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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.

On 28 July, EuroCham had the pleasure of meeting with Bapak Pahala Mansury, Managing Director of Global Relations & Governance at Danantara Indonesia. The courtesy meeting provided an opportunity to introduce EuroCham's ICT-IP Working Group and its members, while engaging in a constructive discussion on Indonesia's national digital priorities and exploring areas for future collaboration.

The meeting was opened by EuroCham Executive Director, Edison Bako. In attendance was Citra Tiara Permata Rizki (Head of EuroCham ICT-IP Working Group and Government Relations at Schneider Electric Indonesia), Antonio Hariman (Commercial Operations Director at Schneider Electric Indonesia), Ronni Nurmal (Head of Government and Industry Relations at Ericsson Indonesia) and Reza Andy (Head of Business Development & Corporate Strategy at Siemens Indonesia).

We want to thank Bapak Pahala and his team for their time and insight and we look forward to future collaboration.