Jumat, Juli 9, 2021

Government Revises Business Sector Categorizations for Essential and Critical Sectors

In order to revise the list of businesses that fall into the essential, non-essential and critical categories, the Minister of Home Affairs ("Minister") recently issued Instruction No. 18 of 2021, which stands as a second amendment to Instruction of the Minister No. 15 of 2021 on the Enforcement of COVID-19 Restrictions on Emergency Community Activities Within the Java - Bali Region ("Second Amendment").
In general, the Second Amendment’s revision of the essential category now specifies the following: 1) In the finance and banking sector, the essential businesses are: a) Insurance, b) Customer service-oriented banks, c) Pension funds, and d) Financial institutions; 2) In the information and communication technology sector, the essential businesses are: Mobile operators, data centers, internet, postal and media workers; and 3) In the export-oriented industry sector, in order to be categorized as essential, companies must show proofs of Export Declarations for Goods for the last 12 months, as well as proofs of Operations and Mobility for Industrial Activities.
Meanwhile, the business sectors which are now categorized as critical under the Second Amendment encompass the following: 1) Healthcare; 2) Security and public order; 3) Energy; 4) Logistics; 5) Transportation and distribution (particularly in relation to basic public needs); 6) Petrochemicals; 7) Cement and building materials for objects of national vital importance; and 8) Basic utilities (electricity, water, waste management).
Furthermore, in terms of the categorization of essential sectors, the head of the Indonesian Bar Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia/PERADI), Juniver Girsang, has sent a letter to President Joko Widodo demanding the inclusion of advocates on the list of essential business sectors. In his letter, Mr. Girsang includes four points that he believes should be taken into consideration in relation to his demand, specifically: 1) The status of advocates as free and independent law enforcers, as guaranteed by law; 2) The role of advocates within the criminal justice system is defined as being equal to that of the police, prosecutors and the courts; 3) The existence and physical presence of advocates as law enforcers who represent communities seeking justice at all stages of the criminal justice system (litigation) are very much esential in nature; and 4) In order to achieve fair law enforcement processes, advocates should be categorized as essential and thus be able to undertake their various activities as normal.
For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “Pemerintah Revisi Pengaturan Kerja di Kantor Selama PPKM Darurat”.

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In order to revise the list of businesses that fall into the essential, non-essential and critical categories, the Minister of Home Affairs ("Minister") recently issued Instruction No. 18 of 2021, which stands as a second amendment to Instruction of the Minister No. 15 of 2021 on the Enforcement of COVID-19 Restrictions on Emergency Community Activities Within the Java - Bali Region ("Second Amendment").
In general, the Second Amendment’s revision of the essential category now specifies the following: 1) In the finance and banking sector, the essential businesses are: a) Insurance, b) Customer service-oriented banks, c) Pension funds, and d) Financial institutions; 2) In the information and communication technology sector, the essential businesses are: Mobile operators, data centers, internet, postal and media workers; and 3) In the export-oriented industry sector, in order to be categorized as essential, companies must show proofs of Export Declarations for Goods for the last 12 months, as well as proofs of Operations and Mobility for Industrial Activities.
Meanwhile, the business sectors which are now categorized as critical under the Second Amendment encompass the following: 1) Healthcare; 2) Security and public order; 3) Energy; 4) Logistics; 5) Transportation and distribution (particularly in relation to basic public needs); 6) Petrochemicals; 7) Cement and building materials for objects of national vital importance; and 8) Basic utilities (electricity, water, waste management).
Furthermore, in terms of the categorization of essential sectors, the head of the Indonesian Bar Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia/PERADI), Juniver Girsang, has sent a letter to President Joko Widodo demanding the inclusion of advocates on the list of essential business sectors. In his letter, Mr. Girsang includes four points that he believes should be taken into consideration in relation to his demand, specifically: 1) The status of advocates as free and independent law enforcers, as guaranteed by law; 2) The role of advocates within the criminal justice system is defined as being equal to that of the police, prosecutors and the courts; 3) The existence and physical presence of advocates as law enforcers who represent communities seeking justice at all stages of the criminal justice system (litigation) are very much esential in nature; and 4) In order to achieve fair law enforcement processes, advocates should be categorized as essential and thus be able to undertake their various activities as normal.
For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “Pemerintah Revisi Pengaturan Kerja di Kantor Selama PPKM Darurat”.

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