THE GOVERNMET LAWS & ITS

IMPACTS ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

BY: FARANABILA 10A

 REGULATION ON MANAGING WASTE
Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia (No. 18 of 1999) on
Waste Management of hazardous and toxic materials.

This Regulation provides for the management of hazardous and toxic materials as residual from
production activities; these residues are defined as B3 waste and their management includes their
reduction, collection, storage (with time restrictions of no more than 90 days), reutilization (post
processing in order to transform the waste in a safe, non-pollutant product), transportation (i.e.
exportation to other countries)

POSITIV
Drawbacks E
Following such rule is costly because Following Impact
such rule will bring
the funds required in maintaining the positive feedback from both the
management of hazardous and toxic government and the community as it
materials are expensive as it requires will help the business to start
advance technology that is not yet responsible waste management
available in Indonesia and purchasing towards the Presidents programme
said technology from other countries Indonesia Clean-from-Waste 2025.
would have an addition of shipping This could lead to support and
fees. incentives form the government.

Moreover, providing employees that In addition to the reduction of the

are capable to manage the waste of post-consumer product in landfill but
toxic and hazardous materials using also avoid misuse, imitation and
advance technologies is difficult and forgery due to the fact that the used
severely time-consuming with the products are safely allocated and
reason of training said employees. reutilized. This will amount to a safer
Due to the fact that most workers in environment for all living beings.
Indonesia are lacking in higher
education, while the skilled are
usually residing out of country so it
will be costly to hire them.
 LAW ON EXPORTING GOODS
Law No. 17 of 2006 on Amendment to Law No. 10 of 1995 on Customs

That in the context of implementing the provision in Article 11 A paragraph (7) Law No. 10/1995
concerning Customs as amended by Law No. 17/2006, it is necessary to stipulate Regulation of the
Minister of Finance concerning Customs Procedures in the Export

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E
Drawbacks
When following the series of laws the Following saidImpact
law will allow the
business would have to painstakingly business to be able to conduct long
prepare all the correct legitimate lasting trade because it performs
papers or documents in order for export legally with a clean track
their products to be recognised by record leading to a good relationship
customs officer and to allow the with the customs and easier outside
exportation of said product. This market access therefore, allowing a
painstakingly long process will higher export rate and higher sales of
consume a hefty amount of time the company.
when done legally and correctly due
to the sheer amount of export
documentations custom officers has
to process.

Specialists that are hired to execute

the export documents above are
expensive because a business would
usually need a whole team of these
specialists if the business owns a
large company .Hence, leading to a
decrease in the company’s overall
profit.