G/SPS/N/IDN/123  
 
7 February 2019  
(19-0704) 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: Indoenesian Agriculture Quarantine Agency  
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): Plants and plant products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exten t relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Decree of Ministry of Agriculture No. 31 of 2018 
concerning the second amendment of the Decree of Ministry of Agiculture No . 93 of 2011 
concerning the types of quarantine pest.  Language(s): Indonesia n. Number of pages: 
1623 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/IDN/19_0659_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: The types of Quarantine Pest Category A1  (pests and diseases 
that are not in the territory of Indonesia) . 
List of Quarantine Pest Group I and Group II (Categor y A1), as follows:  
 Category A1 is quarantine pest that has not occurred in the territory of Indonesia  
o "Plant Quarantine Pest Category I" means Plant Quarantine Pest which could not 
be released by treatment;  
o "Plant Quarantine Pest Category II" means Plant Quarantine Pest which could be 
released by treatment.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  
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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 19  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/IDN/123  
 
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  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) : 20 July 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 July 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 July 2018  
[ ] 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:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA)  
Ministry of Agric ulture  
Jl. Harsono RM No.3 E Build ing 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 782  1367 
 +(62 21) 781 6 480 
Fax: +(62 21) 782  1367 
 +(62 21) 780 4337  
 +(62 21) 781 6481  
 +(62 21) 781 6483  
E-mail: sps.indonesia@pertanian.go.id  
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id