WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/IDN/53 
13 July 2012  
 (12-3774) 
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 bulb vegetables (shallot , garlic, onion and leek) 
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. 43/Permentan/OT.140/6/2012 concerning Pl ant Quarantine Actions for the Importation 
of Fresh Plant Product in the Form of Fresh Bulb Vegetables into the Territory of the 
Republic of Indonesia  Language(s):  Indonesian  Number of pages:  13 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/IDN/12_2634_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2012/sps/IDN/12_2634_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation is amendment of the Regulation of the Minister 
of Agriculture No. 18/Permentan/OT.140/2/2008 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 90/Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 16/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerning Plant Quarantine Actions for the Importation of Fresh Plant Product in the Form of Fresh Bulb Vegetables into the Territory 
of the Republic of Indonesia. 
This regulation covers quaran tine requirements for the importation of fresh plant products 
in the form of fresh bulb vegetables, quaran tine actions, and designated points of entry.  
This regulation specifies as follows: - Fresh plant products in the form of fresh bul b vegetables imported into Indonesia shall be 
(i) accompanied by Phytosanitary Certificate from country of origin and/or transit country; 
(ii) through the designated points of entry;  and (iii) notified and submitted to Plant 
Quarantine Officers at the designated points  of entry for plant quarantine actions. 
- Fresh plant products in the form of fresh bulb vegetables can be imported into Indonesia 
from production area in the country of origin that is free from plant quarantine pest as determined in the Decree of the Director Ge neral 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 plant quarantine pest. G/SPS/N/IDN/53 
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  - Fresh plant products in the form of fresh bulb vegetables imported into Indonesia from 
production area in the country of origin that is free from plant quarantine pest shall be 
declared in the Additional Declaration on the accompanied Phytosanitary Certificate, and it 
has been devitalized and free from particles of soil/compost. 
- Fresh plant products in the form of fresh bulb vegetables imported into Indonesia from 
production area in the country of origin that is not free from plant quarantine pest, shall be 
treated by fumigation or irradiation treatme nt, shall be declared in the Additional 
Declaration on the accompanied Phytosanitary Ce rtificate, and it has been devitalized and 
free from particles of soil/compost. 
- The importation of fresh plant products in th e form of fresh bulb 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 plant pr oducts in the form of fresh bulb 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 plant products in the 
form of fresh bulb vegetables that come fro m 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, the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 18/Permentan/OT.140/2/2008 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 90/Permentan/OT.140/12/2011 jis the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture 
No. 16/Permentan/OT.140/3/2012 concerni ng Plant Quarantine Measures for the 
Importation of Fresh Plant Product in the Form of Fresh Bulb 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/53 
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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://www.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://www.karantina.deptan.id