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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/IDN/15
11 April 2001
(01-1857)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 of Animal Health, 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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable). Live animals and animal products of ruminant and pig origin.  Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  European Union
and Argentina
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Prohibition of live animals and
animal products of ruminant and pig origin from those countries.
5. Description of content:  Following the sudden outbreak of FMD in the United Kingdom on
20 February 2001, in Argentina on 12 March 2001 and in France on 12 March 2001, the
Indonesian Government urgently decides to take measures in prohibition of importation onlive animals and animal products of ruminant a nd pig origin from the United Kingdom since
23 February 2001.  Due to further spread of the disease to some countries in Europe (the
Netherlands and Ireland on 22 March 2001), the Indonesian Government enlarges the
prohibition of importation on live animals and animal products of ruminant and pig origin
from the European Union further to Argentina since 27 March 2001.
6. Objective and rationale:  [     ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  The high increase of FMD cases in some locations of
the United Kingdom, which spread throughout the whole country and were then further
reported in France, the Netherlands and Ireland, allows the Indonesian Government to
prohibit importation of live animals and animal products of ruminant and pig origin from
the European Union.  The last outbreak of FMD in Argentina has led the Indonesian
Government to take similar measures.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  OIE Animal Health Code.G/SPS/N/IDN/15
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  a) Circular Letter of
Director General of Livestock Services to Provincial/District Livestock Services, Importers,
Centre of Agriculture Quarantine dated 23 February 2001, with copy to other related
institutions in Indonesia (available in Indonesian).  b) Letter to the Government of
Argentina dated 15 March 2001 and to the United Kingdom dated 16 March 2001.c) Circular Letter of Director General of Livestock Services to Provincial/District Livestock
Services, Importers, Centre of Agriculture Quarantine dated 27 March 2001, with copy to
other related institutions in Indonesia (available in Indonesian).
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  23 February 2001 and
27 March 2001
11. Texts available from/and agency or authority designated to handle comments:
[ X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
National Notification Authority:
Centre of Standardization and Accreditation
General Secretariate of Ministry of Agriculture
J1. Harsono RM No. 3 Ragunan
Jakarta 12550 Indonesia
Tel/Fax:  62 21 788 42042