Government Regulation on E-Commerce Finally Issued

After a gestation period lasting several years, the Indonesian Government has finally issued the long-awaited Regulation of the Government No. 80 of 2019 on Trade through Electronic Systems (“Regulation 80/2019”) in an attempt to provide greater certainty and improve governance in relation to the increasingly rapid development of internet and electronic-based trading activities (“E-Commerce”) within Indonesia.[1]

In essence, Regulation 80/2019 sets out a number of provisions that specifically address E-Commerce practices within Indonesia. However, due to the wide scope of Regulation 80/2019, this edition of Indonesian Legal Brief will limit its discussion to the following areas:

1. E-Commerce parties;
2. Requirements for E-Commerce business practitioners; and
3. The consumer protection obligation.

E-Commerce Parties

Regulation 80/2019 specifically addresses four types of parties that may engage in E-Commerce activities, specifically: business practitioners (pelaku usaha), consumers, non-business individuals (pribadi) and government agencies.[2]......