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G/SPS/N/IDN/54 
13 July 2012  
 (12-3776) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency, Ministry of Agriculture 
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):  Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables 
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. 42/Permentan/OT.140/6/2011 concerning Pl ant Quarantine Actions for the Importation 
of Fresh Fruits and/or Fresh Fruit Vegetables into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia 
Language(s):  Indonesian  Number of pages:  82 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/IDN/12_2635_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/IDN/12_2635_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation is amendment of the Regulation of the Minister 
of Agriculture No. 37/Kpts/HK.060/1/2006 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 89/Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 15/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerning Technical Requirements and Plant Quarantine Actions for the Importation of Fresh Fruits and/or Fresh Fruit Vegetables into 
the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia. 
This regulation covers quaran tine actions and designated points of entry for the importation 
of fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.  
This regulation specifies as follows: - Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables im ported into Indonesia shall be (i) accompanied 
by Phytosanitary Certificate from country of origin and/or transit country;  (ii) through 
designated points of entry;  and (iii) notified and submitted to Plant Quarantine Officers at 
the designated points of entry for plant quarantine actions. 
- A total of 36 kinds of fresh fruits and 6 types of fresh fruit vegetables that imported into 
the territory of the Republic Indonesia required specific technical requirements. G/SPS/N/IDN/54 
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  - Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables can  be imported into Indonesia from production 
area in the country of origin that is free fro m fruit fly as determined  in the Decree of the 
Director General of Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, or  from production area in the country of origin that is not free from fruit fly  
- Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables im ported into Indonesia from production area in 
the country of origin that is free from fruit fly shall be declared in the Additional 
Declaration on the accompanied Phytosanitary Certificate.  
- Fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables im ported into Indonesia from production area in 
the country of origin that is not free from fruit fly, shall be treated by cold treatment/fumigation/vapor heat treatment (V HT) or irradiation treatment, and shall be 
declared in the Additional Declaration on the accompanied Phytosanitary Certificate. 
- The importation of fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables into Indonesia shall only be 
imported through:  (i) Tanjung Perak Seaport, Surabaya;  (ii) Belawan Seaport, Medan; 
(iii) Soekarno-Hatta Seaport, Makasar;  and (iv) Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta. 
- Entry points designated as free port under the legislation of Free Trade Zone and Free Port 
can be used as entry points for fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit vegetables. This can be done 
only to meet local consumption need and not allowed to distribute to the outside of Free 
Trade Zone and Free Port. 
- Provision of the designated entry points is not applicable for fresh fruits and/or fresh fruit 
vegetables that come from designated pest free production area in the country of origin or from country where its food safety system has been recognized. 
By the stipulation of this regulation, Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 37/Kpts/HK.060/1/2006 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 89/Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 15/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerning Technical Requirements and Plant Quarantine Actions for the Importation of Fresh Fruits and/or Fresh Fruit Vegetables into 
the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia are no longer effective. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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)    
[X] 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:       G/SPS/N/IDN/54 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  13 June 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  13 June 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  19 June 2012 
[ ] 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 handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Indonesian Agricultural Qu arantine Agency (IAQA) 
Ministry of Agriculture Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 E Building  5
th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia 
Tel:  +(62 21) 782 1367 
Fax:  +(62 21) 782 1367 E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id  
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  5th Floor 
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia Tel:  +(62 21) 782 1367 Fax:  +(62 21) 782 1367 
E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id 
Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id