G/SPS/N/IDN/92  
 
7 April 2014  
(14-2130)  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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Poultry 
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 
No. 37/Permentan/OT.140/3/2014 concerning  Animal Quarantine Measures On the 
Importation and Exportation of Poultry  Language(s): Indonesian  Number of pages: 
15 
6. Description of content: This regulation is intended as the basis for the implementation 
of animal quarantine measures on the importation and exportation of poultry into, from 
and within the territory of Indonesia to prevent the introduction and the spread of animal quarantine diseases that can be transmitted through poultry. 
Scope of regulation as follows: 
1. Importation and Exportation of Poultry Into  and From the Territory of Republic of 
Indonesia 
The importation and exportation of poultry into and from the territory of Indonesia shall 
meet the quarantine requirements as follows: 
a. to be accompanied by quarantine documents as follows: 
i. Animal Health Certificate issued by competent authority in the country of origin 
(for the importation of poultry from overseas into the territory of Indonesia); 
ii. Animal Health Certificate issued by quarantine veterinarian in the exit point (for 
the exportation poultry from the territory of Indonesia); 
b. shall be imported and exported through the designated point of exit and entry; 
c. shall be notified and presented to the quarantine officer at the point of exit and entry 
for quarantine measures; 
d. subject to quarantine measures conducted by animal quarantine officers. 
2. Importation and Exportation of Poultry Wi thin the Territory of the Republic of 
Indonesia 
The importation and exportation of poultry wi thin the territory of Indonesia shall meet 
the quarantine requirements as follows: 
a. subject to quarantine measures conducted by animal quarantine officers at the point 
of entry and exit. 
b. in terms of exported poultry in the form of hand carry, animal health certificate 
requirements issued by quarantine veterina rian in the exit point can be excluded. G/SPS/N/IDN/92 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [ ] 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. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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)    
[ ] 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 language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 March 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 March 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 18 March 2014 
[ ] 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, 5th, and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 781 6480 
Fax: +(62 21) 780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id  
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id  
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 1
st, 5th, and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 781 6480 Fax: +(62 21) 780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id  
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id