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Legal Framework of Green Building in Indonesia
This ARMA update will discuss the legal framework of Green Building, including the criteria, rating system, and certification used in assessing a building that meets the environmentally friendly principles in various regulations in Indonesia.
Update on Foreign Visitors Visa Policies
The Government of Indonesia has issued the Letter of Director General of Immigration No. IMI 0549.GR.01.01 of 2022 which comes into effect on 6 April 2022, regarding Ease of Immigration (Visa on Arrival) in Order to Support Sustainable Tourism During the 2019 Corona Virus Disease Pandemic.
BPJS Healthcare as a Requirement to Access Public Services
On 6 January 2022, the President of the Republic of Indonesia issued Presidential Instruction
No. 11 of 2022 on the Optimization of the Implementation of the National Health Insurance Program (“Presidential Instruction 11/2022”) which instructed 30 (thirty) ministries and institutions to increase participation in BPJS Healthcare.
[SE Menhub 23 Tahun 2022] Ease of Restrictions on Domestic and International Travel
This provision is included in the Letter of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 23 of 2022 concerning Guidelines on the Implementation of Domestic Travel by Land Transportation during the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Period (“Letter of the MoT 23/2022 (SE Menhub No. 23 Tahun 2022”).
[Surat Edaran ATR BPN No. 4 Tahun 2022] Policy on Land Use in Protected Areas
This ARMA update will discuss the essential matters of ATR/BPN CL 4/202, including the scope of protected areas that can be given land rights, the restrictions, as well as the implications of the issuance of this circular letter to the protected areas.
[PM 2 Tahun 2021] Approval for the Use of Foreign Vessels – PPKA
The latest PPKA regulation has been amended as contained in the Minister of Transportation Regulation No. 2 of 2021 concerning Procedures and Requirements for the Granting of Approval for the Use of Foreign Vessels for Other Activities in Indonesian Waters that are Not Included in the Activities of Transporting Passengers and Goods (“MoT Reg 2/2021”).
[PP NO 96 Tahun 2021] The Government Regulation on the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Business Activities
Direktorat Jenderal Mineral dan Batubara (“Ditjen Minerba”) Kementerian Energi Sumber Daya Mineral Indonesia (“ESDM”), mengeluarkan kebijakan yang melarang perusahaan pertambangan mengekspor batubara. Larangan ini tertuang dalam Surat Ditjen Minerba No. B-1605/MB.05/DJB.B/2021 tentang Pemenuhan Energi Batubara Untuk Umum tanggal 31 Desember 2021 (“Surat Ditjen Minerba 1605/2021”).
[Surat Ditjen Minerba No. B-1605/mb.05/djb.b/2021] – Implikasi Larangan Ekspor Batubara
Direktorat Jenderal Mineral dan Batubara (“Ditjen Minerba”) Kementerian Energi Sumber Daya Mineral Indonesia (“ESDM”), mengeluarkan kebijakan yang melarang perusahaan pertambangan mengekspor batubara. Larangan ini tertuang dalam Surat Ditjen Minerba No. B-1605/MB.05/DJB.B/2021 tentang Pemenuhan Energi Batubara Untuk Umum tanggal 31 Desember 2021 (“Surat Ditjen Minerba 1605/2021”).
Larangan Ekspor Batubara Dan Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Batubara Untuk Kebutuhan Nasional
The Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (“DGMC”) issued the DGMC Letter Number B-1605/MB.05/DJB.B/2021 of 2021 regarding the Fulfillment of Coal Needs for General Electricity on 31 December 2021, which prohibits coal exports to foreign countries.