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The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has approved job creation law (RUU Cipta Kerja) – commonly known as the “Omnibus Law”. The Omnibus Law amends a number of existing laws, including Law No. 13 of 2003 on Labor (“Labor Law”) and Law No. 40 of 2004 on National Social Security System (“Social Security Law”). This alert will focus on Chapter IV of the Omnibus Law, which covers employment matters.

On 5 October 2020, the Parliament approved the job creation law (RUU Cipta Kerja, commonly known as the “Omnibus Law”), which introduces key amendments to several sectors, including the environment and forestry sectors by amending Law No. 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management (“Environmental Law”) and Law No. 41 of 1999 on Forestry (“Forestry Law”)[1].

[1] The Omnibus Law also amends Law No. 18 of 2013 on Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction in relation to certain adjustments regarding sanctions for various violations in forest areas.

In 2017, the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan – “OJK”) introduced a requirement for certain entities to implement sustainable finance, by issuing Rule No. 51/POJK.03/2017 on Implementation of Financial Sustainability for Financial Services Providers, Issuers and Public Companies (“OJK Rule 51”). 

The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued OJK Regulation No. 44 of 2020 on Risk Management for Non-Bank Financial Institutions. Non-bank financial institutions under this regulation include insurance companies, pension funds and financing companies. This regulation replaces OJK Regulation No. 1 of 2015 on the same subject matter. This regulation has already come into effect. 

The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued OJK Regulation No. 44 of 2020 on Risk Management for Non-Bank Financial Institutions. Non-bank financial institutions under this regulation include insurance companies, pension funds and financing companies. This regulation replaces OJK Regulation No. 1 of 2015 on the same subject matter. This regulation has already come into effect.

In this publication, we focus on the impact of the regulation on insurance companies and insurance intermediary companies. For the purpose of this publication, ‘insurance companies’ also refers to insurance intermediary companies.

On 28 May, the Ministry of Trade (MOT) issued a more comprehensive regulation on post-border import by enacting MOT Regulation No. 51 of 2020 on Post-Border Import Inspection and Supervision (‘MOT Regulation 51’). When Regulation 51 comes into effect on 28 August, the 2018 post-border import supervision policy[1]  will no longer prevail.