WEBODIGY Business & Finance Journal

Implementation of free trade agreement (Free Trade Agreement / FTA) ASEAN-China threatens national herbal medicine industry. To survive, the industry chose to do a merger.

“The implementation of FTA makes small and medium producers of herbal medicine large kelabakan.Perusahaan must rack my brain how to be able to survive,” said DPP Chairman of the Joint Enterprise Herbal and Traditional Medicines Indonesia (GP Jamu) Charles Saerang in Jakarta yesterday. He said, if it is unable to compete , large-scale herbal medicine company also will make the merger (merger) with another company. “The strong are not strong. It would be a lot happening,” he said.

Arises a merger. This way I’ll survive, “said Charles. However, he said, this situation posed a dilemma. If big companies can do a merger, a small company can only surrender waiting for the opportunity to participate in maintaining its market.” I urge the government to provide facilities in the regulations. Government not only act as a regulator, but also a facilitator, “he said. According to Charles, tariff policy and the obligations of the use of standards and labels in Indonesian language, including regulation of the drug difficult enough illegal aliens to enter.

However, the foreign drug manufacturers have to use the pass. China drug producers, he said, take advantage of the weaknesses of Health Department clinics Indonesia to build widespread throughout Indonesia. Because directly relate directly to the clinic, these drugs away from the watchlist Agency for Drugs and Food (BPOM). “Legal clinic, but the medicine that we do not know. And this very rapid development in Indonesia. Jualannya use advertising, with the excuse to treat cancer, tumors, and others in a short time. The community put a lot of this, “he said.

Charles pointed out, support from the government is expected, especially in the promotion of the use of herbal medicine which is expected to be one of the national drink that characterizes the new life style should batik. “We hope later on Friday could also drink tea or coffee so ginger. Are both warm, but more potent, “he said. Husnia BPOM head Thamrin said it hopes to do intensive monitoring in traditional medicine products in Indonesia.” We do intensive supervision. If it turns out there is a problem, we will destroy the product. Then the perpetrator would we follow up, “he said.

He said there had indeed been labeling using the Indonesian language, but not applied properly. “Now there will be clarity Indonesian labels. Now be printed on the product. If it had just posted and small shape, so do not look, “said Husnia. Husnia said it was concerned that the ASEAN-China FTA could kill the domestic industry.” I’m worried about our products competitive with other countries, “he said.

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Meanwhile, Chairman of Indonesia Joint Pharmaceutical Entrepreneur Anthony CH Sunarjo said, China and India can produce cheaper drug prices and more in number as well. “Economies of scale of their production besar.Kita same cost only 100 thousand. They were 10 million. Therefore, the price of their drugs could be cheaper. Actual tariff reduction for these drugs long-running. Now only a matter of competitiveness, “he said.