Event Reports

On May 9, EuroCham Indonesia was invited to the CSIS Event on TKDN Policy and National Industrial Development Direction. The event disseminated the study conducted by CSIS that reviews the objectives, benefits, and impact of TKDN regulations on the Indonesian economy through case studies of the pharmaceutical and ICT sectors. Furthermore, this study looks at the ability of domestic industries to meet the TKDN policy requirements in Indonesia.

The event was attended by Mahardi Tunggul Wicaksono (Head of P3DN Implementation Team), Bondi Arifin (Policy Analyst at Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance), Achmad Shauki (Senior Advisor at Prospera), Taufikurrahman (Country Representative of US-ABC Indonesia), and Deni Friawan (Senior Researcher at CSIS) who moderated the event.

EuroCham would like to thank CSIS for the insightful event!

On May 8-9, EuroCham was invited as an observer by BPOM to the 37th ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) meeting. The objective of the meeting was to discuss the results of scientific studies on cosmetic raw materials. Attended by 10 delegates from ASEAN countries consisting of government representatives, experts in the field of cosmetics, and representatives of cosmetic industry associations who are members of the ASEAN Cosmetics Association (ACA).

Acting as the Head of the Indonesian Delegation namely Dra. Dwiana Andayani, Apt (Director of Registration of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements and Cosmetics). The issues discussed included the amendments to Annex II, III, IV, and VI in the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) to update ingredients used or prohibited in cosmetics, finalization of information documents related to cosmetic refills, cosmetics in vials and ampoules and personal cosmetics, as well as a discussion of cosmetics with a microneedle.