The Government finally issued Government Regulation No. 82 of 2012 9regarding the Implementation of Electronic Systems and Electronic Transactions (“Regulation 82”) for Law No. 11 of 2008 regarding Electronic Information and Electronic Transactions (“Law No.11”)

After lengthy discussions among regulators and politicians on ownership of commercial banks, Bank Indonesia issued its Regulation No. 14/8/PBI/2012 regarding Ownership of Shares in Commercial Banks (“BI Regulation No. 14”) which came into effect on 13 July 2012.

Sixteen years since the enactment of Law No. 7 of 1996 regarding Food (“the 1996 Food Law”), the Government issued the new Food Law (ie Law No. 18 of 2012) (“Food Law”) on 18 October 2012, two days after World Food Day. The Food Law replaces The 1996 Food Law

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources recently issued Regulation No. 24 of 2012 (“Regulation 24”) amending his Regulation No. 28 of 2009 on Organizing Coal and Mineral Mining Businesses

The Constitutional Court issued decision No. 70/PUU-IX/2011 which conditionally revokes Article 4 (1) of Law No. 3 of 1992 re Jamsostek and Article 13 (1) of Law No. 40 of 2004 regarding the National Social Security System (SJSN)