G/SPS/N/IDN/65  
 
10 September 2013  
(13-4732)  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 Marketing and Processing of Agricultural 
Product, Ministry of Agriculture 
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): Organic 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 Agriculture 
No. 64/Permentan/OT.140/5/2013 concerning Organic Farming Systems  Language(s): 
Indonesian  Number of pages: 48 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/IDN/13_3514_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulation has been issued as the legal basis for the 
implementation of organic farming systems. The implementation of the organic farming 
systems based on the ISO of Organic Food Systems. 
This regulation aims to: 
 set the Indonesian organic control; 
 provide assurance and protection to the people from the organic products that do 
not meet the requirements; 
 provide business certainty for producers of organic products; 
 establish organic farming production systems which are credible and traceable; 
 maintain the ecosystem role in protecting the environment; 
 increase the added value and competitiveness of agricultural products. 
The scope of the regulation is as follows: 
a. Cultivation of organic agriculture (for plant origin and animal origin); 
b. Means of production (manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides); 
c. Certification: 
Each establishment unit which has implemented Organic Farming Systems may submit certification to Organic Certification Bodies which are accredited by the National 
Accreditation Committee (KAN); 
d. Labeling: 
 all organic products that have been certified and distributed in Indonesia, both for 
domestic and imported products, must have the Indonesian organic logo attached. 
 re-packaged organic products must not have the Indonesian organic logo attached 
prior to recertification. G/SPS/N/IDN/65 
 
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  e. Imported organic products: 
Organic products imported into the territory of Indonesia shall be accompanied with: 
 Transaction Certificate published by Organic Certification Bodies which certify the 
establishment unit in the country of origin; 
 Health Certificate or Certificate of Free Sale published by the authorized institution 
in the country of origin. 
f. Education and controlling; 
g. Sanctions. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] 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) : 29 May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : One year from the date of publication. 
[ ] 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 Buil ding 1st, 5th & 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367  
Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id  
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id  G/SPS/N/IDN/65 
 
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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 Buil ding 1st, 5th & 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel: +(62 21) 782 1367  Fax: +(62 21) 782 1367/780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id  
Website: http://karantina.deptan.go.id