G/SPS/N/IDN/62  
 
19 April 2013  
(13-2061)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General of Livestoc k and Animal Health Services, 
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):  poultry and/or poultry products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  The People's Republic of China  
5. Title of the notified document:  Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 
44/Permentan/OT.140/4/2013 concerning Import Prohibition of Poultry and/or Poultry Products from the People's Republic of China Into the Territory of The Republic of 
Indonesia.  Language(s):  Indonesian  Number of pages:  5  
6. Description of content:  The measure is based on the OIE report and following the 
outbreak of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) that affected pigeons in Songjiang, 
Shanghai on 4 April 2013. This is caused by  Avian Influenza Virus sub type H7N9 that 
has caused death in humans and has the potential to cause an avian influenza pandemic 
in many countries in the world. The Indonesian Government is taking urgent measures 
to prohibit importation of poultry and/or poultry products which might be a possible media for transmission of Avian Influenza Virus sub type H7N9 from the People's 
Republic of China. 
This measure applies for poultry and/or poultry products that shipped after 3 April 2013. 
 
The prohibited commodities are poultry, non-food poultry products, and poultry products 
for food.  Poultry and/or poultry products that shipped before 4 April 2013 need to be 
accompanied with official documents such as (i) Certificate of Health issued by an 
authorized institution in the People's Republic of China; (ii) Certificate of Origin; and (iii) Bill of Lading. 
The importation of poultry and/or poultry prod ucts from the People's Republic of China 
can be considered after: (i) the OIE states that China is free from LPAI disease sub-type H7N9; (ii) the WHO states that there are no more cases of human deaths due to H7N9; 
(iii) studies on risk analysis being conducted. 
T h e  I nd o n e s i a n  G o v e r n me n t  w i l l  e v a l u a t e  t h e  o u tb r e a k  o f  L P AI  s u b - t y p e  H7 N 9  i n  t h e  
People's Republic of China every 3 (three) months based on the OIE and WHO Report. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/IDN/62 
 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Due to risk of 
transmission of LPAI sub-type H7N9 agent to humans through consumption of infected poultry and/or poultry products, the Government of Indonesia has imposed a temporary 
prohibition on the importation of poultry an d/or poultry products from the People's 
Republic of China. This emergency action is necessary to maintain the territory of the Republic of Indonesia free from LPAI sub-type H7N9. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)   
[ ] 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:    
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:       
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
10 April 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. 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 5th Floor Ragunan, Jakarta 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel:  +(6221) 781 6481, 782 1367 Fax:  (+6221) 782 1367 
Directorate of Animal Health, Directorate 
General of Livestock and Animal Health  Services, Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 Building C Jakarta, 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel:  +(6221) 781 5580-83/ 788 47319 Fax:  +(6221) 781 5581-83/ 788 47319 
E-mail: ditjenak@deptan.go.id  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) 
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 5th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta 12550 
Indonesia Tel:  +(6221) 781 6481, 782 1367 
Fax:  +(6221) 782 1367