The Indonesian Competition Commission (ICC) has tonight handed down a sanction for the violation of Article 14 and Article 19 (d) of Law No. 5/1999 on PT Solusi Transportation Indonesia (GRAB) and PT Teknologi Pengangkutan Indonesia (TPI) in special rental transportation services relating to the provision of Grab App software applications operated in the Greater Jakarta areas (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi), Makassar, Medan, and Surabaya.

Though DKI Jakarta being the site of Headquarter of the Indonesia Competition Commission (ICC) has imposed Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB), ICC continues working to supervise competition conducted by business actors. The supervision is conducted especially for business actors engaging in staple commodities, including sugar, rice, beef and chicken, eggs, and so on. For this purpose, ICC has carried out various data collection activities related to such staples.

Law enforcement activities conducted by ICC have recommenced as of April 7, 2020.  Letter of Decision Number 12/KPPU/Kep.1/IV/2020 regarding Case Handling in Disease Outbreak Disaster Emergency Conditions posed by Corona Virus in Indonesia has revoked and declared the invalidity of Letter of Decision Number 11/KPPU/Kep.1/III/2020 regarding Amendment to Decision of the Indonesia Competition Commission Number 10/KPPU/Kep.1/III/2020 regarding Suspension of Law Enforcement Activities within the Secretariat of Indonesia Competition Commission.

(9 June 2020)

1. The AEGC notes the significant negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
on ASEAN and the global economy…

The Indonesia Competition Commission (ICC, or domestically known as KPPU) entered its two decades in June 7, 2020. Not a small number for a state commission resulting from an economic reformed. After 20 years, ICC overseeing competition through four instruments, namely law enforcement, providing policy recommendation, assessment of mergers and acquisitions, and oversight of the implementation of business partnerships.