Registration of Horticultural Plant Varieties In October 2025, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia (the “Minister”) issued Regulation of the Minister (“RM”) No. 24 of 2025 regarding the Registration of Horticultural Plant Varieties (“RM 24/2025”), which came into effect on 13 October 2025. By the enactment of RM 24/2025, the previous regulation,…

New Amendment to Mineral and Coal Mining Regulations In September 2025, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia promulgated Government Regulation No. 39 of 2025 regarding the Second Amendment to Government Regulation No. 96 of 2021 regarding the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities (“GR 39/2025”). This regulation was enacted and took effect…

Industrial Data and Industrial Area Data In March 2025, the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia (the “Minister”) issued Regulation of the Minister No. 13 of 2025 regarding the Procedures for the Submission of Industrial Data, Industrial Area Data, Other Data, Industrial Information, and Other Information through the National Industrial Information System (“RM…

Business Stages under the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 28 of 2025 In June 2025, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (“Government”) issued the Government Regulation (“GR”) No. 28 of 2025 regarding the Implementation of Risk-Based Business Licensing (“GR 28/2025”), which came into effect on 5 June 2025. By the enactment…

Beneficial Owners of Corporations  In February 2025, the Minister of Law of the Republic of Indonesia (the “MOL”) issued Regulation of the MOL No. 2 of 2025 regarding the Verification and Supervision of the Beneficial Owners of Corporations (“RM 2/2025”), which came into effect on 4 February 2025. By the enactment of RM 2/2025, the…

Amendment to the Mineral and Coal Mining Law In March 2025, the Government and the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia enacted a law amending Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 4 of 2009 regarding Mineral and Coal Mining (“Mineral and Coal Mining Law”), namely Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 2…

  SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW  On 9 May 2022, the Government and the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia has passed the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 12 of 2022 regarding the Sexual Violence Crime (the “Sexual Violence Law”), which came into effect on the same date. Please note that upon the…

New Regulation on Termination of Employment and Severance Payment In February 2021, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. 35 of 2021 concerning Fixed-Term Employment Agreement, Outsourcing, Working Time and Rest Time, and Termination of Employment (“GR 35/2021”). GR 35/2021 is one of the implementing regulations of Law No. 11 of…

New Regulation on Risk-Based Business Licensing On 2 February 2021, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. 5 of 2021 concerning Administration of Risk-Based Business Licensing (“GR 5/2021”). GR 5/2021 was issued as an implementing regulation to the Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation, which has been promulgated as…

New Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources In November 2020, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia (“MEMR”) issued the Regulation No. 17 of 2020 (“RM 17/2020”) concerning the Third Amendments to the Regulation of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 25 of 2018 concerning the…

New Regulation on Guidelines to Submit Investment Activity Reports On 6 November 2020, Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal – “BKPM”) issued BKPM Regulation No. 6 of 2020 regarding Guideline and Procedure for Controlling the Implementation of Capital Investment (“RBKPM 6/2020”) which came into effect as of 13 November 2020. This regulation revokes…

The Abolition of Legalization Requirement for Foreign Public Documents On 5 October 1961, the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (the “Hague Convention”) was signed and agreed upon as an international treaty by several countries which participated in the convention. As of 2021, there are 120 countries around the world that…