G/SPS/N/IDN/99
14 January 2015 
(15-0260)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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): Live poultry and poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: United States of America  
5. Title of the notified document: Import prohibition of live poultry and poultry products 
from the United States of America into the te rritory of the Republic of Indonesia due to 
the outbreak of HPAI sub-type H5N8 and H5N2  Language(s): Indonesian  Number of 
pages: 3  
6. Description of content: F o l l o w i n g  t h e  c u r r e n t  o u t b r e a k  o f  H P A I  s u b - t y p e  H 5 N 8  a n d  
H5N2 in the United States of America (U SA), the Indonesian Government is taking 
urgent measures to prohibit importation of live poultry and poultry products from the 
USA into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia which might be carriers of HPAI H5N8 
and H5N2 that does not exist in Indonesia.  
This prohibition is based on the risk assessment on the importation of several live 
poultry and poultry products from the USA, and refers to the OIE-WAHID report. The 
prohibited commodities are day-old chickens (DOC), all kinds of live poultry, fresh 
poultry products, except SPF egg and Hatching Egg (HE). 
This prohibition applies to live poultry and poultry products dispatched after 
16 December 2014. 
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. Nature of the urgent problem(s)  and reason for urgent action: Due to the risk of 
the transmission of the HPAI sub-type H5N8 and H5N2 agent to animals and humans 
through infected live poultry and poultry products, the Government of Indonesia has imposed prohibition on the importation of live poultry and poultry products from the USA. This emergency action is necessary to prevent the introduction of HPAI sub-type 
H5N8 and H5N2 that does not exist in Indonesia. G/SPS/N/IDN/99 
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international stan dard? 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) Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
Chapter 10.4: Infection with Avian Influenza Viruses. 
[ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:      
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable): 
16 December 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (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/