. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/32 
17 April 2007 
 (07-1548) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDONESIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Agency for Agricultural Quarantin e, 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):   Fresh food of plant origin  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Draft Decree of Minister 
of Agriculture Concerning Food Safety Control for the Import and Export of Fresh Food of Plant Origin.  Complete text  can be accessed in Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id 
(available in English, 23 pages) 
6. Description of content:  In order to assure that any fresh food of plant origin being 
imported into the territory of Indonesia besi des meeting the plant quarantine requirements 
also is safe and proper for human consumption, and to improve the competitiveness of 
Indonesia's fresh food of plant origin in the in ternational market, it is deemed necessary to 
carry out food safety control for the import and export of fresh food of plant origin ant the designated entry and exit points.  This regula tion is an implementation of the provision of 
Articles 36, 37 and 41 of the Government Regulation No. 28 of 2004 Concerning Food Safety, Quality and Nutrient. 
This draft decree stipulates such requirements of import and export of fresh food of plant 
origin as: 
1. General requirements 2. Institution of Food Safety for Fresh Food (food safety competent authority for fresh 
 food;  and officially recognized certification bodies) 
3. Import (requirements;  technical;  stan dard;  good practices and hazard analysis 
critical control point (HACCP);  label;  prior notice;  control;  inspection;  identity check;  physical check and laboratory t esting;  control, process, condition of 
production, transportation and storage) 
4. Export (requirements and control) 
5. International Cooperation and Cost of Food Safety Control G/SPS/N/IDN/32 
Page 2  
 
  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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Government 
Regulation No. 28 of 2004 Concerning Food Safe ty, Quality and Nutrient (Articles 36, 37 
and 41) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Agency for Agricultural Quarantine 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 7th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia Tel:  +62 21 781 6480 Fax:  +62 21 781 6481/781 6483 
E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id 
 sps_ind@deptan.go.id 
Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Agency for Agricultural Quarantine 
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building 7
th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 
Indonesia Tel:  +62 21 781 6480 Fax:  +62 21 781 6481/781 6483 E-mail: caqsps@indo.net.id 
 sps_ind@deptan.go.id 
Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id