Disclaimer: In view of the European Commission's transparency policy, the Commission is publishing the texts of its Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Indonesia following the Ministerial announcement on 23 September 2025. These texts are published for information purposes only and may undergo further modifications including as a result of the process of legal revision. These texts are without prejudice to the final outcome of the Agreement between the EU and Indonesia. The texts will be final upon signature. The Agreement will become binding on the Parties under international law only after completion by each Party of its internal legal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement.
Chapter CHAPTER 24 INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
Article Article 24.1 Trade Committee
The Parties hereby establish a Trade Committee comprising representatives of the European Union and Indonesia.
The Trade Committee shall meet no later than one year after the entry into force of the Agreement. Thereafter, the Trade Committee shall meet on an annual basis, unless otherwise agreed by the co-chairs of the Trade Committee.
The meetings of the Trade Committee shall take place in the European Union or Indonesia alternately, unless otherwise agreed. The Trade Committee may meet in person or by other appropriate means of communication, as agreed by the co-chairs of the Trade Committee.
The Trade Committee shall be co-chaired by a representative of Indonesia at Ministerial level and the Member of the European Commission responsible for Trade, or their respective designees.
Article Article 24.2
Functions of the Trade Committee
In order to ensure that this Agreement operates properly and effectively, the Trade Committee shall:
consider ways to further enhance trade and investment relations between the Parties;
supervise and facilitate the implementation and application of this Agreement, and promote its general aims;
supervise, guide and coordinate the work of all specialised committees and other bodies established under this Agreement, and recommend to these bodies any necessary action;
without prejudice to Chapter 22 (Dispute Settlement seek appropriate ways and
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methods of preventing problems that may arise in areas covered by this Agreement, or of resolving disputes that may arise regarding the interpretation or application of this Agreement;
consider any other matter of interest relating to an area covered by this Agreement; and
adopt at its first meeting its own rules of procedure.
In order to ensure that this Agreement operates properly and effectively, the Trade Committee may:
decide to establish or dissolve specialised committees or other bodies other than those established under Article 24.4 (Specialised Committees), and determine their composition, remit and tasks.
allocate or delegate responsibilities to specialised committees or other bodies under this Agreement;
recommend to the Parties any amendments to this Agreement;
adopt decisions to amend this Agreement in accordance with Article 24.3 (Decisions and recommendations of the Trade Committee), in the following cases:
Article Article 2.2 of Chapter 2 (National Treatment and Market Access for Goods) , and Annexes [XXX (Elimination of Customs Duties)]
and [XXX (Tariff Elimination Schedules)] ] thereto;
Chapter Chapter 3 (Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures) and Annexes[XXX (Concerning the Definition of the Concept of "Originating Products" and Methods of Administrative Cooperation;
Annexes A, B, C, D, and E of Chapter 7 (Technical Barriers to Trade)]
) to adopt arrangements on the arrangements on the recognition of professional qualifications pursuant to Article [X (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications)] of Chapter 8 (Investment Liberalisaiton and Trade in Services ); (vi) Annex 11 (Market Access Schedules of the European Union and Indonesia) to Chapter 11 (Government Procurement)];
Annexes 12-A, 12-B and 12-C to Chapter 12 (Intel ell Intellectual Property)];
the Rules of Procedure referred to in Chapter 22 (Dispute Settlement
/Rules of Procedure);
the Code of Conduct for panellists and mediators referred to in Chapter 22 (Dispute Settlement);
the Code of Conduct for panellists and mediators referred to in Chapter [XX (Investment)] ; and
[(xi) any other provision or Annex for which the possibility of such decision is explicitly foreseen.
adopt, through decisions, binding interpretations of the provisions of this Agreement, in accordance with Article 24.3 (Decisions and recommendations of
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the Trade Committee). Such interpretations shall enter into force upon exchange of notification in accordance with the Parties’ respective procedures. They shall be binding on the Parties and all bodies established under this Agreement, including the panels referred to under Chapter 22 (Dispute Settlement);
adopt any decisions as envisaged in this Agreement or make recommendations as provided for in Article 24.3 (Decisions and recommendations of the Trade Committee);and
communicate on matters related to this Agreement with all interested parties including business, trade unions and civil society organizations.
The Trade Committee shall exchange views on topics concerning the implementation of this Agreement with civil society representatives participating in a Civil Society Forum. The Trade Committee shall agree at its first meeting on the operational guidelines for the conduct of such dialogue forum. The Civil Society Forum shall meet in conjunction with the meeting of the Trade Committee, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. The Parties shall facilitate the organisation of the Civil Society Forum and may also facilitate participation by virtual means. The Civil Society Forum includes members of the Domestic Advisory Groups referred to in Article 24.7 (Domestic Advisory Groups) and is open to other relevant independent civil society organisations established in the territories of the Parties. Each Party shall promote a balanced representation of interest groups in economics, social and environmental matters with fields of activity and expertise directly relating to the scope of this Agreement, as appropriate. The Parties may, jointly or individually, publish any formal statements made at the Civil Society Forum.
The Trade Committee shall regularly report to the Joint Committee established under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, on the other part on its activities and those of its specialised committees, as relevant, at the regular meetings of the Joint Committee. Such information could be provided also by designated representatives or in writing.
Article Article 24.3
Decisions and recommendations of the Trade Committee
The Trade Committee shall, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of this Agreement, have the power to take decisions as provided for in this Agreement. The decisions taken shall be binding upon the Parties and enter into force after the notification in writing of the completion of their respective applicable legal requirements and procedures. The Parties shall take all measures necessary to implement the decisions taken by the Trade Committee.
For the purposes of attaining the objectives of this Agreement, the Trade Committee may make appropriate recommendations in respect of all matters covered by this Agreement.
The Trade Committee shall take its decisions and make its recommendations by consensus.
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Article Article 24.4 Specialised Committees
The following specialised committees are hereby established under the auspices of the Trade Committee:
the Committee on Trade in Goods, on Customs matters, and on Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters;
the Committee on Services, Investment, Digital Trade, Government Procurement,
Intellectual Property; and
the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Growth.
Each of the specialised committees referred to in paragraph 1 shall be convened in specific configurations to carry out its tasks, as follows:
the Committee on Trade in Goods, Customs matters, and Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters shall meet in specific configurations with regard to:
Chapter Chapters [ XX (National Treatment and Market Access for Trade In Goods, Trade Remedies and Technical Barriers to Trade)];
Chapter Chapters [XX (Sanitary and PhytoSanitary Measures)]; or
Chapter Chapters [XX (Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures, Customs and Trade Facilitation, and Intellectual Property for Issues Related to Border Enforcement)];
the Committee on Services, Investment, Digital Trade, Government Procurement, Intellectual Property shall meet in specific configurations with regard to:
Chapter Chapters [XX (Services and Investment, Digital Trade, Government Procurement and Intellectual Property)]; and
the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Growth shall meet in specific configurations with regard to:
Chapter Chapter 15 (Trade and Sustainable Growth and Development) and Protocol on Palm Oil;
Chapter Chapter 17 (Economic Cooperation and Capacity Building); or Chapter 16 (Sustainable Food Systems)..
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The composition of the specialised committees, including their specific configurations, as well as their remit, tasks and functioning shall be as defined in the relevant Chapters and Protocols of this Agreement or by the Trade Committee pursuant to point (a) of Article 24.2(2) (Functions of the Trade Committee).
Unless otherwise provided by this Agreement or if agreed by the Parties, the specialised committees shall meet in each specific configuration once a year, or without undue delay at the request of the Trade Committee or of the co-chair of the Trade Committee of either Party. They shall be co-chaired, at an appropriate level, by representatives of the European Union and Indonesia. Each Party shall appoint a co-chair for each specific configuration of each specialised committee, according to its domestic procedures. The meetings shall take place in the Union or in Indonesia alternatively or by any other appropriate means of communication, as agreed by the co-chairs of each specific configuration of the specialised committees. The specialised committees shall, in each specific configuration, agree on their meeting schedule and set their agenda. Each specialised committee may decide its own rules of procedures, in the absence of which the rules of procedure of the Trade Committee shall apply mutatis mutandis.
The specialised committees may make, in each specific configuration, recommendations or submit proposals for decisions to be adopted by the Trade Committee.
The specialised committees shall inform the Trade Committee, in each specific configuration, of their schedule and agenda sufficiently in advance of their meetings and shall report to the Trade Committee on the results and conclusions from each of their meetings. The creation or existence of a specialised committee shall not prevent a Party from bringing any matter relating to an area covered by this Agreement directly to the Trade Committee.
6. Each Party shall ensure that when a specialised committee meets in any of its specific configurations, all the competent authorities for each issue on the agenda are represented, as each Party deems appropriate and in accordance with the specific configuration in which the committee is meeting, and that each issue can be discussed at the adequate level of expertise.
Article Article 24.5
The following Working Groups are hereby established:
(a) the Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Equipment and Parts thereof, under the supervision of the Committee on Trade in Goods, on Customs matters, and on Sanitary and Phytosanitary in its specific configuration with regard to Chapters 2 (National Treatment and Market Access for Goods), 5 (Trade remedies), and 7 (Technical Barriers to Trade)];
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[…..]
Working Groups shall, under the supervision of the specialised committees in a specific configuration, assist the specialised committees in the performance of their tasks and, in particular, prepare the work of the specialised committees and carry out any task assigned to them by the latter.
Working Groups shall comprise representatives of the Union and of Indonesia and shall be co-chaired by a representative of the Union and a representative of Indonesia.
Working Groups shall set their own rules of procedure, meeting schedule and agenda by mutual consent.
Article Article 24.6
Contact points
Each Party shall designate an “CEPA contact point” to facilitate communications between the Parties on matters pertaining to this Agreement and shall notify it to the other Party within 30 days following the entry into force of this Agreement.
The designated CEPA contact points shall:
unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, or otherwise agreed by the co-chairs of the Trade Committee, deliver and receive all notifications and information to be provided between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement;
facilitate communications between the Parties on any matter covered by this Agreement, as well as on its implementation;
coordinate preparations for the meetings of the Trade Committee and the specialised committees;
respond to any enquiries received pursuant to [….]; and
maintain an updated list of Chapter specific contact points that follow matters related to the implementation of the relevant Chapters of this Agreement.
Article Article 24.7
Each Party shall create a new or designate an existing domestic advisory group within a year from the entry into force of this Agreement, with the task of providing advice, including on its own initiative, on matters concerning the implementation of the Agreement. The composition of each domestic advisory group shall ensure a balanced representation of
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independent civil society organisations1, based on a multi-stakeholder approach which includes relevant interest groups in economics, social and environmental matters.
Each Party shall convene a meeting with its domestic advisory group at least once a year and consider the advice or recommendations that the group may provide. Each Party may decide on the follow-up to the advice or recommendations by its domestic advisory group. Domestic advisory groups may be convened in different configurations to discuss the implementation of different Chapters and provisions of this Agreement.
The Parties shall promote public awareness of their respective domestic advisory groups and encourage interaction between them. To this end, each Party shall make publicly available relevant information on the composition of its advisory group and shall exchange information with the other Party on its own domestic advisory group contact point(s).
1 Civil society includes non-governmental organisations, business and employers' organisations as well as trade unions.
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FINAL PROVISIONS
Article Article 25.1
The Parties may agree, in writing, to amend this Agreement. Amendments to this Agreement constitute integral parts thereof.
Amendments shall enter into force on the first day of the second month, or on such later date as may be agreed by the Parties, following the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications certifying that they have completed their respective applicable legal requirements for entry into force of such amendments.
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Trade Committee may, in accordance with the respective applicable legal requirements of the Parties, amend this Agreement, where provided for in point (d) of Article 24.2 (Functions of the Trade Committee).
Article Article 25.2
The Parties shall approve this Agreement in accordance with their respective applicable legal requirements and procedures.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties exchange written notifications certifying that they have completed their respective applicable legal requirements for the entry into force of this Agreement. The Parties may agree on another date of entry into force of this Agreement.
Notifications referred to in paragraph 2 shall be sent to the Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, or their respective successors.
Article Article 25.3
This Agreement shall remain in force unless terminated pursuant to paragraph 2.
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A Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party. This notice shall be sent to the Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, or their respective successors. This termination shall take effect six months after the receipt of that notice, unless the Parties agree otherwise.
Article Article 25.4
Each Party is fully responsible for the observance of all provisions of this Agreement.
Each Party shall take all general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. Each Party shall ensure within its territory the observance of all obligations and commitments under this Agreement by its respective central, regional and local governments and authorities, and by non-governmental bodies in the exercise of governmental powers delegated to them.
In cases of special urgency as defined in paragraph 4 of Article 44 of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, on the other part, a Party may take appropriate measures with respect to this Agreement. The Parties agree that remaining a party, in good faith, to the Paris Agreement constitutes an essential element of this Agreement and a Party make take appropriate measures relating to this Agreement for violations thereof. Those appropriate measures shall be taken in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 44 of the Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part. In the selection of actions, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement.
Article Article 25.5
Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, each Party shall ensure that [any natural or juridical person], including state owned enterprises, [public enterprises], an enterprise granted special rights or privileges or a designated monopoly, that has been delegated regulatory, administrative or other governmental authority by a Party at any level of government, acts in accordance with the Party’s obligations as set out under this Agreement in the exercise of that authority.
Disclaimer: In view of the European Commission's transparency policy, the Commission is publishing the texts of its Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Indonesia following the Ministerial announcement on 23 September 2025. These texts are published for information purposes only and may undergo further modifications including as a result of the process of legal revision. These texts are without prejudice to the final outcome of the Agreement between the EU and Indonesia. The texts will be final upon signature. The Agreement will become binding on the Parties under international law only after completion by each Party of its internal legal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement.
Article Article 25.6
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations on persons, other than those created between the Parties under public international law, nor as permitting this Agreement to be directly invoked in the domestic legal systems of the Parties.
A Party shall not expressly provide for a right of action under its domestic law against the other Party on the ground that a measure of the other Party is inconsistent with this Agreement.
Article Article 25.7
Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the existing agreements between the Member States of the Union, the European Community or the Union and Indonesia are not superseded or terminated by this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be an integral part of the overall bilateral relations as governed by the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, on the other part and shall form part of the common institutional framework.
The Parties affirm their rights and obligations with respect to each other under the WTO Agreement. For greater certainty, nothing in this Agreement requires a Party to act in a manner inconsistent with its obligations under the WTO Agreement.
In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any agreement other than the WTO Agreement to which both Parties are a party, the Parties shall immediately consult with each other with a view to finding a mutually satisfactory solution.
If any of the provisions of the WTO Agreement incorporated into this Agreement is amended, the Parties shall consult with a view to finding a mutually satisfactory solution, where necessary.
Article Article 25.8
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Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, any reference in this Agreement to laws or regulations of a Party shall be understood to include amendments thereto.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, where international agreements are referred to, or are incorporated into, this Agreement, in whole or in part, they shall be understood to include amendments thereto, or their successor agreements that enter into force for both Parties on or after the date of signature of this Agreement.
Article Article 25.9
Without prejudice to specific provisions concerning reviews in other chapters of this Agreement, the Trade Committee shall undertake a general review of the implementation and operation of this Agreement within ten years of its entry into force, and thereafter at such times as the Parties may agree, unless the Trade Committee decide otherwise.
Article Article 25.10
The Union shall notify Indonesia of any request made by a country to accede to the Union.
During the negotiations between the Union and the country seeking accession, the Union should provide, upon request of Indonesia, and to the extent possible, any relevant information regarding any matter covered by this Agreement.
For greater certainty, this Agreement shall apply to trade and investment between the new Member State of the Union and Indonesia from the date of accession of that new Member State to the Union.
In order to facilitate the implementation of paragraph 3, the Trade Committee shall examine any effects of the accession on this Agreement and decide on the necessary amendments to this Agreement, and on any necessary adjustment or transition measures, sufficiently in advance of the date of accession of the new Member State to the Union. Such decision shall take effect on the date of accession of the new Member State to the Union.
The Union shall notify Indonesia of the entry into force of any accession to the Union.
Article Article 25.11
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This Agreement shall apply:
with respect to the Union, to the territories in which the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties; and
with respect to Indonesia, to its territory, which is defined as the land territories, internal waters, archipelagic waters, territorial sea, including seabed and subsoil thereof, and airspace over such territories and waters, as well as continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, over which Indonesia has sovereignty, sovereign rights or jurisdiction as defined in its laws and in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay, December 10, 1982.
References to “territory” in this Agreement shall be understood in this sense, except as otherwise expressly provided.
As regards those provisions concerning the tariff treatment of goods, including rules of origin and origin procedures, this Agreement shall also apply with respect to the Union to those areas of the Union customs territory, as defined by Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, not covered by point (a) of 1.
Article Article 25.12
The Annexes, Appendices, Joint Declarations, Protocols to this Agreement constitute integral parts thereof.
Article Article 25.132
This Agreement is drawn in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each version being equally authentic.
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The Union recalls the obligation of those countries that have established a customs union with the Union to align their trade regime to the one of the Union, and for certain of them, to conclude preferential agreements with countries having preferential agreements with the Union.