G/SPS/N/IDN/103  
 
3 March 2015  
(15-1185)  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: Directorate General of Fisheries Product Processing and 
Marketing, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries 
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): Fish and fish products 
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 Marine Affairs and 
Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia No. 46/PERMEN-KP/2014 concerning Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products Import ed Into the Territory of the Republic of 
Indonesia  Language(s): Indonesian  Number of pages: 22 
6. Description of content: This regulation is stipulated in order to ensure the safety of 
fishery products imported into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia to be safe for 
human consumption and not endanger the su stainability of fish resources and the 
environment.  
The scope of regulations as follows: 
1. Requirements and procedures for importation of fish products; 
a. Importer shall import fishery products from a registered exporter in the country 
of origin; 
b. Importation of fishery products conducted by representatives countries shall be 
used for internal consumption, exhibition and/or promotions Inspection of fish products; 
c. Any fishery products imported into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia 
must be accompanied by: 
 Health Certificate for Fish and Fishery Products issued by competent authority 
in the country of origin; 
 Certificate of Origin (CoO) issued by competent authority in the country of 
origin; 
 Label or documents (invoice/packing list) written or printed in Bahasa 
Indonesia and English; 
 Catch Certificate as stipulated in European Council Regulation (EC) 
No. 1005/2008 (for the purpose of re-export to European Union) 
d. Importers or representatives of friendly countries that will import the fishery 
products to the territory of the Republic of Indonesia shall obtain Fisheries Products Import Permit from the Director General of Fisheries Product Processing 
and Marketing, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries; 
2. Any fishery products imported into the terri tory of the Republic of Indonesia subject 
to document verification and physical in spection by Fish Quarantine officers; G/SPS/N/IDN/103 
 
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  3. Any fishery products imported into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia must 
enter through the designated points of entry; 
4. Importation of fish products as hand carry; 
5. Re-importation of fish products;  
6. Control; and 
7. Other provisions. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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) : 13 October 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 October 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 October 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, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 7821367 
Fax: +(62 21) 7821367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id 
Website: http://www.karantina.deptan.go.id  G/SPS/N/IDN/103 
 
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  13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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) 7821367 Fax: +(62 21) 7821367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id 
Website: http://www.karantina.deptan.go.id