. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/42 
18 December 2009  
 (09-6593) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Centre for Fish Quarantine, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries 
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):  Quarantine pests and  diseases of fish carrying-media 
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:  Decree of The Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries 
No. 16 of 2006 Concerning Designation of En try and Exit Points For Movement of 
Carrying-Media of Quarantine Pests and Diseases of Fish  Language:  Indonesian 
(Unofficial English translation is provided)  Number of pages:  10 
6. Description of content:  This Decree stipulates that any import and export of carrying-
media of quarantine pest and diseases of fish in to and outside the territory of the Republic 
of Indonesia shall go through designated points of  entry and exit.  Th is Decree supersedes 
the previous Decree of Minister of Marine A ffairs and Fisheries No. 16 of 2003 concerning 
Designation of Entry and Exit Points For Movement of Carrying-Media of Quarantine Pests 
and Diseases of Fish. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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)   
[ ] 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 G/SPS/N/IDN/42 
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   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) :  20 May 2006 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2006 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2006 
[ ] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
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 7th Floor Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia 
Tel:  +(62 21) 781 6480 Fax:  +(62 21) 780 4337/781 6481/781 6483 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id