Event Reports

EuroCham Indonesia Healthcare Working Group participated in a public consultation organized by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries on the Draft Regulation on Commodity Balance for Fisheries and Salt Commodities.

The consultation, presented by the Directorate General of Marine Management, discussed the proposed guidelines and procedures for determining and issuing commodity balance data for salt and fisheries commodities. Key issues included the assessment of domestic supply and demand, the availability and capacity of domestic suppliers, and how commodity balance data would inform the fulfillment of industrial needs, including the use of domestic products and potential import requirements.

Following the consultation, EuroCham gathered inputs from members in the food and beverage and healthcare sectors and submitted consolidated feedback to the Directorate General of Marine Management on 15 September.

EuroCham Healthcare Working Group will continue to monitor any new developments pertaining to this issue and will continue to advocate on behalf of our members

EuroCham Indonesia's Cosmetics Sub-Working Group convened a cross-sector meeting with representatives from our Automotive, Chemical, and Agriculture, Food & Beverage Working Groups to assess the impact of two newly issued BPJPH regulations, Regulation No. 3 of 2026 on the Inclusion of Non-Halal Statements and Regulation No. 4 of 2026 on the Conformity Assurance of Foreign Halal Products, on Indonesia's halal certification framework.

The session emphasised the need for cross-sector collaboration and coordinated advocacy as the 17 October 2026 compliance deadline approaches. Members discussed sector-specific impacts, shared concerns over limited public consultation in the drafting process, and agreed on a joint action plan.

Following the meeting, EuroCham formally submitted its recommendations on both regulations, to Mr. Sugeng Raharjo, Director of Implementation System for Standards and Conformity Assessment at Indonesia's National Standardization Agency (BSN), and to the European Commission's DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (Unit GROW A3), highlighting concerns on regulatory certainty, conformity assessment requirements for foreign products, and the need for clear, practical implementation arrangements, in support of a predictable and trade-friendly halal assurance system.

We thank our members and partner Working Groups for their input, and remain committed to constructive engagement with policymakers on behalf of the European business community in Indonesia.