Ministry of Trade of the Republic Indonesia issues new regulation

The Ministry of Trade of the Republic Indonesia (“MoT”) has just issued a new regulation on franchise in early September this year. This new franchise regulation, namely Minister of Trade Regulation No.71 of 2019 on Franchise (“MoT 71/2019”) replaces the previous franchise-related regulations. MoT 71/2019 aims to simplify franchising rules in Indonesia by eliminating provisions that are considered to be burdensome and further replaced them with more business-friendly rules.

To find out what are the key changes upon the enactment of MoT 71/2019, please see our full report here.