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REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
No. 38/Permentan/OT.140/6/2010

CONCERNING
BAN ON THE IMPORT OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITARY STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

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

Considering:

a. that based on an official report of the World Animal Health Body (Office International des Epizooties/OIE) through the World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) Vol. 23-Number 16 dated April 7, 2010, there has been an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, due to FMD virus of serotype O;

b that until May 14, 2010 the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported to the World Animal Health Body (Office International des Epizooties/OIE) that there is still an outbreak of foot and mount disease in Japan;

c. that based on the consideration above to keep the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia free from foot and mouth diseases well as to prevent the entry and spread of foot and mouth disease into the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, It is necessary to stipulate a ban on the import of certain agricultural commodities from Japan into the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia;

In view of:

1. Law No. 4/1984 concerning Communicable Disease Outbreak (Statute Book No. 20/1984, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3273);

2. Law No. 12/1992 concerning Plant Cultivation System (Statute Book No. 46/1992, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3478);

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

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

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

7. Law No. 18/2009 concerning Animal Husbandry and Health (Statute Book No. 84/2009, Supplement to Statute Book No. 5015);

8. Law No. 36/2009 concerning Health (Statute Book No. 144/2009, Supplement to Statute Book No. 5063);

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

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

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

12. Presidential Decree No. 84/P/2009 concerning Establishment of United Indonesia Cabinet II;

13. Presidential Regulation No. 47/2009 concerning Establishment and Organization of State Ministries;

14. Presidential Regulation No. 24/2010 concerning Position, Duties, and Function of State Ministries as well as Organization Structure, Duties and Function of First Echelon of State Ministries;

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

16. Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 471/Kpts/HK.310/8/2002 concerning Places of Entry and Release of Carrier Media of Quarantine Animal Disease Pest;

17. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 299/Kpts/OT.140/7/2005 concerning Organization and Work Flow 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;

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

19. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 381/Kpts/OT.140/10/2005 concerning Guideline for the Certification of Veterinary Control of Animal Derivative Foods Business Unit;

20. Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 14/Permentan/OT.140/2/2008 concerning Guideline for the Control and Examination of Security and Quality of Animal Products;

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

DECIDES:

To stipulate:

REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE CONCERNING BAN ON THE IMPORT OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITARY STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Article 1

Certain agriculture commodities from Japan shall be banned from entering the territory of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia as follows:

1. mammals, pigs, and other animals with an even number of nails;

2. unprocessed animal products, such as meat, milk, cement, embryo, hide, bone, feather, wool are originated from mammals, pigs, and other animals with an even number of nails;

3. fresh animal feed, such as wee, rice stalks and the like already processed;

4. Finished feed and concentrates for mammals, pigs, and other animals with an event number of nails;

5. fertilizer originating from animals;

6. organ, gland, protein and extract of mammals, pigs, and other animal with an even number of nails;

7. biological products originating from mammals, pigs, and other animals with an even number of nails.

Article 2

Certain agriculture commodities as intended in Article 1 can enter to the territory of the Republic of Indonesia if they were shipped from Japan before April 7, 2010, and supported by official documents.

Article 3

PMK status in South Korea will be routinely evaluated every 2 (two) weeks based on WAHID OIE reports.

Article 4

This Regulation shall come into force as from the date of promulgation.

For public cognizance, this Ministerial Regulation shall be promulgated by placing it in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.

Stipulated in Jakarta
On March 19, 2010
MINISTER OF AGRICLURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
signed,
SUSWONO