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MINISTERIAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE
No. 482/KPTS/PD.620/8/2006

CONCERNING

THE IMPORT OF RUMINANTS CATTLE AND ITS PRODUCTS FROM A COUNTRY OR PART OF A COUNTRY (ZONE) WITH BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) EPIDEMIC
INTO INDONESIAN TERRITORY

IN THE NAME OF GOD

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,

Considers:

In view of :

Notices :

World Animal Health Organization/ Office Internationale des Epizooties (WAHO/OLIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code in 2005.

DECIDES:

To stipulate :

MINISTERIAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE CONCERNING THE IMPORT OF RUMINANTS CATTLE AND ITS PRODUCTS FROM COUNTRY OR PART OF A COUNTRY (ZONE) WITH BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) EPIDEMIC INTO THE INDONESIAN TERRITORY.

Article 1

(1) Country or part of a country (zone) which is the origin of ruminants and its products that can be permitted its entrance into Indonesian territory are countries that have negligible status against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy that is called here and after as BSE (Negligible BSE Risk).

(2) The types of ruminants and its products,having the risks of carrying BSE disease agents that come from Country or part of a country (zone) infected by BSE, which status is indeterminable (Undetermined BSE Risk) and a Country or part of a country (zone) infected by BSE, which status is controlled (Controlled BSE Risk), are prohibited its entrance into Indonesian territory.

(3) The types of ruminants and its products that have the risks of carrying BSE disease agents that is prohibited its entrance as stated in clause (2) are as listed in Attachment-1 of this Regulation.

Article 2

Specially for the Specified Risk Material (SRM) types of ruminants products that have very high infectivity as epidemic spreading agents of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) and other ruminants products contaminated with Specified Risk Material (SRM) that come from a country or part of a country which status is Controlled BSE Risk and Undetermined BSE Risk, are prohibited its entrance into Indonesian territory.

Article 3

Especially for ruminants products as listed in Attachment-II that come from a country or part of a country which status is negligible (Negligible BSE Risk), controlled (Controlled BSE Risk), and undetermined (Undetermined BSE Risk) against Bovine Encephalopathy disease, are permitted its entrance into Indonesian territory.

Article 4

(1) Country which is the origin of ruminants and its products that come from a country which status is controlled (Controlled BSE Risk) can be permitted its entrance into Indonesian territory if the ruminants and its products come from that part of country (zone) which status is negligible (negligible BSE Risk).

(2) The types of ruminants and its products that come from part of a country (zone) which status is negligible (Negligible BSE Risk) as stated in clause (1) that is going to be entered into Indonesian territory must comply to the technical requirements as stated in Attachment-III of this Regulation.

Article 5

(1) Director General of Cattle Farm is doing System Examination and Assessment of animal health and health of veterinary people in a Country or part of a country (zone) which is the origin of the cattle and its products that is going to be entered into Indonesian territory as stated in Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, and Article 4 of this Regulation.

(2) According to the examination result of risk and system assessment of animal health and health of veterinary people as stated in clause (1) can be considered its entrance or rejection, therefore the Director General of Cattle Farm Has Set the types of ruminants and its products from Country or part of a country (zone) that can be entered or prohibited its entrance into Indonesian territory.

Article 6

The types of ruminants and its products that are prohibited and able to be entered into Indonesian territory as stated in Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, and Article 4, in forth can be reconsidered based on the development of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease situation and the result of risk examination.

Article 7

Meat Meal, Bone Meal, Blood Meal, Meat and Bone Meal (MBM), and other ruminant origin substances that is entered according to this regulation are prohibited its use as ruminant cattle food as regulated in the Ministerial Policy of Agriculture No. 471/KPTS/TN.530/7/2002 concerning Prohibition of Consuming Meat Meal, Bone Meal, Blood Meal, Meat Meal and Bone (MBM) and Other Substances That Come from Ruminants as Ruminants Cattle Food.

Article 8

(1) By acting this Regulation, therefore the Ministerial Policy of Agriculture No. 445/KPTS/TN.540/7/2002 is no longer effective.

(2) This Regulation is effective on the date of approval.

approved in Jakarta
On August 22, 2006

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
ANTON APRIYANTONO

Copies of these Regulations are delivered to the following:


ATTACHMENT 1
MINISTERIAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE

NUMBER : 482/KPTS/PD.620/8/2006
DATE : August 22, 2006

THE TYPES OF RUMINANTS AND ITS PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE RISKS OF CARRYING BSE DISEASE AGENTS THAT IS PROHIBITED ITS ENTRANCE INTO INDONESIAN TERRITORY.

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
ANTON APRIYANTONO


ATTACHMENT 2
MINISTERIAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE

NUMBER : 482/KPTS/PD.620/8/2006
DATE : August 22, 2006

TYPES OF RUMINANT-ORIGINATED PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE ALLOWED THE ENTRANCE INTO INDONESIAN TERRITORY WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FROM COUNTRY OR PART OF A COUNTRY, WHICH HAS RISK STATUS TOWARD BSE.

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
ANTON APRIYANTONO


ATTACHMENT 3
MINISTERIAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE

NUMBER : 482/KPTS/PD.620/8/2006
DATE : August 22, 2006

TYPES OF RUMINANT PRODUCTS AND THEIR TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED FOR THEIR INTRODUCTIONS.

1. Boneless Cow meat (deboned meat) except for the meat that is mechanically separated and Bone (Mechanically Separated Meat/MSM) with requirements as follows:

2. Ruminant Meat and Bone Meat (MBM) with requirements as follows:

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
ANTON APRIYANTONO