The government of President Joko Widodo is readying rules that senior administration officials say will limit the fallout from a 2014 statute requiring all consumer products to seek certification that they comply with Islamic law.

The regulations, expected as early as next month, will all but exempt prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products from declaring whether they meet halal standards. Other provisions include recognition of more than 40 overseas halal certifying bodies to help ease import bottlenecks, as well as simplified application processes.