G/SPS/N/IDN/117  
 
1 May 2017  
(17-2375) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Animal Health Certificate, Sanitary Certificate of Animal 
Product, Certificate of Other Product, Certificate of Animal Quara ntine Release  
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: New format of Indonesian Certificates (Animal Health 
Certificate, Sanitary Certificate of Animal Product, Certificate of Other Product, and 
Certificate of Animal Quarantine Release).  Language(s): Indonesia . Number of 
pages: 4 pages  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/IDN/17_2101_00_E.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/IDN/17_2101_01_E.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/IDN/17_2101_02_E.pdf  
http:/ /members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/IDN/17_2101_03_E.pdf  
6. Description of content: With regard to the amendment of technical specifications in 
Indonesian Certificates for Animal  (Animal Health Certificate, Sanitary Certificate of 
Animal Product, Ce rtificate of Other Product, and Certificate of Animal Quarantine 
Release), in order to improve the quality of quarantine documents/certificates,   the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia has made changes to several points in the 
documents/certificates a s follows:  
Description  Revision  Originally  
Type of paper  Continued Paper (NCE Carbonized)   Security Paper UV dull,  
 contains 3 f ibers with 
 watermark IAQA logo i mage  
Paper weight  Grammatur paper 50 gr  Grammatur paper 55 -60 gr  
Ink numerator  Ink on an asymm etric numer  In on asymmetric number 
 (numerator) of black  (numerator) changes into  
 red 
Hologram   None existent  Addition of Hologram  
 Security element in the form  
 of foil with Logo  
 GARUDA with round  
 size 2.3 x 2.3 cm, and  
 background text of RI  G/SPS/N/IDN/117  
 
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   spread and color that can  
 change if driven  
With the amendment, the documents/certificates with the NCR paper (old 
documents/certificates) is still valid as long as there is an official seal from the 
Quarantine Office issuing the certificate.  
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 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 5.10 (2016) Model 
veterinary cert ificates for international trade in live animals, hatching eggs and 
products of animal origin  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Ye s   [ ] 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) : End of April 2017  
Proposed date  of publication (dd/mm/yy) : End of April 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : End of April 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date o f 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 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  G/SPS/N/IDN/117  
 
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  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 Agri cultural 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.indone sia@pertanian.go.id  
Website: http://karantina.pertanian.go.id