. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/26 
31 October 2005 
 (05-5038) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  INDONESIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate General of Livestock 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):  Ruminants and pigs.  Including meat, milk, edible and by products, MBM, 
veterinary drugs.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Brazil  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Temporary suspension 
of live animals, animal products and the deriva tes of them, raw material for animal feed, 
feedstuff, machine and equipment and also veterinary drugs from Brazil into Indonesia.  
6. Description of content:  Following an emergency report of  Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) 
by the OIE on 9 October 2005, the Indonesian Government is taking urgent measures to prohibit importation of live animals, animal  products and the derivates of them, raw 
material for animal feed, feedstuff, mach ine and equipment and also veterinary drugs  which 
might be possible media for tr ansmission of the FMD virus from Brazil.  This temporary 
action will be withdrawn depend on the FMD situation in Brazil.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests       
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  The current FMD 
outbreak has led the Government of Indonesia to suspend the import ation of these products 
from Brazil.  This emergency action is necessary to prevent the introduction of FMD into 
Indonesia.  
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Terrestrial Animal Health Code 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Circular Letter of 
The Directorate General:  2902/HK.340/F/10.05  G/SPS/N/IDN/26 
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 11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  14 October 2005  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Agency of Agricultural Quarantine 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 Ragunan,  Jakarta 12550, Indonesia;  
Phone:  62 21 781 6480   Fax:   62 21 781 6481 / 83 Email:  caqsps@indo.net.id
 
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Please 
see item 12