Event Reports

EuroCham Indonesia's Cosmetics Sub-Working Group convened a cross-sector meeting with representatives from our Automotive, Chemical, and Agriculture, Food & Beverage Working Groups to assess the impact of two newly issued BPJPH regulations, Regulation No. 3 of 2026 on the Inclusion of Non-Halal Statements and Regulation No. 4 of 2026 on the Conformity Assurance of Foreign Halal Products, on Indonesia's halal certification framework.

The session emphasised the need for cross-sector collaboration and coordinated advocacy as the 17 October 2026 compliance deadline approaches. Members discussed sector-specific impacts, shared concerns over limited public consultation in the drafting process, and agreed on a joint action plan.

Following the meeting, EuroCham formally submitted its recommendations on both regulations, to Mr. Sugeng Raharjo, Director of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment at Indonesia's National Standardization Agency (BSN), and to the European Commission's DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (Unit GROW A3), highlighting concerns on regulatory certainty, conformity assessment requirements for foreign products, and the need for clear, practical implementation arrangements, in support of a predictable and trade-friendly halal assurance system.

We thank our members and partner Working Groups for their input, and remain committed to constructive engagement with policymakers on behalf of the European business community in Indonesia.

EuroCham Indonesia (The European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia) had the pleasure of attending the joint chambers meeting on 3 August to discuss the plan for refining the technical regulations of foreign workers' utilization with Prof. Dr. Sugeng Heri Suseno, Director General for Workforce Placement Development and Employment Opportunity Expansion, Ministry of Manpower.

The meeting was a joint advocacy effort with AmCham Indonesia, the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Indonesia, The Jakarta Japan Club, BritCham Indonesia, DBN - Dutch Business Network Indonesia, Indonesia Canada Chamber of Commerce, and the International Business Chamber, and EuroCham was represented by Ibu Elizabeth Sri Rahayu (Danone Indonesia) and Nadira Tatyana from the secretariat.

We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Sugeng Heri Suseno, Bapak Rendra Setiawan (Director of Foreign Worker Utilization) Control, Bapak Ridho Amrullah (Chair of the Feasibility Study Working Group), and Ibu Budi Wikaningtyas (Chair of the Facilitation and Coordination Working Group) for taking the time to engage in a fruitful discussion.