In a bid to maintain the continuity of the country?s ferry services, expedite the movement of both passengers and cargo, and eventually contribute to the overall improvement of the national economy, the Ministry of Transportation has issued Regulation No. PM 30 of 2017, which redefines a number of provisions relating to tariffs for trans-provincial ferry services. These provisions were previously regulated under Ministry Regulation No. PM 37 of 2016, which was amended several times, most recently through the issuance of Ministry Regulation No. PM 145 of 2016.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has finally taken the initiative and set higher emissions-quality standards for motor vehicles through the issuance of Ministry Regulation No. P.20/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/3/2017. This regulation mandates that both producers and importers of Category M, Category N and Category O motor vehicles now have to comply with the emissions standards which are commonly referred to as EURO 4.

For the purpose of accelerating the conversion from oil fuel to gas fuel, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has issued Regulation No. 25 of 2017 on the Acceleration of the Use of Gas Fuel for Road Transportation Purposes. This new regulation addresses several matters, including the gas-fuel distribution roadmap, the appointment mechanism, distributors, incentives, supervision measures and prohibitions upon state/regionally owned enterprises and businesses as regards the provision and distribution of gas fuels

The Ministry of Finance has just issued Regulation No. 33/PMK.010/2017, which amends Ministry Regulation No. 64/PMK.011/2014 on Types of Motor Vehicles Subject to Luxury-Goods Sales Tax and Procedures for the Granting of Exemptions from Luxury-Goods Sales Tax. In essence, the Amendment updates the list of motor-vehicle types which are subject to luxury-goods sales tax (PPnBM) in order to conform to the newly issued World Customs Organization?s Harmonized System Nomenclature 2017 Edition, as well as to the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature 2017.

In a bid to address the seemingly never-ending debates surrounding application-based transportation services, the Ministry of Transportation has finally revised Ministerial Regulation?No. PM 32 of 2016?on the Organization of Non-Fixed-Route Public-Transportation Services through the issuance of Ministerial Regulation?No. PM 26 of 2017, which bears the same title. The new regulation makes 11 essential revisions over its predecessor, which are expected to offer greater certainty for the public-transportation industry, including application-based transportation services.

In a bid to improve the implementation of the forthcoming electronic-road-pricing (ERP) system, the Governor of the Special Region of Jakarta has issued Regulation No. 25 of 2017 on Traffic Control Through the Limitation of Motor Vehicles via the Implementation of the Electronic-Road-Pricing System. This regulation repeals and replaces Governor?s Regulation No. 149 of 2016, which set out the previous framework for the ERP system. The new regulation basically addresses similar provisions to the previous regulation, with the addition of a number of new areas, such as the factors involved in the determination of ERP tariffs and various technical requirements relating to ERP devices.

With the goal of accelerating investment in railway infrastructure, the government has issued Government Regulation No. 6 of 2017 on the Amendment to Government Regulation No. 56 of 2009 on the Organization of Railways. The Amendment alters a wide range of provisions relating to the organization of railways in Indonesia, including the organization of public-railway infrastructure by businesses, the requirements which have to be met and the procedures which have to be undertaken by organizers of public-railway infrastructure, the transfer of railway infrastructure to the state, and so forth.

Regulation No. 16/PMK.010/2017 on Donations and Mandatory Contributions to Road-Accident Funds has been issued by the Ministry of Finance. This new regulation increases the amounts of any payments which can be made to the victims of road accidents by 100%. Moreover, Regulation 16/2017 sets out new ambulance services and first-aid measures for victims and also implements progressive tariffs for the imposition of fines.

The Ministry of Finance has issued Regulation No. 15/PMK.010/2017 on Donation Amounts and Mandatory Premiums for the Mandatory Insurance Fund for Accidents Involving Passengers of Road, River/Lake, Ferry, Sea and Air Public-Transportation Vehicles in order to redefine provisions relating to donations which are made to the victims of transportation accidents, as well as the mandatory premiums that passengers are required to pay. These areas were previously regulated under Ministry Regulation No. 37/PMK.010/2008, which bore the same title.

The Governor of the Jakarta Special Region has issued Regulation No. 9 of 2017 on Road Transportation Businesses Which Utilize Public Motor Vehicles in order to update provisions relating to road transportation business in Jakarta. This update is required due to changes being made to the applicable laws and regulations governing road transportation in general. The new regulation encompasses new sectors for road transportation businesses, new requirements for the securing of business licenses, the supervision of licensing documents, and amendments to said documents.