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Reshaping Indonesia’s Hospital Regulatory Landscape: What MoH Regulation No. 6 Of 2026 Means For Healthcare Businesses, M&A And Financing
On 4 June 2026, the Minister of Health (“MoH”) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Hospitals (the “New Hospital Regulation”), which was promulgated on 12 June 2026 and became effective on that date. The New Hospital Regulation is the single, consolidated Ministerial regulation now governing the Indonesian hospital sector, and it implements Articles 823, 830, 832, 850 (5), 861 (2), 862, and 876 of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (“GR 28/2024”), which in turn implements Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (the “Health Law”).
Indonesia Healthcare
NL
Nusantara Legal Partnership
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Food and Drugs Law

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Indonesia | Constitutional Court restores restriction on second medical use patents
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has reinstated restrictions on patenting second medical uses of known products, reversing a 2024 reform that had opened pathways for such protection. The decision creates a critical distinction for pharmaceutical patent applicants based on filing dates, with applications submitted during the brief window when the restriction was lifted receiving different treatment than those filed after the Court's ruling.
Indonesia IP
SF
Spruson & Ferguson
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Indonesia’s Updated Regulation On Food Packaging
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.
Indonesia Consumer
TG
Tilleke & Gibbins
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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

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Indonesia | Constitutional Court restores restriction on second medical use patents
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has reinstated restrictions on patenting second medical uses of known products, reversing a 2024 reform that had opened pathways for such protection. The decision creates a critical distinction for pharmaceutical patent applicants based on filing dates, with applications submitted during the brief window when the restriction was lifted receiving different treatment than those filed after the Court's ruling.
Indonesia IP
SF
Spruson & Ferguson
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Healthcare

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Reshaping Indonesia’s Hospital Regulatory Landscape: What MoH Regulation No. 6 Of 2026 Means For Healthcare Businesses, M&A And Financing
On 4 June 2026, the Minister of Health (“MoH”) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Hospitals (the “New Hospital Regulation”), which was promulgated on 12 June 2026 and became effective on that date. The New Hospital Regulation is the single, consolidated Ministerial regulation now governing the Indonesian hospital sector, and it implements Articles 823, 830, 832, 850 (5), 861 (2), 862, and 876 of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024 (“GR 28/2024”), which in turn implements Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health (the “Health Law”).
Indonesia Healthcare
NL
Nusantara Legal Partnership
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