>On 1 July 2019 the Indonesian Competition Authority, Komisi
Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU), reformed its organizational structure
in order to gear up for a more efficient enforcement. As part of
the organizational reform, KPPU established the Directorate of
Economics, the Directorate of Competition Policy, and the
Directorate of Competition Advocacy and Partnership (Small Medium
Enterprise/SME) under the Deputy of Research and Advocacy.
KPPU's Directorate of Merger & Acquisition and the
Directorate of Partnership (Small Medium Enterprise/SME)
Supervision were also restructured under the Deputy of Law
Enforcement.
A few months earlier, in April, the KPPU issued Regulation No. 1
of 2019 on Monopolistic and Unfair Business Practices Case Handling
Procedure (New Regulation). Commentaries by stakeholders are split
between the good and the bad of the New Regulation as well as how
it will it change the landscape of the competition law enforcement
in Indonesia.
