. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/IDN/35 
5 September 2007  
 (07-3748) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   INDONESIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   Directorate General of Livestock Services, 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):  Live animals and animal products of ru minant and pig origin (including raw 
material of animal origin from ruminant s, pigs and all kinds of those species) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  United 
Kingdom  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Decree of Director 
General of Livestock Services, Ministry of  Agriculture No. 97/Kpts/PD.630/F/08/2007 
concerning the Amendment of the Decree of Director General of Livestock Services, 
Ministry of Agriculture No. 92/Kpts/PD.630/ F/08/2007 concerning temporary suspension 
of live animals, animal products and their derivatives, raw material for animal feed, 
feedstuff, machinery and equipment and veterinary drugs from United Kingdom into 
Indonesia (available in English, 5 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This Decree stipulates that the importation of live animals, animal 
products and their derivatives, raw material for animal feed, feed stuff, machinery and 
equipment and veterinary drugs are permitted to  enter into Indonesia if they had been 
loaded before 3 August 2007.  This Decree al so stipulates that the importation of live 
animals, animal products and their derivatives,  raw material for anim al feed, feedstuff, 
machinery and equipment and veterinary drugs  from other countries which transit in the 
United Kingdom could be considered after m eeting the approval from the Directorate 
General of Livestock in accordance with the effective stipulation. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ X ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The current FMD 
outbreak has led the Government of Indonesia to consider the importation of these products 
from other countries which transit in the United Kingdom.  This emergency action is 
necessary to prevent the introduc tion of FMD into Indonesia. G/SPS/N/IDN/35 
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  9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  OIE Terrestrial Animal Health 
Code 2006 Chapter 2.2.10 
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   -   
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  20 August 2007    
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ X ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
 Agency of Agricultural Quarantine  
 Ministry of Agriculture 
 Jl. Harsono RM No. 3  E Building 5th Floor 
 Ragunan, Jakarta 12550, Indonesia  Tel:  +(62 21) 781 6480    Fax:   +(62 21) 781 6483  E-mail:  caqsps@indo.net.id 
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
 Directorate General of Livestock  
 Ministry of Agriculture  Jl. Harsono RM No. 3  C Building 9th Floor  Ragunan, Jakarta 12550, Indonesia 
 Tel:  +(62 21) 781 5580  
 Fax:  +(62 21) 781 5581