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On 20 May 2026, the President of the Republic of Indonesia enacted Government Regulation (“GR”) No. 24 of 2026 on the Governance of Export of Strategic Natural Resource Commodities (“GR 24/2026”), which took effect on 1 June 2026. Note that while GR 24/2026 is already in force, the requirement to export Strategic Commodities exclusively through the designated state-owned enterprise is subject to a separate transition deadline, discussed further below under "Transitional Arrangements".

On June 30, 2026, Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) issued BPOM Regulation No. 11 of 2026 on Food Packaging, which expands the list of approved food-contact substances and recognizes a broader range of permissible functions for those substances. The new regulation, which revokes BPOM Regulation No. 20 of 2019, reflects developments in packaging technology and materials science.

The enactment of Law No. 20 of 2025 on the Criminal Procedure Code (“KUHAP 2025“) marks a significant development in Indonesia’s criminal justice system. Replacing Law No. 8 of 1981 on the Criminal Procedure Code, which had governed criminal procedure for more than four decades, KUHAP 2025 introduces several legal frameworks that were previously not recognized under Indonesian criminal procedural law.