In a bid to improve services and supervision relating to the importation of consignments, the Director General of Customs and Excise has issued Regulation No. PER-02/BC/2017 on Guidelines for the Importation of Consignments, which sets out various updated guidelines for courier-service companies and appointed postal organizers in relation to such imports. These guidelines address a number of areas, including: mandatory guarantees by the abovementioned parties, the evaluation of approvals to undertake customs activities, as well as the transportation, unloading and storage of consignments.

With the goal of redefining the requirements for operational feasibility certification for fishing vessels in mind, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has issued Regulation No. 1/PERMEN-KP/2017 on Operational Feasibility Certification for Fishing Vessels. This regulation eliminates the obligation for small fishermen and fish farmers to obtain SLOs, while simultaneously stipulating stricter requirements for other types of fishing vessels, particularly fish transportation vessels.

With the ultimate objective of creating a more favorable investment climate within Indonesia?s aviation sector, the Ministry of Transportation has issued Regulation No. PM 155 of 2016 on Aircraft Age Limitations for Commercial Flights, which sets new age limits for commercially operated aircraft. This area was previously regulated under Ministerial Regulation No. PM 160 of 2015 on the Rejuvenation of Aircraft for Commercial Aviation, as well as under Ministerial Regulation No. PM 7 of 2016 as its amendment. The new regulation applies to transportation planes, freighters, normal planes and commuter planes, as well as helicopters, utility planes and aerobatic planes, which were not regulated under the previous regulations.

With the ultimate aim of boosting economic activity and encouraging growth within the Financial Sector, the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, ?OJK?) has relaxed regulations relating to minimum down payments for the purchase of motor vehicles through the issuance of Circular Letter No. 47/SEOJK.05/2016 on Down Payments required for the financing of Motor Vehicles by Finance Companies. This measure replaces Circular Letter No. 19/SEOJK.05/2015 and indicates an intention on the part of the government to balance the interests of the country?s financial institutions by encouraging growth as regards the financing of motor vehicles with the need to maintain general economic stability

In a bid to improve supervision of the importation of consignments, the Ministry of Finance has issued Regulation No. 182/PMK.04/2016 on Import Provisions for Consignments (?Regulation 182/2016?). Regulation 182/2016 covers a broad scope of provisions, including consignment importers; the revocation of import licenses; transportation, unloading and storage; the release of imported consignments; customs assessments; import duty; and several other provisions.

In order to protect the rights of citizens and also to provide legal certainty as regards the possession, ownership and transportation of cultivated timber products sourced from entitled forests, the Ministry of the Environment and Forestry has issued Regulation No. P.85/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/11/2016 on the Transportation of Cultivated Timber Products Sourced from Entitled Forests. This regulation addresses: 1) Procedures for the transportation of such timber products; 2) The empowerment the owners of entitled forests; and also 3) Sanctions and violations.

The Ministry of Transportation has issued Regulation No. PM 134 of 2016 on the Management of Ships and Port-Facility Security in a bid to set out further guidelines for the implementation of the various provisions which are set out under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and to incorporate them under a national framework, as well as to implement Article 170 (5) of Law No. 17 of 2008 on Sailing. These guidelines cover the scope of the ship and the various port facilities which are to be subject to this regulation, as well as procedures to be followed by any business entities which own and/or operate ships and/or port facilities when securing a certificate and/or statement letter confirming their compliance with the implementation of the ISPS Code

In a bid to accelerate the process of granting permits for the use of foreign ships for off-shore activities in Indonesia, the Ministry of Transportation has issued regulation No. PM 100 of 2016, which simplifies the requirements and procedures which have to be met when securing such permits. Previously, such matters were regulated under Ministry Regulation No. PM.10 of 2014, which was most recently amended by Ministry Regulation No. PM 200 of 2015.

The Governor of the Special Region of Jakarta is about to implement a new strategy in a bid to solve traffic congestion in the capital. The infrastructure for this new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) policy has cost the government IDR 3 trillion to develop, while Governor?s Regulation No. 149 of 2016 sets out a detailed mechanism for the implementation of the ERP system, and covers the applicability of the ERP system, tariffs as well as sanctions for non-compliance.

Aiming to ensure better flight safety, the Minister of Transportation has issued Regulation No. PM 55 of 2016 on National Flight Navigation Arrangement (?Regulation?) in order to realize more reliable flight-navigation services in Indonesia.