Minister Susi said on Friday she will discuss the decree with Trade Minister Thomas Lembong. With the trade ministers regulation, a number of fishery products could be imported such as tuna, skipjack and anchovies in hermetic containers.
These fishery products can be imported if there is a shortage of stock. But, according to Minister Susi, she has not been consulted on this subject.
"What is the criteria that could be used to decide that stock is running short? We cannot do so as it would cause a problem to small fishermen," Susi noted.
Earlier, a number of associations from the industrial circle asked the government to cancel the Trade Ministers Decree No.87/2015 because they thought it would threaten the national industry and make domestic products less competitive.
"We have strongly stated that the trade ministers decree which was issued on October 15, 2015 is not siding with the domestic industry at all," General Chairwoman of the Indonesian Cosmetics Companies and Association, Putri K Wardani, said on Monday (Oct 26).(*)
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