21 Oct 2016
SIMPLIFICATION OF PROVISIONS ON IMPORTATION OF GADGETS
The government amended, for the third time, the provisions on importation of cellular phones and handheld and tablet computers (“Gadgets”) by issuing Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 41/M-DAG/PER/5/2016 of 2016 (“Regulation”) regarding Third Amendment to Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 82/M-DAG/PER/12/2012 regarding the same subject matter. In line with the main…
21 Oct 2016
DRAFT LAW ON DRUG AND FOOD SUPERVISION
The Government has submitted a draft law on Drug and Food Supervision (“Bill“) to the House of Representatives, just in time following the recent uncovering of the counterfeit vaccine and drugs scandal. The Bill has been included in the 2015-2019 National Legislative Program, even though it is not placed in the priority category for the year 2016. Serving as an umbrella for regulations…
21 Oct 2016
NEW PATENT LAW
On 26 August 2016, the Indonesian Government enacted Law No. 13 of 2016 on Patents (“New Patent Law”). This new law became effective on the enactment date and replaces Law No. 14 of 2001 on the same subject matter (“Old Patent Law”). The noteworthy provisions of the New Patent Law are as follows: Scope of Patent Protection The New Patent Law stipulates in its Chapter II Article…
21 Oct 2016
AMENDMENT TO NUISANCE PERMIT REGULATION
The Minister of Home Affairs has recently enacted Regulation No. 22 of 2016, resulting in an amendment of Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs No. 27 of 2009 on Guidelines for the Granting of Regional Nuisance Permits. This amendment is part of President Joko Widodo’s policy to reduce the number of required business permits/licenses to start a business. The amendment results in two important…