Tantangan Hukum PT. Industri Nabati Lestari Dalam Stabilisasi Harga Minyak Goreng Nasional Melalui Program Minyakita : Analisis Terhadap Problema Kenaikan Harga Minyakita Melebihi Harga Eceran Tertinggi

Abstract

This study was motivated by the phenomenon of the increase in the price of cooking oil that exceeded the highest retail price (HET) as stipulated in the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 18 of 2024 concerning Palm Palm Oil Packaging and Governance of People's Cooking Oil.Oil Program involving PT.The Lestari Nabati Industry (INL) together with other producers is basically launched by the government to stabilize the price of national cooking oil and protect consumers, as mandated by Article 33 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution which confirms state control over natural resources for the prosperity of the people.However, in practice, various distribution violations are found such as hoarding, reduction of dose, to sales above HET which harms consumers.This study aims to analyze the legal aspects of Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) in the palm oil industry, examining HET arrangements in the perspective of consumer protection in accordance with Law No.8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, as well as describing the legal steps of PT.INL in facing the challenges of implementing the oil program. The research method used is normative-empirical legal research with descriptive-analytical nature, through the legislation approach, conceptual, and cases.Data sources consist of primary legal material in the form of Law No.7 of 2014 concerning Trade, Law No.8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, Permendag No.18 of 2024, as well as Minister of Trade Decree No.1028 of 2024 concerning Determination of HET and DMO/DPO cooking oil;Secondary legal materials in the form of literature, journals, and expert opinions;and tertiary legal materials in the form of a legal dictionary. Field data is also obtained through interviews with PT.Inl.All data are analyzed qualitatively to assess the suitability of legal norms by implementing the oil program.The results showed that the implementation of DMO and HET in the oil program was not yet effective.On the one hand, the HET policy functions to protect consumers from unnatural prices, but on the other hand, fluctuations in the price of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and high production costs cause financial burdens for producers.Weak supervision and inconsistency of regulations cause fraudulent practices to still occur in traditional markets and modern retail markets, so that consumer rights as regulated in Articles 4, 7, and 8 Consumer Protection Act have not been fully protected. This study concluded the need for more realistic HET adjustments to market conditions, strengthening law enforcement to distribution violations, as well as optimizing digital technology (eg Simirah systems) for supply chain supervision.With these steps, the balance between the interests of producers and consumer protection can be achieved, as well as the purpose of the oil program as an instrument of the stabilization of national cooking oil prices can be realized.