Handling procedures have also now been redefined and eased, including relevant timeframes, which now encompass the following: 1) Investigations, which should be completed within a maximum of 60 business days; 2) Preliminary examinations, during which respondents are entitled to respond within 30 business days (previously 14 business days); 3) Imposition of three written warnings (with a period of 30 business days between each warning in order to implement the relevant order). Previously, respondents were only given 14 business days between each warning

In addition to the foreign citizens who were previously eligible to secure limited-stay visas, representatives of foreign parent companies that are visiting or assigned to branches or subsidiaries in Indonesia are now also eligible to secure this type of visa

While the newly introduced 2024 National Strategy on Consumer Protection retains the majority of sectors that were originally stipulated as priority consumer protection sectors under the previous 2017 - 2019 National Strategy on Consumer Protection, the 2024 National Strategy has now expanded the list of priority sectors through the inclusion of tourism and creative economy

For stateless individuals or foreign nationals (i.e. individuals who are not Indonesian citizens) who are in possession of stay permits and non-passport travel documents, a number of additional requirements must be fulfilled in order to enter or exit Indonesian territory, including: 1) Re-entry permit; 2) Return or onward ticket; and/or 3) Visa approval from the Director-General of Immigration

As outlined comprehensively under the Appendices to Decree 114/2024, this framework has now clarified that PTSP that are located in district courts and high courts across the country should administer services that relate to the following types of legal cases: 1) Civil cases (i.e. registrations of applications, submissions of lawsuits, class-action lawsuits, mediation, legal remedies and executorial administration); and 2) Criminal cases (i.e. court proceedings, proceedings for children who come into conflict with the law, suspension of detention, proceedings for minor criminal offenses, legal remedies and clemency administration).

The Minister of Law and Human Rights has now stipulated a list of countries that have been categorized as Calling Visa Countries

Indonesias Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung - "MA") has now enforced various legal formulations (rumusan hukum) deriving from each of the six MA chamber plenary meetings. The aforementioned chambers break down as follows: 1) Criminal Chamber; 2) Civil Chamber; 3) Religious Chamber; 4) Military Chamber; 5) State Administration Chamber; and 6) Secretariat Chamber.

If disputing parties are unable to reach a consensus regarding which arbitrator will adjudicate their disputes, then said parties may submit an application to the head of the relevant court requesting the appointment of a single arbitrator or a board of arbitrators. However, if an arbitrator is ultimately appointed, then said appointed arbitrator may be rejected through the invoking of refusal rights. At their core, refusal rights reflect doubts about the capacities and capabilities of appointed arbitrators as regards the performance of their duties.

The Head of BPJPH has introduced a set of guidelines for business actors that address the registration of products that they have developed and for which halal certification has previously been secured

The Head of BPJPH has introduced procedures for the mandatory registration of International Halal Certificates for imported halal products, as issued by foreign halal agencies. This new framework mandates that importers or Indonesian representatives should submit their new or extended International Halal Certificates through the SIHALAL application