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3.10. Over the review period, new patent, copyright, and marks and geographical indications legislation and regulations have entered into force. Additionally, Indonesia has acceded to (...) and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources.

3.15. (...) Under the Regulation, an importer registration number (angka pengenal importir (API)) may not be required for temporarily imported goods, promotional products, goods imported for research or scientific development purposes, consignments, donations such as for natural disasters, (...)

3.21. During the review period, prior import verification requirements remained in place to ensure compliance of certain goods with the relevant legislative/regulatory provisions. (...) The verification requirements' (VPTI) product coverage was expanded to 29 (19 in 2013) product categories (338 items in 2020), to cover: (...) non-hazardous and toxic waste; (...) hazardous and noxious substances; ozone layer-depleting substances; (...)

3.22. (...) Requirements for some products (e.g. fishery products, alcoholic beverages, salt, certain veterinary medicines, ozone depleting substances (...) to pass through specified ports of entry for different reasons (e.g. safety, health, or religious) remain in place, and were updated. [26]

[26] INSW, Non-Tariff Measures. Viewed at: https://intr.insw.go.id/ntm.php

3.24. (...) Prior to the introduction of the Policy, out of 10,826 HS tariff lines, 48.3% (5,229 HS Codes) were subject to limited import restrictions (Lartas 1) or were closely monitored by Customs; (...) though still higher than the ASEAN average of 17.0%, covering goods restricted for safety, public health, security and environmental reasons (...) At the time of the previous Review, port-of-entry supervision of items subject to restrictions applied to: (...) (iv) ozone-depleting substances; (...) and (vii) hazardous materials.

3.29. (...) In 2018, Indonesia ranked 68th (69th regarding its customs environment) out of 84 economies (16th in Asia Pacific out of 21 economies) in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Illicit Trade Environment Index. (...) Drugs, illegal diesel, wildlife, and counterfeit goods seem to be the main smuggled items; (...)

1.4. On the other hand, the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government also strives to reform public administration, optimize the economic and social environment by (...) introducing new laws concerning (...) environmental protection (...).

2.5. The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government has promulgated a number of new laws to improve the operation of public administration and optimize the trade environment. Among them, (...) the Maritime Area Management Framework Law (Law No. 7/2018) stipulates the goals and principles in managing the maritime area in supporting the sustainable development of the MSAR (...).

3.10. The importance of economic diversification to sustainable development has received broad consensus across society and the MSAR Government has endeavoured to diversify the economy through promoting regional cooperation and nurturing emerging industries (...).

3.11. With the objective to lay out a comprehensive blueprint for the development of Macao, China that stretches over the economic, social, environmental and public administration aspects, the MSAR Government launched the Five-Year Development Plan of the MSAR (2016-2020) (the "Development Plan") in September 2016 (...).