bKey Takeaways

KPPU Chairman Regulation No. 1 of 2026 introduces detailed hearing procedures for the KPPU Commission to evaluate programme implementation reports and issue a determination on registered competition compliance programmes. The regulation applies to businesses seeking KPPU approval for their programmes and provides greater clarity on the required documentation, hearing stages and applicable timelines.

• The regulation supplements the existing framework under KPPU Regulation No. 1 of 2022 rather than introducing a new competition compliance programme regime.
  
  
• The evaluation process consists of three stages: submission and review of the relevant reports, deliberation by the Commission, and pronouncement of the Commission's determination.
  
  
• Businesses must prepare supporting documents and ensure that members of their board of directors/management attend the hearing, although directors/management may be accompanied by consultants or employees.
  
  
• The Commission hearing must be conducted within 15 working days from submission of the implementation report and may be extended once by up to 15 additional working days.

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On 16 September 2026, the Indonesia Competition Commission (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha or "KPPU") issued KPPU Chairman Regulation No. 1 of 2026 on Commission Hearing Procedures for Competition Compliance Programmes (the "New Regulation"), which took effect on the same date.

The New Regulation supplements KPPU Regulation No. 1 of 2022 on Competition Compliance Programs, which establishes the framework for businesses to register and implement competition compliance programmes and obtain KPPU approval. While the 2022 Regulation sets out the evaluation process in general terms, the New Regulation provides more detailed procedures for the Commission hearings through which compliance programmes are evaluated for approval.

Key Features of the New Regulation

The New Regulation clarifies several procedural aspects of KPPU's evaluation and approval process, including:

1. Structured hearing process. The evaluation process consists of three stages: (i) submission of the compliance programme implementation report and the verification and validation report; (ii) deliberation by the Commission; and (iii) pronouncement of the Commission's determination. The first two stages are conducted under closed-hearing sessions, while the final pronouncement is open to the public. Hearings may also be conducted electronically.
   
   
2. Supporting documents and representation. Businesses must submit supporting documents, including a code of ethics, competition compliance guidelines, and reports on the implementation of socialisation, advisory and training activities. The supporting documents may be submitted in hard copy and/or electronic form. Further, members of the business's board of directors/management must attend the hearing and may be accompanied by consultants and/or employees.
   
   
3. Hearing timeline. The Commission hearing must be conducted within 15 working days after submission of the implementation report and may be extended once by up to 15 additional working days. If revisions are required, the Commission will provide instructions and specify a resubmission deadline. The hearing timeline will be suspended during the revision process. Failure to resubmit by the prescribed deadline will result in termination of the hearing process.
   
   
4. Commission determination. The New Regulation specifies the minimum contents of a determination approving a compliance programme. These include the business's commitments to continuously implement the programme, identify and mitigate competition risks at least once a year, and conduct socialisation, advisory and training activities at least once a year.

What Businesses Should Do

Businesses seeking KPPU approval for their competition compliance programmes should review their existing programmes and supporting documentation in light of the New Regulation, particularly the requirements relating to evidence of implementation and representation at the Commission hearing. Businesses should also consider whether any preparation is required to meet the procedural requirements and timelines introduced by the New Regulation.