Overview  

In a bid to ensure improved protection for Indonesia’s Muslim population during the practice of their beliefs, specifically the consumption and use of strictly halal products,[1] the House of Representatives passed Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Guarantees (“Halal Product Guarantee Law”).[2] In essence, the Halal Product Guarantees Law attempts to achieve its objective by requiring all products which enter into, which are circulated within and which are traded in Indonesia to be certified as halal.[3]

The mandatory halal certification requirement described above is set to be fully enforced by 17 October 2019.[4] As we approach this date, the government has finally introduced the mandated and long-awaited implementing regulation to the Halal Product Guarantee Law through the issuance of Regulation of the Government No. 31 of 2019 (“Regulation 31/2019......