JOINT REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY
NO. 40/M-DAG/PER/12/2006
AND
NO. PB.02/MEN/2006

OF
TEMPORARY ABOLISHMENT OF SHRIMP IMPORTS TO THE TERRITORY OF INDONESIA

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE
AND
THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY,

Considering:

• a. That the distribution of virus-infected shrimps in international markets up to now still occurs, meanwhile Indonesia is still in efforts to overcome the spreading of the viruses inland, therefore in order to prevent the imports of such shrimps into Indonesian territory, it is necessary to abolish temporarily the shrimp imports to Indonesian territory;
• b. That based on the consideration as mentioned in letter a, it is needed to issue Joint Regulation of Minister of Commerce and Minister of Marine and Fishery;

Recollecting:

• 1. Government Decree year 1934 (Government Gazette year 1938 number 86) as had been changed and added;
• 2. Act number 16 year 1992 concerning Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine (Statutory Book year 1992 Number 56, Addition to Statutory Book Number 3482);
• 3. Act Number 10 year 1995 concerning customs (Statutory Book year 1995 number 75, Addition to Statutory Book number 3612);
• 4. Act number 31 year 2004 concerning Fishery (Statutory Book year 2004 Number 118, Addition to Statutory Book Number 4433);
• 5. Indonesian Government Regulation number 15 year 2002 concerning Fish Quarantine (Statutory Book year 2002 number 36, Addition to Statutory Book number 4179);
• 6. Indonesian Government Regulation number 54 year concerning Fishery Business (Statutory Book year 2002 number 100, Addition to Statutory Book Number 4230);
• 7. Indonesian Presidential Decree number 260 year 1967 concerning Task and Responsibility Confirmation of Minister of Commerce in the field of Foreign Commerce;
• 8. Indonesian Presidential Decree number 187/M year 2004 concerning the establishment of United Indonesia Cabinet as for several times has been changed, and the last one by Indonesian Presidential Decree number 171/M year 2005;
• 9. Indonesian Presidential Regulation number 9 year 2005 concerning the Organizational Positions, Tasks, Functions, and Structures, and the work-order of Indonesian State Ministries as for several times has been changed, the last one by Indonesian Presidential Regulation number 90 year 2006;
• 10. Indonesian Presidential Regulation number 10 year 2005 concerning Organizational Unit and the Tasks of Echelon I at Indonesian State Ministries as for several times has been changed, the last one by Indonesian Presidential Regulation number 66 year 2006;
• 11. Indonesian Ministerial Decree of Marine and Fishery number KEP.24/MEN/2002 concerning the procedures and techniques in arranging Regulations within the Ministry of Marine and Fishery;
• 12. Indonesian Ministerial Decree number 545/KMK.01/2003 concerning the determining of Import Goods Classification System;
• 13. Indonesian Ministerial Regulation number 01/M-DAG/PER/3/2005 concerning organization and work order in the Ministry of Commerce as has been changed by Indonesian Ministerial Regulation number 30/M-DAG/PER/12/2005;
• 14. Indonesian Ministerial Regulation of Marine and Fishery number PER.07/MEN/2005 concerning Organization and Work Order in the Ministry of Marine and Fishery as has been changed by Indonesian Ministerial Regulation of Marine and Fishery number PER.13/MEN/2006;

DECIDES :

To stipulate :

THE JOINT REGULATION OF MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY CONCERNING TEMPORARY ABOLISHMENT OF SHRIMP IMPORTS INTO INDONESIAN TERRITORY

Article 1

(1) Shrimps as mentioned in the Appendix of this Joint Regulation are abolished to be imported into Indonesian territory.

(2) The abolishment as mentioned in clause (1) is effective for six (6) months since the approval of this Joint Regulation, and can be expanded for the next six (6) months.

Article 2

(1) Except from the condition in Article 1, are shrimps imported for knowledge and research.

(2) Shrimp imports for knowledge and research as mentioned in clause (1) are only be conducted after granted written license from Minister of Commerce based on written recommendation from Minister of Marine and Fishery.

Article 3

(1) Shrimps as mentioned in Article 1 clause (1) which arrive in ports in Indonesia on/after the date of the approval of this Joint Regulation must be re-exported or destroyed.

(2) Re-exporting or destroying the shrimps as mentioned in clause (1), are activities that become importer's responsibility and payment.

Article 4

The violence towards the conditions in this Joint Regulation will be condemned sanctions according to the applicable regulations and rules.

Article 5

Technical procedure for the implementation of this Joint Regulation will be further regulated by Director General of Foreign Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, together with Director General of Processing and Marketing of Fishery Products, Ministry of Marine and Fishery.

Article 6

This Joint Regulation takes in effect on the date of approval.

Hence everyone knows and orders to declare this Joint Regulation, by setting it in the Government Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.

Approved in Jakarta
on December 28, 2005

INDONSIAN MINISTER OF COMMERCE
(signature)
MARI ELKA PANGESTU

INDONESIAN MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERY
(signature)
FREDDY NUMBERI