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, received on 13 May 2024, 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 reiterates its commitment to implement the rulings and recommendations of the DSB as well as to provide a status report on DS477/DS478 in accordance with Article 21.6 of the DSU.

With regard to self-sufficiency measure, Indonesia is of the view that the enactment of Law No. 6/2023, which replaced Law No. 2/2022 concerning Job Creation has eliminated inconsistent measure, as indicated in the Panel and Appellate Body reports.

On measure 1-17, Indonesia believes that it has taken significant and concrete actions by removing disputed measures through the amendment of related Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Trade Regulations concerning horticultural products, animals, and animal products, such as harvest period restrictions, import realization requirements, six-month harvest period requirements, reference price, and domestic purchasing requirements.

Indonesia takes note of the concerns raised by complainants at the previous DSB meetings and emphasizes that the Commodity Balance mechanism aiming to facilitate trade without imposing unnecessary barriers. Furthermore, Indonesia submits that the National System on Commodity Balance ("SINAS-NK") serves as assurances that the import approval is processed accordingly and in appropriate manner.

Indonesia is willing to work with New Zealand and the United States with a view to reach a positive solution on these disputes.

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