Event Reports

EuroCham jointly organized with the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) a webinar on 13 August 2020. The webinar, which focused on the discussion on enhancing Indonesia’s Export Performance through Free Trade Policies, invited Pingkan Audrine Kosijungan (Researcher of CIPS), Rachmat Hidayat (EuroCham Head of Import-Export Procedures Working Group and Government Relations of Danone Indonesia), and Mila Karmila Bishry (Deputy Director of Agrobusiness Products of the Ministry of Trade). The webinar highlighted efforts that can be carried out to boost exports to partner countries, such as to the European Union, by among others continuing the ongoing negotiation of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. This webinar also highlighted the importance of the ease of doing business through various simplifications and relaxations, as well as relations between import-export and investments activities for European companies operating in Indonesia. The overall discussion was moderated by Felippa Ann Amanta (Head of Research of CIPS), and was attended by more than 80 participants from various companies.

EuroCham met the Ministry of Trade on 8 August 2020. The meeting aims to exchange updates related to the upcoming implementation of the Ministry of Trade Regulation No. 50 of 2020 on Trading through Electronic System that will be fully effective in November 2020. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Veri Anggrijono (DG for Consumer Protection and Compliance) and was also participated by Mr. Ojak Simon Manurung (Director for Circulated Goods and Services), Ms. Nina Mora (Director for Business Guidance and Distribution Actors), and Ms. Chandrini Dewi, (Secretary of the Directorate General).

Based on the meeting, the Ministry of Trade highlighted the need for compliance to sectoral regulations to participate in e-commerce business to anticipate violations to the consumer’s rights. The Ministry of Trade hopes that e-commerce businesses can boost exports and create a level playing field between online and offline trading. Furthermore, it also hopes to support the growth of SME businesses. The Ministry of Trade is regulating the licensing of trading through an electronic system to ensure that customers rights are protected. The DG Consumer Protection is now working with platforms to have them provide data on the merchants to implement the Trade Law, Article 65. The Ministry also hopes that EuroCham can support in the dissemination of the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 50 of 2020 prior to its implementation.