The Draft Regulation introduces a new framework that defines economic crimes as acts that threaten national economic stability or that cause macroeconomic losses. Said acts encompass crimes under existing sectoral laws and various other offenses (e.g. organized crime relating to natural resources, financial market manipulation and disruption to strategic commodities). The Draft Regulation also mandates the creation of an Attorney General-led Task Force with powers to investigate, prosecute, track illicit assets and access financial information. Additionally, corporate cases may be resolved through the imposition of peace fines or Deferred Prosecution Agreements, with the Task Force authorized to block or confiscate assets in order to prevent the diversion of funds linked to economic crimes.

In order to enjoy import-duty exemption facilities, importers of machinery that will be used for industrial construction or development purposes, industrial goods and materials, as well as goods that will be used for scientific research and development purposes, are now required to secure technical considerations (?Considerations?) under certain conditions. Importers must submit various data and documents when applying for Considerations and must also submit periodic realization reports after they have secured said Considerations.

This new Implementing Regulation specifies further obligations that apply to organizers of electronic systems (Penyelenggara Sistem Elektronik ? ?PSE?), specifically the disclosure of minimum age requirements and the implementation of age verification mechanisms in order to protect children under 18 years of age from being able to access certain online products, services and features. PSE must also conduct and submit risk self-assessments that address potential harms to children (including the potential for interactions with strangers, exposure to harmful content and personal data risks). Additionally, networking services and social-media platforms will be automatically classified as high-risk online services, requiring relevant PSE to deactivate accounts belonging to children under 16 years of age.

Broadcasting institutions that utilize Artificial Intelligence (?AI?) technologies in relation to their broadcast programs and content must clearly and publicly disclose any use of AI-generated sound or images (particularly in situations where such AI use may influence perceptions of facts or reality) and must ensure that all AI-assisted broadcasting activities ultimately remain under human supervision or control. Broadcasting institutions are also prohibited from imitating, manipulating or fabricating the faces, voices, statements or identities of any real individuals without first seeking valid consent. Meanwhile, any non-compliance in this regard may result in the imposition of administrative sanctions.

This Regulation has now updated the regulatory framework that governs the production, certification and supervision of the distribution of horticultural seeds through several key adjustments. Said adjustments include revisions to the classification of vegetative propagation, the introduction of differentiated obligations for producers based on business scale and the explicit requirement for seed distributors to secure Competency Certificates. In addition, the new framework has also strengthened the applicable oversight mechanisms through periodic surveillance audits and the imposition of monthly reporting obligations upon producers that engage in seed certification on an independent basis.

Assessments of the values of land plots or land zones (?Land Valuations?) should be completed for land parcels or groups of land parcels (zones) that are located on agricultural and/or non-agricultural lands in cultivation areas with non-forestry designations (excluding any existing buildings and/or vegetation). Said Land Valuations should be conducted by land appraisers who have completed programs of Land Valuation training organized by the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning. Drafted land value maps will generally speaking remain valid for five-year periods and may be utilized for several purposes, including as a reference during calculations of estimated land acquisition costs during the planning stage.

This Regulation has now expanded the scope of inventions that are classified as eligible to enjoy patent protection to include systems, methods and utilizations. This new framework has also revised various requirements and timelines associated with patent applications, including patent description limits and greater flexibility regarding priority rights and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) mechanism. The Regulation also introduces early substantive examinations (to be conducted prior to the publication stage) and re-examinations (to be conducted under certain circumstances) as part of the substantive examination mechanism.

This Regulation revises various administrative timelines relating to the trademark registration process that were previously in place. These include timelines for the issuance of official trademark certificate excerpts, which have now been set at a maximum of one business day from receipt being taken of an application, while the registration of trademark term extensions will now be completed within four business days. Furthermore, in addition to allowing transfers of trademarks that are still undergoing the registration process, this Regulation also allows relevant parties to request extended deadlines for their trademark registration applications if they encounter any force-majeure events.

While retaining the three incentive options that are linked to the share quotations of Liquidity Providers, this Decree has now revised Incentives Option 2 by reducing the minimum share requirement from 10 shares to just five shares. Furthermore, this now comes with an additional incentive value of Rp. 10 million per month. The new Decree has also revised Incentives Option 3 by no longer featuring the 10 share minimum and package-based scheme and instead rolling out a more flexible, ratio-based approach.

This new Draft Regulation is set to strengthen Indonesian safeguard, antidumping and countervailing measures by setting clearer conditions for their imposition. The new framework introduces a broader category of safeguard measures and establishes a new shipper review mechanism for antidumping and countervailing duties. This will allow new exporters and producers to secure individual duty rates provided that they meet certain specific eligibility requirements. The Draft Regulation also establishes minimum imposition periods for antidumping and countervailing duties and will also allow for the extension of safeguard measures.