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G/SPS/N/IDN/47 
7 May 2012  
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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 Quar antine 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 bulb 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. 16/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerning the Amendment of The Regulation of 
Minister of Agriculture No. 90/ Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 concerning the 
Amendment of The Regulation of Minister of Agriculture No. 18/Permentan/OT.140/2/2008 concerning Plant Quarantine Requirements and 
Actions for the Importation of Fresh Plan t Products in the Fo rm of Fresh Bulb 
Vegetables into The Territory of The Republic of Indonesia
  Language(s):  Indonesia  
Number of pages:  4 pages 
6. Description of content:   
 This regulation is the amendment of The Regulation of Minister of 
Agriculture No. 90/Permentan/OT.140/12/ 2011 concerning the Amendment of The 
Regulation of Minister of Agricu lture No. 18/Permentan/OT.140/2/2008 
concerning the Amendment of The Regul ation of Minister of Agriculture 
No. 18/Permentan/OT.140/2/2008 concerning  Plant Quarantine Requirements and 
Actions for the Importation of Fresh Plan t Products in the Form of Fresh Bulb 
Vegetables into The Territory of The Republic of Indonesia 
 This regulation stipulates: 
a. Designated points of entry for fresh bulb vegetables. The importation of 
fresh bulb vegetables shall only be imported through: 
 Tanjung Perak Seaport, Surabaya; 
 Belawan Seaport, Medan; 
 Soekarno-Hatta Seaport, Makassar; and 
 Soekarno-Hatta Internati onal Airport, Jakarta. G/SPS/N/IDN/47 
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b. Entry points designated as free port under the legisla tion in the field of free 
trade zone and free port can be used as entry points for fresh bulb vegetables.  
 
c. Suspend the implementation of the Regulation of the Ministry of 
Agriculture No. 90/Permentan/OT.140/12/ 2011 which was originally effective 
on 19 March 2012 to 19 June 2012. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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) :  6 March 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  6 March 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  6 March 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/IDN/47 
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  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:    
 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  
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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