End Of Relaxation Period For Competition Regulations Enforcement

As the Covid-19 Pandemic has begun to ease up, the Indonesian Competition Supervisory Commission (Komisi Pengawasan Persaingan Usaha or “KPPU”) determined to end the Relaxation Period for Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition and Supervision of Partnerships to Support National Economic Recovery (“Relaxation Period”) through KPPU Regulation No. 2 of 2022 on the Revocation of the Relaxation Period dated April 1, 2022 (“Reg. 2/2022”).

The Relaxation Period was first introduced through KPPU Regulation No. 3 of 2020 dated November 9, 2020 (“Reg. 3/2020”) as a means to support collaboration in businesses to curb the economic effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Under Reg. 3/2020, businesses may enjoy the following benefits: