 61C and Article 61D to read as follows: 
Article 61A 
1. The fulfilment of the procedure for issuance of Prior Notice and the procedure for 
issuance of certificate of test results (Certificate of Analysis) as referred to in Article 7 until Article 10 is given a maximum period of two years from the 
promulgation of this Ministerial Regulation; 
2. The fulfilment referred to in para 1. in the form of: 
a. prior notice form; 
b. the use of the official portal of Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency; and 
c. certificate of test results (Certificate of Analysis) form; 
3. If the period referred to in para 1. expi res, the procedures for issuance of Prior 
Notice and the issuance of certificates of test results (Certificate of Analysis) shall G/SPS/N/IDN/109 
 
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  comply with the provisions referred to in Article 7 to Article 10. 
Article 61B 1. If the country of origin is not yet recognized for its food safety control system and is 
not yet registered for food safety testing laboratory/ies, FFPO importation must be 
accompanied by: 
a. prior notice; and 
b. certificate of test results (Certificate of Analysis); 
2. The issuance of Prior Notice as referred to in para 1. point a shall be in accordance 
with the provisions referred to in Article 7 to Article 9; 
3. Certificate of test results (Certificate of Analysis) as referred to in para 1. point b. 
must be issued by a testing laboratory in other countries that have been registered; 
4. Test parameters as referred to in para 3. refers to Annex I. 
Article 61C 
1. Importation of FFPO as referred to in Article 61B will be valid for a period of two 
years, from the promulgation of this Ministerial Regulation; 
2. If the period referred to in para 1. expires,  the provisions on import requirements of 
FFPO as referred to in Article 4 until Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis  to the 
importation of FFPO as referred to in Article 61B. 
Article 61D 
1. If the FFPO come from countries that are not yet recognized for its food safety 
control system and are not yet registered for food safety testing laboratory/ies, and has been loaded into the conveyance since 17 February 2016, FFPO testing is carried out at the entry point; 
2. The testing of FFPO referred to in para 1. will be valid for a period of six months, 
since the promulgation of this Ministerial Regulation; 
3. If the period referred to in para 2. expire s, the importation of FPPO must follow the 
provisions as referred to in Article 61B. 
 Other provisions in the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 04/Permentan/PP.340/2/2015 concerning Food Safety Control on the 
Importation and Exportation of Fresh Food of Plant Origin are not amended and still 
valid. 
 This Regulation comes into force on the date of promulgation. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Standards for Maximum Residue Limits for 
Pesticides 
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 April 2016 G/SPS/N/IDN/109 
 
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  Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 April 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 April 2016 
[ ] 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 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.pertanian.go.id  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] 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.pertanian.go.id