SSEK Law Firm partners Ira A. Eddymurthy and Winnie Yamashita Rolindrawan have contributed the Indonesia chapter to The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide, a multi-jurisdictional guide to pharmaceutical advertising laws and regulations.

SSEK Legal Consultants partners Ira A. Eddymurthy and Winnie Y. Rolindrawan have contributed the Indonesia chapter to a multi-jurisdictional guide to pharmaceutical advertising laws and regulations.

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry plans to issue a new regulation for the calculation of local content for pharmaceutical products.

Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has issued a regulation to amend the country's food labeling regulations by instituting various additional restrictions and providing additional clarity on food labeling requirements...

Since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Indonesia on March 2, 2020, the number of cases has expanded to around 4,839 as of April 14, 2020, w

In Indonesia, import activities are tightly regulated to ensure compliance with national standards and policies.

Indonesia’s Minister of Health has issued Decree No. HK.01.07/MENKES/301/2026 on the Affixation of Nutritional Labels and Health Information to Ready-to-Eat Processed Food Products.

L’Indonesian Culture Collection (InaCC) est une institution nationale dédiée à la conservation et à la gestion des micro-organismes.

Enacted in 2009, Indonesia's current Law on Health (Law No. 36/2009) is due for a refresh. The government realized that the law has not maintained its relevance when it comes to health trends...

Advances in biotechnology have enabled the development of a range of new agricultural tools. From DNA sequencing to plant tissue culture and gene editing...

Many businesses in Indonesia have been forced to temporarily cease their activities because of COVID-19. Some factories are still operating to ensure the continuation of production.

The halal certification requirement basically applies to all products that people consume and/or use.

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.

The Indonesian government has implemented mandatory halal certification to protect its predominantly Muslim population.

In February 2025, Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) took decisive action by recalling 91 illegal and hazardous cosmetics and skincare products that lacked proper Distribution Permits. These products were found to contain hazardous substances, including mercury, which with long-term exposure can pose serious health risks, such as an increased risk of cancer.

Advertising on medicines in Indonesia is regulated by several regulations and decrees. The main sources of regulation are: (i) Minister of Health ("MOH") Decree No. 386/MEN.KES/SK/IV/1994...

As part of its 16th economic package, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced on 16 November 2018 that in order to attract further foreign investment ...

In continuation to our previous Tech Deals series, we provide herein, the recent tech deals completed in the period between 1 January and 30 April 2023, and our brief commentary regarding the same.

In continuation to our previous Tech Deals series, we provide herein, the recent tech deals completed between 16 July and 31 December 2022, and our brief commentary regarding the tech investment environment in Indonesia during the period.