KPPU Strengthens Handling of Partnership Cases

In a bid to offer improved protection to micro-, small- and medium-scale enterprises (“UMKM”), the Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha – “KPPU”) recently strengthened its authority as regards the handling of violations relating to business partnerships involving UMKM through the issuance of Regulation No. 4 of 2019 on Procedures for the Supervision and Handling of Partnership Cases (“Regulation 4/2019”). Since preventive measures have been found to be ineffective, the KPPU has now decided to shift its focus to a more punitive approach.[1]