NEW REGULATION ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA: KEY PROVISIONS
At the end of 2016, the Minister of Communication and Informatics issued Regulation No. 20 of 2016 on Personal Data Protection within Electronic Systems (“Regulation 20/2016”) to implement Article 15 (3) of Government Regulation No. 82 of 2012 on the Organization of Electronic Systems and Transactions (“GR 82/2012”).
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The highly anticipated draft amendment to Law No. 11 of 2008 (“ITE Law”) which was anticipated in 2015, was finally passed by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia
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In early September, Bank Indonesia issued two Bank Indonesia Regulations regarding foreign exchange transactions against Rupiah: (i) Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 18/18/PBI/2016 on Foreign Exchange Transactions against Rupiah between Banks and Domestic Parties (“PBI 18/18”) and (ii) Bank Indonesia Regulation No. 18/19/PBI/2016 on Foreign Exchange Transactions against Rupiah between Banks and Foreign Parties (“PBI 18/19”). These two Bank Indonesia regulations replace certain Bank Indonesia regulations,
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Following the issuance of Government Regulation No. 103 of 2015 on the Ownership of Houses or Housing by Foreigners Domiciled in Indonesia dated 22 December 2015 (“GR 103/2015”)
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To implement Government Regulation No. 78 of 2015 on Wages, the Governor of DKI Jakarta has just issued Governor’s Regulation No. 227 of 2016 on The Provincial Minimum Wage for 2017 (“Governor Regulation 227/2016”).
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