Revision Of Permendag 50/2020 Has Been Approved By Jokowi

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JAKARTA - The Director General of Domestic Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Isy Karim, revealed that the revision process related to the Regulation of the Minister of Trade Number 50 of 2020 is ongoing.

"If the Permendag can be (signed) this week, because it has received permission from the president. But to be ratified, we are waiting for it to be promulgated on the state news sheet," said Isy, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, September 22.

Isy conveyed that the revision of the rules in question is regarding the provisions for business licensing, advertising, coaching, and supervision of business actors in trading through electronic systems.

According to Isy, this action was taken in response to protests made by Tanah Abang traders because there were few buyers due to rampant online sales.

He conveyed that his party, with the relevant ministries or institutions, would ensure compliance with technical requirements permits such as mandatory SNI, halal certificates, BPOM permits, and others, for goods and services sold, especially imported goods.

In addition, Isy also invited the local government to hold certain festival events, to increase attraction, as well as sales at Tanah Abang Market.

"It encourages collaboration between various parties, including the local government, to create crowds and events that increase trade activity in the offline market," he said.

In addition, he also assessed that education and consumer literacy need to be improved so that people use more domestic products, one of which is the program run by the government, such as the Proudly Made in Indonesia National Movement (Gernas BBI).

Previously, traders from Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta protested against the Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Teten Masduki during a visit to the market, Tuesday, September 19.

The contents of the protests echoed by traders, namely urging Minister Teten to close the Tiktok Shop which allegedly caused the largest wholesale market in Southeast Asia to be empty of buyers.