Indonesia

The Decree of the Deputy of Fish Quarantine of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 13 Year 2025 establishes the procedures for the registration of exporters from the country of origin intending to export fish and fishery products into the Republic of Indonesia as a pre-border measure risk control instrument to ensure fish health, biosecurity, traceability, and the safety and quality of fishery products. This regulation regulates the procedure or stages of registration, which include harmonization and bilateral communication with the Competent Authority of the exporting country, submission and evaluation of questionnaires (country and exporters), implementation of on-site audits, and review and determination of registration recommendations. It further sets out provisions concerning the addition of commodity scope, extension of registration validity, periodic monitoring and evaluation, as well as mechanisms for suspension or rejection in cases where minimum requirements are not fulfilled. The Indonesian Quarantine Authority (IQA) will issue registration numbers to all exporters from the country of origin that comply with the import requirements for fish and fishery products as stipulated by Indonesia.In addition, IQA as the competent border authority in Indonesia, as mandated by Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning animal, fish, and plant quarantine, and as the veterinary quarantine authority in accordance with Government Regulation Number 34 of 2024, IQA plays a significant role in the export, import, and inter-area movement of animal, fish, and plant commodities as well as in ensuring that products entering Indonesia are healthy and safe for human consumption.Concerning the entry into force of the provisions stipulated in this regulation, IQA grants a grace period of 12 (twelve) months, commencing from the date this regulation is notified to the WTO Secretariat.

Decree of the Chairman of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority No 9 Year of 2024 Concerning Quarantine Documents and Seals

The Indonesian Quarantine Authority (IQA) is the official Indonesian border competent authority, as notified in G/SPS/N/IDN/148. IQA is the authority competent for border protection of animal, fish and plant, protecting borders against the entry and spread of pests and diseases in animals, fish, and plant organisms. In addition, IQA is responsible for monitoring and/or controlling the quality of food, quality of feed, GMOs, invasive alien species, plants and wildlife, and rare species entering the territory of Indonesia.IQA regulates the Procedures for Integrated Quarantine and Surveillance Measures under Decree of the Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 14 Year 2024 as notified in G/SPS/N/IDN/154 dated 8 January 2025 and G/SPS/N/IDN/154/Corr.1 dated 21 January 2025, which focus on the format of the Health Certificate (HC) for export of fish and fishery products into Indonesia. Referring to the format HC, all exporting countries shall comply with Indonesia's import requirements, in particular the declaration of free of aquatic animal diseases listed by WOAH and free of quarantine-listed diseases of aquatic animals, as governed by Indonesian regulations. Related to this, the Indonesian Quarantine Authority regulates kinds of quarantine pests and diseases of fish, causative organisms, categories, and carriers under Decree of the Chairman of the Indonesian Quarantine Number 677 of 2025.

This regulation is a revised version of Indonesian FDA Regulation Number 6 of 2018 on Control of Genetically Engineered Food Products. Once this new regulation is enacted, the previous regulation (Regulation of the Indonesian FDA Number 6 of 2018 on Control of Genetically Engineered Food Products) will be revoked.This regulation outlines general provisions, requirements, food safety approval for genetically engineered products, genome editing, labelling of genetically engineered food, food safety control, management of the potential negative impacts of genetically engineered food products on human health, and an appendix containing guidelines for conducting of genetically engineered food safety assessment. The appendix contains the following:Guidelines for food safety assessment of genetically engineered products -- single event;Guidelines for food safety assessment of genetically engineered products -- stacked event;    3. Guidelines for food safety assessment of highly refined products produced by genetically engineered microorganisms.

In Item 6 of document G/SPS/N/IDN/154, the first paragraph:Indonesian Quarantine Authority (IQA) as the official Indonesian border competent authority as notified in WTO G/SPS/N/IDN/148, regulates the Procedures for Integrated Quarantine and Surveillance Measures under Decree of the Chairman of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 14 Year 2014.should read as follows:Indonesian Quarantine Authority (IQA) as the official Indonesian border competent authority as notified in WTO G/SPS/N/IDN/148, regulates the Procedures for Integrated Quarantine and Surveillance Measures under Decree of the Chairman of the Indonesian Quarantine Authority Number 14 Year 2024.