MANDATORY HALAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT (Indonesia)

Author: Ichsan Montang

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Publisher: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Journal / Book: NO&T Asia Legal Review No.15 (September, 2019)

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The government of Republic of Indonesia has issued Law No. 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Assurance (“Halal Law”) and Government Regulation No. 31 of 2019 on the Implementation Regulation of Halal Law (“GR 31/2019”) which have been enforced since 17 October 2014 and 3 May 2019, respectively.

As the biggest Moslem country in the world, the government of Republic of Indonesia intends to provide assurance for Indonesian Moslem that all products which are imported, distributed, and sold in Indonesia are halal. The halal status is evidenced by halal certificate issued by the authorized institution.

The Halal Law and GR 31/2019 regulate some important aspects which the relevant business entrepreneur must take into consideration, among others:

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