Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia is refining regulations governing the management and trade of rare earth element content limits in mineral commodities for export, the Presidential Staff Office said on Monday.Head of the Presidential Staff Office Dudung Abdurachman said relevant ministries and agencies reached a shared understanding after a coordination meeting on July 27 on rare earth element content in mineral commodities and its implications for mineral export governance.”We have reached a shared understanding that the export ban applies to rare earth elements exported as the primary product. It does not automatically apply to rare earth elements occurring as associated elements in primary mining products and their derivatives,” Dudung told a press conference at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Monday.According to Dudung, the shared understanding will serve as interim guidance for exporters, surveyors, and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance during the transition period while the regulations are being refined.The government has also obtained a legal opinion from the Attorney General's Office to strengthen legal certainty during the regulatory revision process.Dudung said relevant ministries and agencies would accelerate revisions to regulations governing rare earth elements and naturally occurring radioactive materials.The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs was scheduled to hold a coordination meeting on Monday to discuss recommendations on permissible rare earth element content in exportable mineral products.The discussions will specifically cover the definition of byproduct minerals, concentration thresholds for individual elements, laboratory testing methods, verification procedures, regulations governing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), and guidelines for issuing surveyor reports.Dudung said exports of several mineral commodities, which had been delayed because of uncertainty over the implementation of Trade Minister Regulation No. 6 of 2026 amending Trade Minister Regulation No. 22 of 2023 on Goods Prohibited from Export, have now resumed.The regulation prohibits exports of 17 rare earth elements and their compounds with purity levels below 99 percent.He added that coordination among government institutions has also enabled state-owned inspection company PT Sucofindo to issue 85 surveyor reports that had previously been delayed because of indications of byproduct minerals in export shipments.