RIPH, Revisi Dilakukan Seksama oleh Kementan dan Kemendag
Ministry of Agriculture to Revise RIPH Cautiously to Involve the Ministry of Trade
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Pertanian mempersiapkan secara matang revisi regulasi tentang Rekomendasi Impor Produk Hortikultura (RIPH) dengan melibatkan Kementerian Perdagangan melalui penyempurnaan Peraturan Menteri Pertanian (Permendag) dan Peraturan Menteri Perdagangan (Permentan).
Pelaksana Teknis (Plt)Dirjen Pengolahan dan Pemasaran Hasil Pertanian Kementerian Pertanian, Haryono mengatakan pihaknya memperkirakan revisi aturan tentang RIPH diperkirakan rampung pada Mei mendatang.
"Pemerintah tidak akan terburu-buru melakukan revisi dalam regulasi RIPH. Tujuannya, agar hasilnya maksimal demi kepentingan petani dan rakyat tanpa mengabaikan kepentingan pengusaha sebagai importir," kata Haryono kepada pers di kantornya, pekan lalu.
Di tempat terpisah, Menteri Pertanian Suswono menegaskan tekad pemerintah untuk menuntaskan revisi regulasi RIPH dengan Kementerian Perdagangan melalui penerapan tarif bea masuk dalam RIPH tersebut.
"Mudah-mudahan bisa segera rampung. Namun, harus dilihat juga apakah penggunaan tarif ini dampaknya positif atau negatif ketika FTA (Free Trade Area) berlaku," kata Suswono.
Pasalnya, kata Suswono, penerapan tarif bea masuk merupakan poin penting dalam revisi regulasi RIPH dengan pola impor yang jelas.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Ministry of Agriculture to prepare carefully in revising the regulation of Horticultural Products Import Recommendation (RIPH) with the involvement of the Ministry of Commerce, through the improvement of Minister of Agriculture Regulation and Minister of Trade Regulation.
Technical Executive Director General of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Haryono said it expects revisions rules on RIPH expect to be complete in May.
"The government will not rush revising the regulation RIPH. Goal, for maximum results in the interest of farmers and people without ignoring interests of entrepreneurs as an importer," said Haryono told reporters at his office recently.
In a separate place, Minister of Agriculture Suswono affirmed the government´s determination to complete the revision RIPH with the Ministry of Trade through the application of import tariffs in the RIPH.
"Hopefully it can be complete soon. However, have to see if the use of these rates with the positive or negative impact on the implementation of the Free Trade Area," said Suswono.
The reason, said Suswono, the application of import tariffs is an important point in the revision RIPH with a clear pattern of imports.
