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Legal Challenges of PT Industri Nabati Lestari in Stabilizing National Cooking Oil Prices through the Minyakita Program: An Analysis of Price Increases Exceeding the Highest Retail Price Tarigan, Klaudius Epikuri Loga; Sukarja, Detania; Robert, Robert
Ultimate Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Law and Society
Publisher : Talenta Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/uljls.v2i2.23349

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This study examines the phenomenon of price increases in Minyakita, a government-sponsored affordable cooking oil program, which have exceeded the Highest Retail Price (HET) set under Ministry of Trade Regulation No. 18 of 2024. The Minyakita program, involving PT Industri Nabati Lestari (INL), was introduced to stabilize national cooking oil prices and ensure consumer protection. However, field observations indicate distribution violations, hoarding practices, and sales above the regulated HET. This research analyzes the legal aspects of the Domestic Market Obligation (DMO), the effectiveness of HET regulation from the perspective of consumer protection under Law No. 8 of 1999, and the legal measures available to PT INL in addressing the challenges associated with implementing the Minyakita program. The study adopts a normative-empirical legal research method using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. The findings reveal that the HET policy has not been fully effective due to fluctuating CPO prices and high production costs, which impose significant financial burdens on producers. Consequently, a more realistic adjustment of the HET is necessary, alongside stronger enforcement mechanisms against distribution violations and the optimization of digital monitoring systems such as SIMIRAH. These measures are crucial to achieving a balance between producer interests and consumer protection.
Legal Study On Foreign Ownership In The Oil Palm Plantation Sector From The Perspective Of Indonesia’s Economic Sovereignty Situmorang, Patricia Catheleene Joty; Sukarja, Detania; Robert, Robert
Ultimate Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Law and Society
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/uljls.v2i2.23450

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Palm oil plantations are a leading Indonesian commodity with a strategic role. Foreign investment activities are subject to Law No. 25 of 2007 concerning Investment and Presidential Regulation No. 10 of 2021, which was later amended by Presidential Regulation No. 49 of 2021. Under these regulations, palm oil plantations do not require restrictions on capital ownership, meaning they can be fully owned by foreigners. This research addresses the legal aspects of foreign investment in the palm oil plantation sector, examines whether the size of foreign ownership correlates with the challenges posed by palm oil plantations, and examines whether existing regulations regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), particularly in the palm oil plantation sector, are effective in ensuring economic sovereignty. Using normative legal research methods. The results indicate that the environmental and social impacts of palm oil plantations are not directly correlated with the company's ownership structure but rather relate to the company's operational practices and approach to local communities. Furthermore, although the state does not limit the size of foreign capital ownership, its presence in maintaining economic sovereignty is manifested in policies related to restrictions and obligations, such as those related to land rights, where investors can only hold a Cultivation Use Rights (HGU) for a specific period, and obligations regarding plasma plantation development and land allocation. This research also shows that regulations in oil palm plantations still require improvement to address overlapping and disharmonious regulations.