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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/31 
5 October 2006 
 (06-4778) 
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, 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):   Additional plant quarantine obligations  
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:  Draft Decree of Minister 
of Agriculture concerning Additional Obliga tions For Plant Quarantine (available in 
Indonesia, 8 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This draft decree of Minister of  Agriculture concerning Additional 
Obligations For Plant Quarantine as follows :  
(a) Technical requirements:  Carr ier Media should come from ar eas free of Pl ant Quarantine 
pests;  Carrier Media from areas not pest-free should have prior specific treatment at the 
country of origin stated in the Phytosanitary Ce rtificate;  If a transit occurred , carrier media 
should be treated by plant quarantine measur es in the transit country stated in the 
Phytosanitary Re-Export Certificat e;  Carrier Media should be pa cked with specific material 
which are mentioned on the label;  Carrier Media should be repa cked in the transit country;  
Carrier Media should be ca rried with specified kinds and routes  of vehicle transportation;  If a 
transit occurred, the Carrier Media should not be removed from the transport vehicle in the 
transit country. 
(b) Documentary requirements:  Plant Seed Im port Permit;  Phytosanitary Certificate 
accompanied by Treatment Certificate from country of origin;  Certificate of country of origin; 
Arrival schedule of vehicle transportation;  Inwa rd manifest;  Cargo manifest;  Bill of Lading 
(BL);  Airway Bill (AWB);  Packing list;  Passenger declaration. 
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect 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:  Government 
Regulation No. 14/2002 concerning Plant Quarantine 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA  
12. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication  
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:   
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3  E Building 7th Floor  
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia 
Phone:  62 21 781 6480   
Fax:  62 21 781 6481, 781 6483 Email:  caqsps@indo.net.id  
 sps_ind@deptan.go.id   
Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture 
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3  E Building 7th Floor  
Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan 12550 Indonesia Phone:  62 21 781 6480   Fax:  62 21 781 6481, 781 6483 
Email:  caqsps@indo.net.id  
 sps_ind@deptan.go.id  
Website:  http://karantina.deptan.go.id