Indonesia – importation of horticultural
products,
animals and animal products
Status Report regarding implementation of
the dsb recommendations and rulings
by Indonesia
Addendum
The following communication, dated 16 May
2023, from the delegation of Indonesia to the Chairperson of the Dispute
Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU.
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Indonesia submits a status report on the
implementation of the DSB’s recommendations and rulings in these disputes in
accordance with Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Indonesia continues to affirm its commitment
to implementing the recommendations and rulings of the DSB. As expressed in the
previous meetings, Indonesia wishes to highlight substantial adjustments done
to the measures at issue, namely the enforcement of Law No. 6/2023 on 31 March 2023
on the Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 2/2022 on Job
Creation, which revoke the Measure 18 with regard to self-sufficiency. A number
of Ministerial Regulations have also been adopted to repeal other disputed
measures, such as harvest period restriction, import realization requirement,
six-months harvest requirement, reference price and domestic purchase
requirement.
With regard to the Commodity Balance, we
would like to further reiterate that this framework aimed to serve as a tool to
provide the administration with a set of comprehensive, accurate, and reliable
information through integrated national database system. We truly believe that
this framework would simplify the procedures for the approval of import
application and enhance the ease of doing business, as well as to facilitate
trade.
Indonesia
wishes to reiterate its openness to work closely with New Zealand and the
United States to resolve these disputes.
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