G/SPS/N/IDN/116  
 
21 April 2017  
(17-2172) 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): Phytosanitary Certificate (PC)  
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 Phytosanitary Certificate.  
Language(s): Indonesian . Number of pages: 1 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/IDN/17_1950_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: With regard to the amendment of technical specifications in 
Indonesian Phytosanitary Certificate, in order to improve the quality of  quarantine 
documents/certificates,  the Government of Indonesia has made changes to several 
points in the document/certificate as follows:  
Description  Originally  Revision  
Type of paper  Continued paper  Security Paper UV dull, contains three  
 (NCR Carbonized ) fibers with watermark IAQA logo image  
Paper weight  Grammatur paper 50 gr  Grammatur paper 55 -60 gr  
Ink numerator  Ink on an asymmetric  Ink on an asymmetric  
 Number (numerator) of black  Number (numerator) changes  
  into red  
Hologram  Noneexistent  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 spread and  color 
 that can change if driven.  
With the amendment, the document/certificate with the NCR paper (old 
document/certificat e) is still valid as long as there is an official seal from the Quarantine 
Office issuing the certificate.  
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.  G/SPS/ N/IDN/116  
 
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  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 
No. 12 (2001) Guidelines for Phytosanitary Certificates  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform t o 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 adopt ion (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 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 an d 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  
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 125 50 
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