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G/SPS/N/IDN/56 
6 November 2012 
 (12-6088) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Animals that transmit rabies 
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:  Draft Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
Concerning Animal Quarantine Actions for the Inclusion and Exclusion Movements of Animals That Transmit Rabies  Language(s):  Indonesian  Number of pages:  29 
6. Description of content:  This regulation is intended as a basis for any person who would 
like to import or export the animal that transmit rabies into and outside the territory of the 
Republic of Indonesia, and/or inclusion or excl usion the animal that transmit rabies within 
areas in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. 
This regulation aims to prevent the introduction of rabies into the territory of Indonesia, to 
prevent the spread of rabies within areas in th e territory of Indonesia, and prevent the exit 
of rabies from the territory of Indonesia. 
The scopes of the regulation are: 
 Importation of animals that transmit rabies into the territory of the Republic of 
Indonesia; 
 Exportation of animals that transmit rabies from the territory of the Republic of 
Indonesia; 
 Inclusion or exclusion of animals that tran smit rabies within areas in the territory of 
the Republic of Indonesia; 
 Quarantine actions toward animals that  transmit rabies against the outbreak 
conditions; 
 Quarantine actions toward animals that transmit rabies for contest, exhibition and 
diplomatic purposes. 
The importation of animals that transmit rabies into the territory of the Republic of 
Indonesia could come from country that is free from rabies with vaccination or without vaccination, and from country that is not free from rabies.  This importation of animal that transmit rabies must meet Indonesian Quaran tine requirements and subject to quarantine  G/SPS/N/IDN/56 
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  inspection and actions in the determined entry/ exit points.  The importation of animals that 
transmit rabies into the territory of the Repub lic of Indonesia is prohibited from countries 
where rabies outbreak occurred. 
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 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 - World Organization for Animal Health  
(OIE), Chapter 8.10 
 Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2012 - 
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Chapter 2.1.13 
[ ] 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) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 January 2013 
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 Qu arantine 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) 7821367 / 781 6480 Fax:  +(62 21) 7821367 / 780 4337 / 781 6481/ 781 6483 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id   G/SPS/N/IDN/56 
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  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) 7821367 / 781 6480 Fax:  +(62 21) 7821367 / 780 4337 / 781 6481/ 781 6483 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id