Competition Law Enforcement During Pandemic Covid-19 Indonesia^s Experien Ningrum Natasya Sirait (a*), Mahmul Siregar (a), Rosmalinda (a), Mohammad Reza (b)
(a) Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan-Indonesia
ningrum.sirait[at]gmail.com, ningrum[at]usu.ac.id
(b) Universitas Al-Azhar, Jakarta-Indonesia
Abstract
In March 2020, the World Health Organization stated Covid-19 is pandemic disease. Minister of Health data in September 2020 confirmed there are 236.519 cases existed. Covid-19 has caused economic aftermath to Indonesia. Since pandemic Covid-19 proliferating , the Indonesian government has taken actions to prevent the spreading of Covid-19 by limiting people^s activities. The action has stopped business activities which effected in workers laid off. The government issues policies in response to the Covid-19 effect, such as economic relaxation. It is including law enforcement in competition law. This research applied empirical normative methodology. Data is analyzed based on Law No.5 year 1999 on Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition enforcement. The result shown that (1) relaxation provided in competition law is aimed at procurement regarding pandemic necessities (2) Indonesian Competition Commission plays important role in implementing oversight unfair business competition. It is concluded that the experiences can be lesson learnt when implementing relaxation in enforcement of Competition Law during the pandemic Covid-19.
