ARMA Updates
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ARMA UpdatesJune 2, 2022
[PPKM Jakarta] Level 1 PPKM in the Jakarta and Surrounding Areas
The implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM Jakarta – Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat or “PPKM”) in the Jakarta and surrounding areas, including Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, has dropped to level 1. This provision is mentioned in the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs No. 26 of 2022 regarding PPKM Level 3, Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesMay 30, 2022
Minister of Trade Regulation No. 25 of 2022: Newest Import Policies
To accommodate the needs of the community, especially in the business sector, the Government of Indonesia has issued the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 25 of 2022 concerning Amendments to the Minister of Trade No. 20 of 2021 concerning Import Policy and Regulations (“MoT Reg 25/2022”). Please see our Update regarding this regulation in Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesMay 13, 2022
Madrid Protocol as a Form of Protection of Trademark Internationally
Madrid Protocol is an international agreement signed by member countries of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) in 1989 on the basis of international trademark registration. As a country that actively participates in world trade, Indonesia ratified the Madrid Protocol through Presidential Regulation No. 92 of 2017 regarding the Ratification of Protocol Relating to Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 27, 2022
[Perpres 13 Tahun 2022] Issuance of Presidential Regulation Number 13 of 2022 concerning the Implementation of Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement in Indonesian Territorial Waters
On March 11, 2022, the Government of Indonesia officially passed the Presidential Regulation No. 13 of 2022 concerning the Implementation of Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement in Indonesian Territorial Waters. This regulation was issued to reaffirm security, safety, and law enforcement in order to maintain state sovereignty, legal certainty, and to improve law enforcement Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 22, 2022
Permenkumham 6 Tahun 2022: Implementation of Apostille Services in Indonesia
To execute international agreements, a diplomatic legalization is needed from foreign documents that are public documents, such as authenticity of signatures, signatory capacity, and the identity of seals or stamps that are affixed. The Apostille Convention tries to eliminate these conditions so that the process of legalization on public documents is simpler. As a Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 20, 2022
Religious Holiday Allowance (THR) to Be Paid in Full
Ahead of the Religious Holiday, Religious Holiday Allowance/Tunjangan Hari Raya (“THR”) is a non-wage income that must be paid by the Employers to their Employees. On 6 April 2022, The Ministry of Manpower has issued the Circular Letter (“CL”) of the Minister of Manpower (“MoM”) Number M/1/HK.04/IV/2022 concerning the Implementation of Religious Holiday Allowance Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 14, 2022
[PPN 11 Persen] Prices of Goods Increase as the Impact of VAT Increase by 11%
In order to strengthen the Indonesian economy in the long term and at the same time help financing the State Budget (Anggaran Pendapatan Belanja Negara or “APBN”), starting April 1 2022, the Government of Indonesia has officially increased the rate of Value Added Tax (“VAT”), (Pajak Pertambahan Nilai “PPN) from 10% (ten percent) to Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 12, 2022
Legal Framework of Green Building in Indonesia
The concept of a Green Building (also known as an environmentally friendly building) is the application of environmental principles in a building starting from the design, construction, operation, and until the management process to reduce negative impacts on the environment and have a positive effect on handling the climate crisis. In Indonesia, the practice Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 7, 2022
Update on Foreign Visitors Visa Policies
The Government of Indonesia has issued the Letter of Director General of Immigration No. IMI 0549.GR.01.01 of 2022 which comes into effect on 6 April 2022, regarding Ease of Immigration (Visa on Arrival) in Order to Support Sustainable Tourism During the 2019 Corona Virus Disease Pandemic. Please see our Update regarding the regulation in Read more…
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ARMA UpdatesApril 5, 2022
[Inpres 1 Tahun 2022] BPJS Healthcare as a Requirement to Access Public Services
The Government of Indonesia has established the Social Security Administration Board (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial or “BPJS”) which consists of BPJS Healthcare and BPJS Employment, to form social protection to ensure that all people meet their basic necessities. This is mandated by Article 3 of Law No. 24 of 2011 concerning the Social Security Read more…