Up to now, there was not a clear position on the obligations (including registration obligation) for offshore or foreign private electronic system operators (āESOsā).
This has changed with the recent issuance of Minister of Communication and Informatics (āMOCIā) Regulation No. 5 of 2020 on Private Electronic System Operators (āMOCI Regulation 5ā), which clarifies registration requirements and other obligations for foreign private ESOs.
MOCI Regulation 5 is an implementing regulation of Government Regulation No. 71 of 2019 on the Implementation of Electronic Transactions and Systems (“GR 71”). The regulation became effective on 24 November (but it was only published on the MOCIās website on 2 December).
There is a six-month transitional period under the regulation, but this is only applicable for the requirement for private ESOs to register with the MOCI.