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 13 June
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 submits a status report
on the implementation of rulings and recommendations of the DSB in the disputes
DS477/DS478 pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU.
Indonesia takes note concern raised
by New Zealand and the United States in the previous meeting with respect to
Indonesia's import licensing regimes, especially regarding implementation of
measure 1-18.
On measure 1-17, Indonesia
emphasizes that it has taken concrete steps through the amendment of relevant
regulations to address issues in horticultural, animals and animal products
import regimes. As we frequently addressed at this meeting, we have removed
disputed measures, namely harvest period restrictions, import realization
requirements, six-month harvest period requirements, reference price, and
domestic purchasing requirement.
Furthermore, Indonesia has made
significant adjustment with the enactment of Law No. 6/2023 that replaced Law
No.2/2022 concerning Job Creation to eliminate measure 18 on self-sufficiency.
We believe that these amended law
and regulations have addressed the measures at issue in these disputes, thus
bringing the measures into conformity with WTO rules.
On Commodity Balance mechanism,
Indonesia further reiterates that the mechanism has been put in place to
establish and promote a better business environment, business certainty, as
well as ensure the conduct of a seamless flow of goods via a National System on
Commodity Balance ("SINAS-NK") in a transparent and appropriate
manner, through reliable statistics carried out by the relevant
ministries/institutions.
Indonesia is convinced that the
said mechanism does not constitute as an additional burden in our import
regimes. In contrast, it will result in simpler and more efficient import
licensing procedures.
Indonesia is willing to work with
New Zealand and the United States with a view to finding positive solution to
these disputes.
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