Legal Insights: Antitrust – Merger Control

Q: Could you provide an overview of the antitrust authority in your jurisdiction? What are its powers and scope of work in relation to merger control?

A: In the jurisdiction of Indonesia, the antitrust authority shall be under the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha or "KPPU"), which established based on Presidential Decree No. 75 of 1999 on KPPU, as amended by the Presidential Regulation No. 80 of 2008 on Amendments of Presidential Decree No. 75 of 1999 on KPPU, with the main purpose of monitoring and supervising the implementation of Law No. 5 of 1999 on Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition as amended by Law No. 6 of 2023 on the Stipulation of Government Regulation No. 2 of 2022 in Lieu of Job Creation Law to Become Law ("Competition Law"), the core regulation on antitrust in Indonesia.