Indonesia: Plans for tighter regulation on the import of machines, tools and ingredients needed for disc production
Description
On 3 February 2010, the director general for agro and chemical industries at the Ministry of Industry, Benny Wachyudi, announced that the Ministry is planning to tighten regulations on import of machines, tools and ingredients needed for optical disc production.
Mr Wachyudi said that there were no regulations limiting the production of discs, which has supported the massive reproduction and distribution of pirated CDs, DVDs and VCDs.
According to the Ministry of Industry the police had asked the Ministry to review the existing policy on the issuance of permits for disc production and import as most discs sold in Indonesia had no tax stickers.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered: 08/02/2010
Implemented: No
Date of inception:
GTA Evaluation: Amber
Source:
Ministry of Industry and Jakarta Post, 3 February 2010 (http://www.depperin.go.id/ENG/Publication/IndReview/2010/20100402.htm)
Government Response:
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