. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/24 
18 May 2005 
 (05-2007) 
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 Quarantine 
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 vegetables 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Decree of The Minister of 
Agriculture concerning Requirements and Plant Quarantine Action for The Entry of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable into Indonesia (Available in Indonesian, 17 pages; summary in English, 1 page). 
6. Description of content:  This regulation stipulates the main requirements and quarantine 
actions for importation of fresh fruits and ve getables into territory of Indonesia.  
Some provisions concerning of:  
- plant quarantine pests and their potential carriers,  
- entry points,  
- the importation of fresh fruits and vegetables only from pest free areas, 
- additional Declaration on Phytosanitary Ce rtificate describing the pest free area, 
- treatments for fresh fruits and vegetables fro m country that does not have a pest free 
area (also declared on the Phytosanitary Certificate), 
- the declaration as described above must be aligned with SPS Provisions.  
- packing and transportation requirements 
It also consists of list of pl ant pests, fresh fruits and vege tables, including the country of 
origin as attached. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [ X ]  pr otect territory from 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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:   
1. Government Regulation No. 14/2002 con cerning the Implementation of Plants 
Quarantine (Notified on G/SPS/N/IDN/13) 
2. Decree of the Minister of Agricultu re No. 152/Kpts/PD.540/L/8/2003 concerning 
Plant Quarantine Procedure for Importation of Plant Propa gating Materials and Plant 
Products into the Republic of Indon esia (Notified on G/SPS/N/IDN/20) 
3. Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 627/Kpts/PD.540/12/2003 concerning 
Kind of Plant Quarantine Pest Group I, Group II and Its Carrier  
(Notified on G/SPS/N/IDN/21) 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   TBA 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circ ulation of this notification 
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 5th Floor  
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550,  Indonesia Phone:  62 21 781 6480   
Fax:  62 21 781 6481, 781 6483 
Email:  caqsps@indo.net.id
 
Website:  http://www.deptan.go.id/karantina/home.htm 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on 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 5th Floor  
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia Phone:  62 21 781 6480   Fax:  62 21 781 6481, 781 6483 
Email:  caqsps@indo.net.id
 
Website:  http://www.deptan.go.id/karantina/home.htm