8 June, 2018
General
Presidential Regulation No. 13 of 2018 dated March 5, 2018, regarding the Implementation of the Principle on Recognizing Bene cial Ownership of Corporations in the Framework of the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering and Criminal Acts of Terrorism Financing. This Regulation requires corporations to reveal their bene cial owners. Its stated aim is to prevent and exterminate money laundry and terrorism nancing. This Regulation came into force on the date of its enactment.
Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises
Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Regulation No. 11/PER/M.KUKM/XII/2017 of 2018 dated January 12, 2018, regarding the Implementation of Sharia Savings, Loan and Financing Business Activities by Cooperatives. This Regulation aims to improve access to nancing by cooperatives. It came into force on the date of its promulgation.
Health
Minister of Health Regulation No. 62 of 2017 dated January 12, 2018, regarding Distribution Licenses for Medical Devices, In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices and Household Health Product Supplies. Marketing authorizations for medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and household health product supplies are now applied for and approved online through the Indonesia National Single Window or at regalkes.kemkes.go.id. The Marketing authorizations apply for a period of ve years. This Regulation entered into force on January 12, 2018.
Minister of Health Regulation No. 60 of 2017 dated January 29, 2018, regarding Supervision of Marketing Authorizations for the Importation of Medical Devices, In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices and Household Health Product Supplies. This Regulation gives the Ministry of Health the authority to inspect imported medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and household health product supplies. Inspection reports issued by the Ministry of Health will be followed by a recommendation to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, which will then decide whether to allow the imported products into the customs area or require the re-export of such products. This Regulation came into force on February 1, 2018.
Law administration and legal profession
Minister of Law and Human Rights Regulation No. 34 of 2017 dated January 8, 2018, regarding Procedures for the Registration of Legal Entities, Amendment of Articles of Association and Bylaws, and Making Changes to the Management of Political Parties. This Regulation aims to improve legal services for political parties in order to accommodate the needs of the community through the use of information technology. This Regulation will come into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Tourism
Minister of Tourism Regulation No. 3 of 2018 dated March 20, 2018, regarding Operational Guidelines for the Management of Special Allocation Funds for Physical Tourism Areas. The stated aim of this Regulation is to create convenience, comfort and safety for tourists visiting tourism destinations. This Regulation came into force on the date of its promulgation.
Minister of Tourism Regulation No. 4 of 2018 dated March 20, 2018, regarding the Revocation of Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Regulation No. PM.106/ PW.006/MPEK/2011 regarding Hotel Security Management System. This Regulation revokes said regulation, which was considered no longer to be relevant. It came into force on the date of its promulgation.
Trade
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 8 of 2018 dated January 12, 2018, regarding the Second Amendment of Minister of Trade Regulation No. 36/M-DAG/PER/7/2013 regarding Provisions for the Import of Plastic Raw Materials. This Regulation provides that imported plastic raw materials will be examined for compliance with the requirements for such imported items after being released from the customs and excise area. The importer must prepare an online self-declaration form stating that it has complied with the plastic raw materials import requirements before the goods are utilized, traded and/or handed over. This Regulation came into force on February 1, 2018.
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 17 of 2018 dated January 15, 2018, regarding the Second Amendment of Minister of Trade Regulation No. 127/M-DAG/PER/12/2015 regarding Import Provisions for Used Capital Goods. This Regulation provides that imported used capital goods will be examined for import compliance (in the form of Import Approval and Surveyor Report) after being transported from the customs area. Companies that import used capital goods not in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation are subject to sanctions including the recall of such used capital goods from circulation. This Regulation came into force on February 1, 2018
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 22 of 2018 dated January 16, 2018, regarding the Third Amendment of Minister of Trade Regulation No. 82/M-DAG/PER/12/2016 regarding Import Provisions for Iron, Steel, Alloy Steel and their Derivative Products. This Regulation removes the requirement to secure a technical recommendation to, inter alia, obtain import approval, amend import approval and for post-border supervisory measures. It also provides that imported products found in noncompliance with laws and regulations will be recalled and destroyed, as opposed to being re-exported pursuant to the previous regulation. This Regulation came into force on February 1, 2018.
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 24 of 2018 dated January 16, 2018, regarding Provisions and Procedures for the Issuance of Certi cate of Origin (“CoA”) for Goods Originating in Indonesia. The stated aim of this Regulation is to improve the ow of goods and to simplify the implementation of the issuance of CoA from Indonesia for export purpose. This Regulation provides that the CoA shall consist of Preference CoA and Non-Preference CoA. By the issuance of this Regulation, exporters are required to use a Preference CoA and/or Non-Preference CoA to export certain goods. This Regulation also provides the mechanism for the issuance of the CoA. It came into force on the date of its enactment.
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 28 of 2018 dated January 31, 2018, regarding the Implementation of Post-Border Import Examinations. This Regulation governs that the import monitoring and examination mechanism has shifted from within customs and excise areas to areas outside the of cial customs and excise areas. This Regulation also provides that importers are required to submit self-declaration forms online through INATRADE’s of cial website within 48 hours of obtaining an Import-Noti cation (Pemberitahuan Impor Barang or “PIB”) number from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. This Regulation came into force on February 1, 2018.
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 36 of 2018 dated March 5, 2018, regarding the Implementation of Trading Activity Supervision. This Regulation provides that (i) trade licensing, (ii) trade of supervised, prohibited and/or regulated goods, (iii) distribution, (iv) registration of domestic and imported goods related to the issues of security, safety, health and environment, (v) implementation of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI), (vi) warehouse registration, (vii) storage of staple goods and/or important goods, and (viii) trading using electronic systems shall be supervised by Commerce Supervisors (Petugas Pengawas Tertib Niaga or “PPTN”) and/or Civil Servant Trade Investigators (Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil Perdagangan or “PPNS-DAG”). This Regulation came into force on March 5, 2018.
Transportation
Minister of Transportation Regulation No. 23 of 2018 dated March 9, 2018, regarding Online Services for Transportation Licensing at the Directorate General of Land Transportation. Applications for land transportation licenses shall now be submitted to the Ministry of Trade online through the Online Transportation License and Multimode Information System (Sistem Perizinan Online Angkutan Moda dan Multimoda or “SPIONAM”). License applications that must now be submitted using SPIONAM include ferry transportation minimum service standard license, ferry ship operation approvals, route-based transportation licenses, non-route-based transportation licenses, special load transportation licenses and multimode transportation licenses. This Regulation came into force on the date of its enactment.
