Indonesia: GOI Issues New Implementing Regulation on Halal Product Assurance

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President Joko Widodo has signed Government Regulation No. 31/2019 regarding provisions for implementing Indonesia’s 2014 Halal Product Assurance Law. This regulation is the first of several expected implementing regulations related to the 2014 law. Key provisions include the role of the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) in coordinating and cooperating with Government of Indonesia (GOI) Ministries, Agencies and, the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), the accreditation process for domestic and international halal certifiers and guidelines for the Halal Product Process. 

Indonesia: GOI Issues New Implementing Regulation on Halal Product Assurance

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