Following on from last weeks discussion of the civil chamber plenary meeting resolutions on general civil law, its now time to shift the focus of this two-part ILD to civil chamber plenary meeting resolutions which address issues of special civil law. Special civil law encompasses issues relating to the employment law, bankruptcies and suspensions of payments, intellectual property, arbitration and consumer, and business competition.

Issues surrounding civil procedural law are commonly discussed and encompass matters relating to the utilization of the power of attorney during court proceedings, counterclaims, defenses against seized executions, nebis in idem, adjudication authority, late appeal submissions, petitions for case reviews, third-party opposition (derden verzet), cassation applications and a number of other related issues.

2019 is definitely going to be a very unpredictable year with political elections will be organized and the lawmaking process, unfortunately, correlates with the political condition.

2018 has been one of the best years for any businesses which are looking to commence operations in Indonesia, as the government has continued to implement new policies designed to bolster Indonesias overall rate of investment, as well as its ease-of-doing-business index, including policies on tax holidays, post-border inspection schemes for imported products, oil-and-gas regulatory reform, the simplification of foreign worker recruitment and so forth. However, the main headline of 2018 was undoubtedly the implementation of the Online Single Submission (OSS) system, which has revolutionized licensing procedures in Indonesia.

While Regulation 15/2018 sets out its own method of KHL calculation, it is important to note that another KHL calculation formula exists, which is addressed under Regulation of the Minister of Manpower No. 21 of 2016 on Decent Living Standards

Any party undertaking any B3 Waste Disposal activity and which is found to have caused environmental pollution is required to engage in efforts to mitigate the environmental pollution and/or damages (Mitigation), as well as to restore the relevant environmental functions

The development of national capital markets cannot be separated from the strong involvement and excellent services which are rendered by capital-market supporting professionals

Currently, only public service ESP are obliged to possess data centers and disaster recovery centers which are located in Indonesia. The provision set out under the Draft Regulation is expected to offer a win-win solution for the government and for data-center businesses, especially in regard to cloud storage players.

In spite of recent efforts to improve Indonesian air safety standards, a few weeks ago the country experienced yet another air disaster. This time, Lion Air flight JT 610 bound for Pangkal Pinang crashed in the sea close to the Tanjung Pakis area of Karawang. Following any aircraft accident, Indonesian regulations demand that a series of activities must be implemented in the aftermath of the incident in question, specifically a search and rescue operation undertaken by the National Search and Rescue Agency and a full accident investigation and report undertaken by the National Transportation Safety Committee.

Regulation 31/2018 also introduces a new provision which states that mandatory halal certification may be waived if the product in question has already secured halal certification from a country of origin and if said country has entered into a mutual recognition agreement with Indonesia