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REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
No. 30/Permentan/PD.620/5/2009

CONCERNING
BAN ON THE ENTRY OF PIGS AND PIG DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS INTO TERRITORY OF THE UNITARY STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

BY GRACE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD,
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,

Considering:

a. that by the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 1977/Kpts/PD.620/4/2009 concerning temporary ban on the entry of pigs and pig derivative products from swine influenza affected countries into the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia;

b. that based on official reports of World Health Organization (WHO) that stated Human Swine Influenza pandemic, that affected from human to human or from human to pig;

c. that based on consideration as intended above, and also to keep on territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia free from Human Swine Influenza, it is necessary to ban on the entry of pigs and pig derivative products into the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia;

In view of:

1. Law No. 6/1967 concerning Main Provisions on Animal Husbandry and Health (Statute Book No. 10/1967, Supplement to Statute Book No. 2824);

2. Law No. 4/1984 concerning Outbreak of Communicable Diseases (Statute Book No. 20/1984, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3273);

3. Law No. 16/1992 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine (Statute Book No. 56/1992, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3482);

4. Law No. 23/1992 concerning Health (Statute Book No. 100/1992, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3495);

5. Law No. 7/1994 concerning Ratification on the Agreement Establishing World Trade Organization (Statute Book No. 57/1994, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3564);

6. Law No. 7/1996 concerning Food (Statute Book No. 99/1996, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3656);

7. Law No. 8/1999 concerning Consumer Protection (Statute Book No. 42/1999, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3821);

8. Government Regulation No. 15/1977 concerning the Rejection, Prevention, Eradication and Treatment of Animal Diseases (Statute Book No. 20/1997, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3101);

9. Government Regulation No. 22/1983 concerning Veterinary Society Health (Statute Book No. 28/1983, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3253);

10. Government Regulation No. 82/2000 concerning Animal Quarantine (Statute Book No. 161/2000, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4002);

11. Government Regulation No. 38/2007 concerning the Sharing of Administration Affairs among the Central Government, Province Government, and Regency/Municipality Government (Statute Book No. 82/2007, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4737);

12. Presidential Regulation No. 9/2005 concerning the Organizational Structure and Work Procedure on the State Ministries of the Republic of Indonesia, in conjunction with Presidential Regulation No. 62/2005;

13. Presidential Regulation No. 10/2005 concerning Organizational Unit and Duties of First Echelon in Ministries of the Republic of Indonesia;

14. Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 487/Kpts/Um/6/1981 concerning Prevention, Eradication and Treatment of Animal Communicable Diseases;

15. Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 471/Kpts/HK.310/8/2002 concerning Entry and Release Places of the Media Carrying Diseases Pest of Quarantined Animals;

16. Regulation of the Minster of Agriculture No. 299/Kpts/OT.140/7/2005 concerning Organization and Working Procedures of the Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 11/Permentan/OT.140/2/2007 and Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 22/Kpts/OT.140/8/2008;

17. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 341/Kpts/OT.140/9/2005 concerning Organization Complementary and Working Procedures of the Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 12/Permentan/OT.140/2/2007;

18. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 20/Permentan/OT.140/4/2009 concerning Entry and Control of Imported Carcass, Meat, and Offal from Abroad;

DECIDES:

To stipulate:

REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE CONCERNING BAN ON THE ENTRY OF PIGS AND PIG DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS INTO TERRITORY OF THE UNITARY STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Article 1

Ban to import pigs and pig derivative products into the territory of Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

Article 2

Ban on import as intended in Article 1 is based on official information from World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) and/or information from many sources in human health and/or animal health field.

Article 3

Ban on import as intended in Article 1 subject to live pig, pig cement, pig ova, biological products in the form of Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) vaccine, unprocessed pig skin and feather (bristles), as well as unprocessed carcass and pork (including bony and boneless pork), through control on the import according regulations in the Animal Quarantine field.

Article 4

Import of pigs and pig derivative products based on Decree of Director General of Husbandry on behalf of Minister of Agriculture that is in transporting from origin country before April 29, 2009 can be implemented.

Article 5

By stipulation of this Regulation, Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 1877/Kpts/PD.620/4/2009 concerning Temporary Ban on the Entry of Pigs and Pig Derivative Products from Swine Influenza Affected Country into the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, shall be revoked and declared null and void.

Article 6

This Regulation shall come into force on the date of stipulation.

Stipulated in Jakarta
On May 22, 2009
MINISTER OF AGRICLURE
signed,
ANTON APRIYANTONO