Decree No. 265 of the Ministry of Agriculture concerning Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Live Fish into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia

DSCfG3 0] 'i:rZ :.:I!;I3~::m OP lIGltI,CULTURE Ira.: ?G5/K?t~/LB0730/5/l905 Concerninc QUAHAHTT1m ~l!):~~!!cr.~~~f'r§ ron Tli~ j]'~POfiTAT!On OF LIV2 PISH rnro THE TEHlUTORY OF THE REPU3LIC OF I:r oo:rZSIA THE :.:I:TISTEH OF AGRICULTURE Conaidering Referrinc to Ta lay down n , '~hat fi:Jhery z-o aour-ce n arc v'Jry potential for nntiono.l development to 1'0.100 the welfare of the people; b o that fishery resources must, therefore, be protected acainst the hazards posed by exotic disease aGents and pests; c. that live fish i~ported into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia may carry dan~erous fish disease agents and pests; d. that baaed on the above-mentioned facts it is deemed necessary to ~tipu1ate quarantine requirements for the importation of live fish into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. 1. kl':r :!0.9 of 1)05 (statute Book 1985 : 46); 2. Preaidontial D3cree Uo.44 of 1974; 3. Presidential Do cro o !l0045/!.: of 19n3; 4. Pre~idcntinl Decree Mo.15 of 1904; 5. Decree of t;l:;' :.iinistcr of Ac;ricul ture !t 0 .8l9/Kpts/Um/ll/1980; 6. Decree of the :.:inistcr of l,c;riculture No.179/ICpts/Um!3/1982; 7. Do crcc of tho :.:ininter of M~riculture 11 ooOT. 21 0/706/Kpts/ 9/1903; 8 0 Decree of the :.:inister of Agriculture Ho.45/Kpts/OT 0 210/2/ 1986. !I.f..S meIDED DZC~lliE OF TH3 :.;r:rISJ::im OF AG:UCULTUHZ CO:rClmUING QUAHAUTDm m:QUIlill:.m:TTS PO::1 '~!lE iI:,:POH'l'ATIO:~ 01" LIVE FISH IiT'rO THE I£EmU'.rORY O? T!IS ::tEPw3LIC 01' I:r DO:mSIA , Article 1 In tMs Decree a. "Fishll means all speciea of finh inclUdinG other o.quntic biota in all stngca of development/0xi~te!1cea3 referred to in Law No.9 of 1985. bo "Foreien Fish Quarantine" r.1oans the Government endeavour to prevent the introduction of daneerous fiah disease ocents and peats into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia; c. "Importation" mo nn n the Lmp or ba tion of livi: fiah from abroad in to the territory of the Hepublic of Indonesia. d. IlQuarantine Actions" means all activitiea aimed at preventinG the intro duction of danrto r ouu fiah di~':'aac ac;onta an d peats into the "territory of the RepUblic of Indonesia and inclUde health inspection, refusal for entry, detention, observation, isolation, treatment, destruction, release and othcr activities deemed necessary. eo "Danc;eroun Dineaae AGcnta and Posts" ~eans fiah diseasc aGents and pests whdch en dangc r' fish life. f 0 "Points of Lntry" mcano ae ap or t a , airports and other places deemed ne ce a nnr'y , whd.ch nr'o <lcair;na ted by th·"] !.:inintor of Aerlcul ture as places thrOUGh whdch the on t r'y of live fish i[3 aLl.owo d , 2 c;. "Post-en try Qu~run tine j~sto.01ishr,1ent" moan s 0. p l.acc '."lith various facilities baloncing to tha Fish quarc!ltine Station ut point of entry, where imported live fish arc iaolatcd, inspected und observed. h. "Fish Quarantine Officer" mo nn s n civil se r'van t appointed by the uuthorized official to perform qu~ro.ntine nctions. i 0 "'rrat)::Jit of Live l"islt" mo an n bho tcmpornry u t ay of live fish commodity '."Ihich o.rriv89 in the country from abroad bofore it proceeds to a destination in another foreiGn country. ;j. "Ownor" moan c 0. no. t ur-o.L 01' ;]t1.1' i d i c u l person who is r-o sp onnl 'ole for the . Lrnp ort a t Lon of LLvo fish. k s " Import Permit" means n ':Iri-'.;-'.;an authorizntion issued by the rHnister of Acriculture or an official u:)~')ointad by h11:1 for e a ch importation of live fi nh , 1. "Fish Health Certific[~te" r.H 'D.:1S a certificute issued by an authorized Government o.Gency in t!lC c6u~try of oriGin or country of despatch statinc; that thb livo fish, the s:1ccies und q1.1o.:1tit,y of which mentioned therein, have been Ln np oc t c d and found to '0') free fro:n rJo.ngorou8 disease ac;ents and pests. rn , "Certifico.te of i~x:i.t f:'ol:1 Customs Area" no an a a ccrt-3:;ficate iaaued by the nuthori zed Fish Q\.I:J.Y.'o.n ~:LI1() Officor at po.i n t of en try to tho owno r- of imported Ll vo fish 11:3 u document :J~;atinr.:; that the :::~1ipJ:l()nt of live fish han been received for detention in the Pont-entry Quaro.ntino Eatablishment. n , "Certificate of I{010ufJO fro::l lua~antine" mean s a certificate issued by th'3 au thorizod ]l'ish ·~uo.l'a':1Uno O~fic0r a t po i n t of entry stntine that the Lmpoz-tc d Li.vc fish ':Ihich havo u1dor:ono quaz-an t Lne arc free or have been frr.:crl from (lo.n!~cl'ouS fis!: clj,80oS0 e,r:ants nn d pe a t a an d have met other qunrnntrl.n o r-o qul r-otno n t n , an d L~l'C t':C'!'(]forn l'''~r.o.:;()tl from quurn n t t.no , 0 0 II Certificate of RoI'uaa'l," moan s a certificate issued by the authorized Fish Quarantine Officcr at ~ointof entry statinG that the imported live fiah arc refUGed en try, either bo-caus o tho live fish ore not froe or cannot possibly bo freed from denccrous fish dinen:::e a~cnts and peats, or because the·importo.tion of live fish han not c ornpLd e d '.o1i th other re qut r-emerrt s , p. 1I01'ficial Report of Destruction" means an officiel report issued by tho authorized Fich quar-an t l no Officer at point" of cntry statinr.; thot the import ed livo fish have boen deDtroyed, eithcr bnco.use the live fish are not freo or cannot p08sibly be froed fron danGe~ous di:::ease aGents Dnd pents, or because thc importation of live fish has not complied with other reqUirements. J,rticle 2 All Lmpoz-t abd on c of liV0 f:1.[;!"l. ::;:2.11 c ompLy ':Ii t h t ho qua r-an tine 1'0 quircmen ts UfJ :Jtiplllatou in tiLLS Doc i-o o , (J.) 'I'hc im~)ortnt:i.on of Ll, vc riD:1 ~;1O.11 0:112.' be :)~rl:1:i. t t o d throuc;h tho desic;nnted polnts of entry. (2) Live fish Lmpor to d throU~~1 p La cc s ot:oe~ t!~nn those referred to in parncrnph (1) aho.ll be refused entry O~ ~cst~oyed. l,r'.;iclo 4 (1) Any :i.1~J~orb:(l live fis:1 'jl::.~ll bq co vo r-od by an Emp oz-t Permit and accompanied by a. I"ial1. IIc['11tl1 Cc r tli:ico. t c • (2) Imported Li vo fish ':rhicl! 0.1'0 n o t c ove r e d 'J''/ an Lmpor t Permit referred to in pn~[lcrnph (1) nlra'l l, b·: r(J:'tl.~;ccl on t r y or dc s t r-oyc d , (3) Irn!)orto<1 1i'/0 fiG}1 \':hlclt ::11'0 n o t ac c o.npn n i o d by a !·'ish IIoalth Certificate referred to in !)o.ra3ra~)h (l) 0Ut upon inspection arc found to be free from dnn(;crous d.l no a oc o.;~:cnta o.n11 :'i)stS ::::-:0.11 only be r-eLe a no d after a dispensa tion from the Fish !!0o.lth Gs:?.'tificatc ~'o'luiremont ha o been c;rantcd by the Director of the Centro fo~ As~iculturnl Quarantine. J Article 5 The Uiniator of A~riculturo ~Q~orcinoG the cpccioc of daneorous fish diocese neCl1'~t.l nt,.} !jl.H~'~~; the ~!'iJc:l~n or livo i'i!'lh to be p!'oh:lb1.'~cu emh'lY; nlH1 tho prohibition on the Lmp or t n t Lcn of live fish from c oun t rtl o s in wh.i ch dan gc r-oua fish d.l s oanc n C"l'C ap r'c ad i.nr: r;~):i.d{]:~:ic~ll~l. Ar-t t c Lo G (1) If c on oi.dc ro d uc c o s na.r-y , a t any point of entry referred to in Article 3 paral~rai)h (1) tIl<) owno r , on c on dl tiona to be imposed by the Director of Contre for Acricultllro.l ~u~rantino, may nrovtde a Poat-ontry Quarantino g:::tnbl i::::hmont in or out c.i dc til'~ port ar-o a under the supervi:::ion of the nuthorized Fish Quarantine Officer at point of entry. (2) The Vi::::h Quarantine Orficor at point of entry ::::ho.ll have the authority to ~c'':''rorm quaz-an t Ln c ac t Lon s in the Post-entry Qunrantine 3::::tablishment referrod to in parac~a~~ (1). Article 7 :N 0 person shall ".Je ello"/ed ";0 on tel' a Post-en try Quaran tine E::::tablishment without a ~rittcn pcrmis~ion ~iven by the authorized Fish Quarantine Officer nt p ol n t of entry, o xco n t t!~()!1e o:f:.'f-i.cers oz-rl o r o d by him to porform qunrnn t i.no action:::: in such place. (1) Th'3 o.rn o r shall not:Lfy 1;:'10 a'tt:1oriz01 7ish Quarantine Officer at point of entry roferred to in h:::'ticlc J paracraph (1) of the prospoctiv~ arrival of a shipment of liv~ fish at loc~t four days before the arrivnl of tho uhl pmc n b , (2) t.t the tir.10 thn C0:1si.c~n!:10~lt of 1i";0 fish arrives the owno r- shall sllbmit tho c on nLgnrnc n t a Lonr; ":i t:l ';!},c r'3rl,'..tir8cl do cuaie n t n to tho authorized li'inIt qurt.t'ant:i.n(' O:-ficer [1.1; :)ai!1t of cn t r y for tho pur-pone of qunra n t Luo nctions. ( 3) ( '1-) If tho c on s i.gumen t If livo Zi s11 is a c c ompnn i.e d by the re quired documents, the live flaIl ':Ii th ~~..:ir t:lcir pac~inl3 s:1al1 immediately be foraarded to tho Post-on try (~uarnl)t:l.nc :.:;~~tc.blis:ll:!ent and a Cc::.'tificatc of E:;.::it from Customs 8210.11 be issued to t:le o::ner. The quaz-an t Ln o pcriod o.t -!;:F) Po s t -cu t r'y ~ual'antine EstabLf.nhmen t shall be at most one 1!lal1th; ho·,'r,~v~:::.' in c o r t e i.n cacc s to be do t o rrnl.n o d by the Fish Quarantine Officer at point of entry the quarantine period may be extended. Article 9 be removed for the disinfected (1) 'rhe transit of live fish ':rithin the territory of the Hepublic of Indonesia is prohib.L ted in case t::10 live fish comno df ty comes from 0. country in which 0. danGorous fish dLno ano is kn own , to he spreadinG epidemico.lly. (2) In cane a violation of t he p r ovd s Lon referred to in pa.rugz-aph (1) occurs the live fish shall be destroyed. Article 10 At the Post-entry 1uarantine Establishment the live fish 'shall from their packinB and put into a container provided thorefor pUl'!)OSO of observation, "I:},ile their pa ck.i.n g and wa t o r nhn'lL be or dcstroyed. (2) If durinG the obs·:::r'lc.l;ivn i t b::lCO!~1CS evident that there arc live fish spo cf.o c ':Ihich a r-o diff0!':)!lt fro:n t:10sa ':Iri tton in thair ac c ornpanytl ng d ocumc n t njbuo Lt vo :-L~:, ~:~,all :)I~ dc s t r oyc d , (3) If uurin:.:; ';:.:; ob:::;rve";:!.at1 it bCSO::1CS evident that all the live fiah n po cl.o n 8.1'0 U:::: :::nr':'J n:-; ~::')s') ',','ri tt,..:n in t:1cir ac c ompan y.l ng documents, the live fL~h :::~lall be in~L:c::;)r.l D.S to ti:cir he a l.fh , , "i If after Iio nLbh Lnno o c t.Lon Lt bo c orno s evident that tho live fish are free from dancorous"dinQuso aGents nnd pest~ the live fish shall be J.~olonsou on tho :lnsuanco of a CorUficnto of RolQUOO from Qua:t.~antine to the owno r , Article 11 If in t ho proper purf()l'r:lance of tho qun r-an t Lno ncti on o ut\IilUI,~n or d o n t h oc cur-n to tho live f'Lnh , the Govarm:1cn"t or tl~a P{sh ~luarantine Officer is exempt from all cluima for com~cnsation. I. rJdclc 12 (1) The destruction of',livo :1S~ as rcforred to in Article 3 paraGraph (2), Article 4 ~nrnsrnph (2), Article 5 pnracrap}l (2), Article 10 paracraph (2) nnd (6), shall be carri0d out by the Fish Quarantine Officer. (2) Bach do o t r-uc t Lon shal.L 00 '::i t ne o se d '0'./ t;"e o.me r or his proxy, Cue t oms Officer, Police Officer, nnd '0y o~~ic0rs 0f other acencicc concerned. (3) In ouch cnc o 0::' dO:Jt!."~ction an off:1.cic.l rc p or t of dcnt ruc t Lon shall be made in tri~)l:Lcabo , t:::) ~ir::::~; c opy is for tho owno r , tho no c on d copy for tho Customs, :end tbJ t~ir~l cony fOl' ~::o authorized Fiah Quarantine OfJ.'ieor at poin t of o n t r y , Artic10 13 1'110 ownc r :::lt~tl1 ):o.v':) no ~'lr::~t to cla.~.::l:'or or z-oce Lve any c ompo n out Lon in tho event of Ids live .Ci:::h :)"itlG cl']s"vro::,'od an rofcrl'ed to in Article 3 paracraph (2), Article 4 ?c.~a.craph (2), Article 9 paragraph (2), Article 10 parucraphs'(l), (2) an d (6). Article I!' (1) All f'o o a and charrjo n c on nc c t o d ',':i t>. t!:'J ~)'Jrfc::"i:lance of quarantine nctiJons. . shall ~)C bo rn c 0:,' t:~'J o·,'::::,!,. (2) The schedule of faes and c~:[~rGos rc~a::"rcd to in paragraph (1) and the proce dur-o for thQircollaction sha.lL 00 lc.id dovn by the i.!inister of AGriculture in a so~arntc DucrIJc. (3) All mono y rcc',):!. vo d in c onno c t Lon ','ti t;1 t ho collection of the fees and char-gc s referred to in ~)arc.G::.'aph (1) s!1o.ll constitute the revenue o~ the State an d nhaL'l, be c]'::lOSJ. t o d in tl:o 3tatc T::,'cnsury. Thia Decree chn.lL CO\~lC into effect on tho (by of its Lcauan ce , Issued in Jakarta on the 6th day of May 1986. THE UnnSTEH OF AGRICULTURE. sgd (Ir Achmad Affnndi.)