| Act No. 24/1999 on Foreign Exchange Flow and Exchange Rate
System: |
- Resident is a person, company or any other firm that resides or plans to reside in
Indonesia foe a minimum of 1 (one) year period. This includes Republic of Indonesia
representatives or diplomatic staff living overseas (Article 1)
- Every resident is eligible to own and use the Foreign Exchange freely (Article 2.1)
- Bank Indonesia is authorized to obtain information and data regarding Foreign Exchange
Cross Border activities executed by residents (Article 3.1)
- Every resident is required to submit information anad data regarding Foreign Exchange
Cross Border activities, directly or indirectly through Bank Indonesia authorized parties
(Article 3.2)
- Whoever intentionally ignores the terms and conditions as stated in Article 3.2 will be
penalized a minimum of Rp. 250.000.000,00 (two hundred fifty million rupiah) and a maximum
of Rp. 1.000.000.000,00 (one billion rupiah).
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| Summary of Bank Indonesia Circular Letter No. 1/9/DSM December
28, 1999 regarding Foreign Exchange Flow Report by Banks: |
Individual transactors that categorized as Residents are:
- Indonesian citizens that permanently reside in Indonesia, including Indonesian citizens
that live overseas for education, research, medical and diplomatic assignments and any
other state tasks.
- Foreigners holding stay permits such as KIMS (Kartu Izin Menetap Sementara).
Corporate transactors or other firms catagorized as Residents are:
- Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
- Non-profit institutions governed by the Republic of Indonesia.
- Companies, including branches and representative offices from foreign companies and
other institutions stationed in Indonesia.
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