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Indonesia: 2012 law on the defence industry

Announcement

05 Oct 2012

On 5 October 2012, the Indonesian government introduced a new law (UU No.16 tahun 2012) on the defence industry. It contains several trade-distorting aspects.

The law came into force on the day of its stipulation.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

3 in force

Implementation date

05 Oct 2012

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Public procurement localisation In force

Article 43 of the law on the defence industry states that the Indonesian military is "required to use defence equipment and security equipment of domestic production" (para. 1, own translation). Parag...

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FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force

Furthermore, article 52 of the law on the defence industry stipulates that all companies in the "major appliance industry" ought to be fully owned by the state (para. 1). Also, paragraph 2 states that...

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State aid, nes In force

Article 51 of the law on the defence industry mentions that the Indonesian government shall provide equity participation to the Indonesian defence industry. Paragraph 2 of the article specifies that t...

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