Business permits

Business permits

From Media Indonesia

The Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade No.
591/MPP/Kep/10/1999 of October 13, 1999 lays down, among other
things, the procedures and requirements for an application for a
business permit by owners of corporate entities. While the owners
of such corporations are interested in obtaining business
permits, many are still in the dark about how to go about it.
Generally, they do not really understand the necessity of
possessing this permit or the correct procedures for filing in an
application for the license.

Unfortunately, some other government agencies also have their
own regulations about which bodies/entities should or should not
be required to possess business permits. A case in point is the
South Jakarta Telkom office. It stipulates that a foundation must
possess a business permit while, in fact, the Ministry of
Industry and Trade has clearly stipulated that a foundation
cannot obtain a business permit.

To prevent the public from being prejudiced, the government
and the ministry must make clear which institutions are
authorized to determine the entities that are required to possess
business permits.

JAROT ANDI SISWANTO

South Jakarta