G/SPS/N/IDN/118  
 
4 July 2017  
(17-3587) 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): Animals and animal products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ext ent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 17/Permentan/KR.120/5/2017 concerning Animal Quarantine Document.  
Language(s): Indonesia. Number of pages: 14 
6. Description of content: This regulation has  been issued in connection with the 
development of science and technology where animal quarantine documents and 
certificates that have been used are no longer appropriate and need to be reviewed. This 
regulation is intended as a basis for the implementation of the issuance of quarantine 
documents, and aims at a common understanding and uniformity and orderly  
administration of the implementation of quarantine measures.  
The scope of this regulation covers the types and forms of documents, the procedures 
for filling  and using quarantine documents, and quarantine document printing.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory 
from other damage from pes ts.  
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) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, h ow and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/IDN/118  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 22 May 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 May 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Four months since the date of publication.  
[ ] 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 number and e -mail address 
(if av ailable) 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) 7821367/780 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 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) 7821367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483  
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id  
Website: http://karantina.pertanian.go.id