Written by Michael S. Carl and Dewi Savitri Reni Download the Presidential Regulation and its translation. In an unexpected development with profound implications, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia on November 13, 2012, announced a decision disbanding BP MIGAS, the upstream regulator of the petroleum industry in Indonesia. In response, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that same day issued Presidential Regulation No. 95 Year 2012, which transferred the responsibilities of BP MIGAS to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR).

Please find attached the latest Legal Alert for September 2012.

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Written by: Florence G. Santoso and Mohammad Irham The Constitutional Court (the Court) issued decisions in two cases on June 4, 2012, that could help change the playing field in the mining industry, giving smaller companies the chance to compete with big miners. In separate rulings in cases brought by tin miners from Bangka-Belitung Province, the Court found that several provisions of Law No. 4 of 2009 regarding Mineral and Coal Mining (the 2009 Mining Law) were unconstitutional and not binding.

Please find attached the latest Legal Alert for August 2012.

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Written by: Ira A. Eddymurthy and Stephen I. Warokka The Minister of Trade (MOT) issued a new regulation on September 21, 2012, amending some of the provisions on the Importer Identification Number (API). The new regulation, MOT Regulation No. 59/M-DAG/PER/9/2012 (MOT Reg 59), amends MOT Regulation No. 27/M-DAG/PER/5/2012 Regarding Provisions on Importer Identification Number (MOT Reg 27). For our previous discussion of MOT Reg 27, go here. Click here for the English Translation of Minister of Trade Regulation No. 59 of 2012 Below is a look at the biggest changes set forth in MOT Reg 59:

Please find attached the latest Legal Alert for July 2012.

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Written by: Lasmaroha Simbolon and Almira Prajna Ramaniya Long awaited by the banking industry and having gone through a lengthy process within Bank Indonesia (“BI”) itself, where several share purchase transactions were put on hold by BI, BI finally issued a new regulation on the ownership of commercial banks, as contained in BI Regulation No. 14/8/PBI/2012 regarding the Share Ownership of Commercial Banks on July 13, 2012 (“BI Reg 14/2012”). BI’s main purpose behind the issuance of this regulation is to make certain that bank owners continue to maintain and implement policies of good corporate governance. In addition to that, the proposed ASEAN financial integration plan of 2020 will allow banks with certain qualifications to operate freely within ASEAN and may force Indonesian banks to step up their game. Therefore, BI considered it necessary to integrate share ownership percentages with bank soundness levels to incentivize investors to not just invest but to also have an interest in maintaining the performance of the banks they own.