Jakarta Legal ID | Insights, Regulations & Compliance
Mining LicensesSIPB requirements in Indonesia are not limited to an NIB and an application form. The applicant must first confirm that SIPB is the correct licence for the intended rock-mining activity, then prepare administrative, technical, environmental and financial evidence together with the coordinates and size of the requested area. Under the current implementing framework, Permen ESDM […]
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Business Certification (SBU)Construction subcontractor SBU due diligence should answer one practical question: does this exact subcontractor hold construction certification that matches the exact work package you plan to give it? A certificate should not be accepted merely because the company can produce an SBU PDF or because another company in the same group has construction certification. Under […]
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Mining LicensesIUP due diligence in Indonesia should answer a broader question than “does the company have an IUP?” A serious investor review should test whether the licence belongs to the transaction target, covers the mining project and commodity being represented, is at the correct activity stage, and is supported by the company’s current operational and compliance […]
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Business Certification (SBU)A change in company information does not automatically mean that the company must submit an entirely new construction SBU application. The first question is whether the changed fact affects the company identity, responsible personnel, qualification, subclassification, or another item relied on by the SBU record. As of 3 October 2026, Permen PU No. 6 of […]
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Mining LicensesFor mining operators, RKAB submission reporting Indonesia is now an annual planning and continuing reporting cycle rather than a multi-year filing exercise. Relevant mining permit holders must prepare an RKAB for each year, obtain approval through the designated system and then report actual mining activities against that approved plan. The current framework starts with Minister […]
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Notary ServicesA company should not use one electronic-signature rule for every corporate document in Indonesia. Ordinary contracts, shareholder minutes, circular resolutions, powers of attorney, notarial deeds, and government filing documents can involve different form, authority, and evidentiary requirements. The baseline rule is Article 11 of the ITE Law, which gives an Electronic Signature legal force and […]
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Notary ServicesElectronic signatures can have legal force in Indonesia, but enforceability does not depend merely on placing a digital image of a signature onto a PDF. The central questions are whether the signing method can identify the signer, show that the signer controlled the signing process, detect later changes, preserve document integrity, and demonstrate the signer’s […]
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Notary ServicesOnce an Indonesian company’s new legal name has been approved, the remaining work is mostly about consistency. AHU, OSS, tax records, banks, contracts, invoices, licences, counterparties, websites, and internal systems should be reviewed so that documents used after the change no longer conflict with the company’s approved legal identity. The legal starting point is that […]
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Notary ServicesChanging an Indonesian company’s legal name is not simply a branding exercise. For a capital-based limited liability company, the replacement name must first satisfy the statutory naming rules, and the change then proceeds as an amendment to the articles of association requiring the appropriate shareholder, notarial, and ministerial steps. The specific company-name regulation, Government Regulation […]
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Notary ServicesA director can be dismissed by circular shareholder resolution in Indonesia, but unanimous shareholder signatures alone are not enough. When the company uses an out-of-meeting decision, Article 105 adds a specific safeguard: the affected director must be told about the planned dismissal and given an opportunity to defend themselves before shareholders take the dismissal decision. […]
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