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EuroCham brought issues on Draft Bill of Water Resources along with Draft of Government Regulation on Food Label and Advertisement (RPP Label dan Iklan Pangan). The meeting is part of EuroCham Advocacy Road Show to convey business views in regards to the Draft Bill of Water Resources. This meeting is part of the joint advocacy with other International Chamber of Commerce, namely US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC), American Chamber (AmCham), Jakarta Japan Chamber (JJC), and Indonesia-Australia Business Chamber (IABC). Prior to meeting the Minister of Industry, EuroCham has met with Presidential Advisory Council and BKPM on July 2017.

The delegation was received by the Minister of Industry, H.E. Airlangga Hartarto accompanied by Director General of Endurance and Development of International Industrial Access (KPAII), Head of Legal and Organizational Affairs Bureau, Director of Beverages, Tobacco and Fresheners Industry, and Head of Agency for Industrial Research and Development (BPPI). The Minister welcomed the delegation and accepted the concerns. To follow up, the Minister proposed for EuroCham to conduct further dialogue with the Parliament as the initiator of the draft Bill of Water Resources.

On the meeting, the delegation conveyed their concerns regarding the draft Bill on Water Resources and request for the support from the Ministry of Industry for the businesses. The Minister welcomed the delegation and accepted the concerns stated by delegation although the Minister said that He has not received any update from the Parliament as the draft is still being discussed by the Parliament.

EuroCham Agriculture, Food & Beverages working group continues to advocate on the issue of Draft of Government Regulation on Food Label and Advertisement (RPP Label dan Iklan Pangan). This meeting was a follow up of the recommendation letter that was submitted on February 2017 to Working Committee III (Pokja III) from Task Force of Economic Policy Implementation Acceleration and Effectiveness. Together with APPNIA (Association of Nutritious Product for Mother and Child Companies), EuroCham consulted Pokja III.

On 26 October 2017, delegation from EuroCham and APPNIA was welcomed by the Head of Pokja III, Mr. Mirza Adityaswara. On the meeting, Chairman of APPNIA, Mr. Maurits Klavert shared businesses concerns regarding the RPP. The meeting was also attended by representatives from Ministry of Health, BPOM, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. The purpose of the meeting was to establish open and constructive dialogue between business and Government of Indonesia representatives.

Chairman of APPNIA explained business concerns from the draft, which are on:

• the prohibition to advertise and promote foods intended for infants and children up to 2 years
• prohibition for food that has the same trade name with brands of infant formula, advance formula, and formula for growth to be advertised.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Mirza Adistyaswara acknowledged these concerns and promised to discuss further on the issues with the respective technical ministries. EuroCham will continue the collaboration and joint advocacy efforts with APPNIA to continue to assist Pokja III in the development of the RPP.