MINISTER OF TRADE AND MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY JOINT REGULATION
No. 27/M-DAG/PER/6/2007 and
No. PB.01/MEN/2007
CONCERNING
TEMPORARY BAN ON IMPORT OF CERTAIN SPECIES OF SHRIMP INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
THE MINISTER OF TRADE
AND
THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,
Attachment
Considering:
- a. that since the distribution of shrimps infected by diseases attributable to viruses and/or bacteria on the international market still continues and on the other hand, Indonesia remains in efforts to prevent the distribution, it is necessary to prohibit provisionally the import of shrimps belonging to certain species into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia in a bid to prevent the shrimps from coming into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia;
- b. that based on the consideration as intended in paragaraph a above, it is necessary to stipulate a joint regulation of the Minister of Trade and Minister of Marine and Fishery;
In view of:
- 1. Trade Ordinance of 1934 (Statute Book of 1983 No. 86) as has already been amended and supplemented;
- 2. Law No. 16/1992 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Statute Book of 1992 No. 56, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3482);
- 3. Law No. 10/1995 concerning Customs Affairs (Statute Book of 1995 No. 75, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3612) as has already been amended by Law No. 17/2006 (Statute Book of 2006 No. 93, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4661);
- 4. Law No. 31/2004 concerning Fishery (Statute Book of 2004 No. 118, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4433);
- 5. Government Regulation No. 15/2002 concerning Fish Quarantine (Statute Book of 2002 No. 36, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4179);
- 6. Government Regulation No. 4/2002 concerning Fishery Business (Statute Book of 2002 No. 100, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4230);
- 7. Presidential Decree No. 260/1967 concerning Affirmation of Task and Responsibility of the Minister of Trade in the Foreign Trade Sector;
- 8. Presidential Decree No. 187/M/2004 concerning the Establishment of the United Indonesia Cabinet as already amended by Presidential Decree No. 8/M/2005;
- 9. Presidential Regulation No. 9/2005 concerning the Status, Tasks, Functions, Organizational Structures and Working Arrangements of State Ministries;
- 10. Presidential Regulation No. 10/2005 concerning First-Echelon Organizational Units and Tasks of State Ministries as has already been amended by Presidential Regulation No. 15/2005;
- 11. Decree of the Minister of Marine and Fishery No. KEP.24/MEN/2002 concerning Procedures and Techniques of Formulation of Legislation within the Ministry of Marine and Fishery;
- 12. Decree of the Minister of Finance No. 545/KMK.01/2003 concerning Stipulation of Systems of Classifications of Imported Goods;
- 13. Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 01/M-DAG/PER/3/2005 concerning Organization and Working Arrangement of the Ministry of Trade as has already been amended by Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 22/M-DAG/PER/5/2007;
- 14. Regulation of the Minister of Marine and Fishery No. PER.07/MEN/2005 concerning the Organization and Working Arrangement of the Ministry of Marine and Fishery, as has already been amended several times and the latest by Regulation of the Minister of Marine and Fishery No. PER-08/MEN/2007;
HAS DECIDED:
To stipulate:
MINISTER OF TRADE AND MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY JOINT REGULATION CONCERNING THE PROVISIONAL BAN ON THE IMPORT OF SHRIMPS BELONGING TO CERTAIN SPECIES INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Article 1
(1) The shrimps as contained in the attachment to this joint regulation may not be imported into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
(2) The prohibition as intendedintended in paragraph (1) applies for 6 (six) months as from the date of stipulation of this joint regulation and may be extended to another term of 6 (six) months.
Article 2
(1) Excepted from the provision of Article 1 is shrimps imported in the interests of sciences.
(2) The import of shrimps in the interests of sciences as intendedintended in paragraph (1) only can be done after securing a written license from the Minister of Trade on the basis of written recommendation from the Minister of Marine and Fishery.
Article 3
(1) The shrimps as intended in Article 1 paragraph (1), which arrive at ports in Indonesia or after the date stipulated in this joint regulation must be re-exported or destroyed.
(2) The re-export or destruction of the shrimps as intended in paragraph (1) becomes responsibility and/or is at expense of importers.
Article 4
Violation of the provisions in this joint regulation is subject to sanction in accordance with the provisions of legislation in force.
Article 5
Technical provisions on the implementation of this joint regulation are regulated further by the Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade along with the Director General of Fishery Product Processing and Marketing, Ministry of Marine and Fishery.
Article 6
The joint regulation comes into force as from the date of stipulation.
For public cognizance, the regulation shall be published in State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.
Stipulated in Jakarta
On June 29, 2007
THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY
Signed
FREDDY NUMBERI
THE MINISTER OF TRADE
Signed
MARl ELKA PANGESTU
ATTACHMENT:
LIST OF SHRIMPS WHICH BELONG TO CERTAIN SPECIES, THAT MAY NOT BE IMPORTED PROVISIONALLY INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLICOF INDONESIA
- No., TARIFF HEADINGS, DESCRIPTION
- 1., 0306.13.00.00, - Frozen:, -Small and ordinary shrimps (of Penaeus vanamae species)
- 2., 0306.23, - Not Frozen (fresh)
- 0306.23.30.00, - Small and ordinary shrimps (of Penaeus vanamae species)
- --- Fresh or frozen
THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY
Signed
FREDDY NUMBERI
THE MINISTER OF TRADE
Signed
MARl ELKA PANGESTU
Attachment (Indonesian)