KPPU Resumes Activities Virtually

After shutting shop for almost a month, on 6 April 2020, the Indonesia Competition Commission (KPPU) issued KPPU Regulation No. 1 of 2020 on Electronic Case Handling. This new regulation forms the legal basis for the KPPU in resuming its enforcement activities electronically, and as such, all statutory timelines have resumed. Under this regulation, merger notifications and reviews, case investigation and hearing, and monitoring of partnership agreements (kemitraan) can now be done via 'electronic means'.

'Electronic means' here refer to any electronic interaction facilities used by KPPU, including but not limited to, visual teleconference and email. The regulation further specifies that it will apply an e-enforcement to ongoing merger notifications, cases and monitoring.