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WTO rules on palm oil spat between Malaysia and EU

By Loretta Hudson
May 29, 2021
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Malaysia says the EU, in particular member states France and Lithuania, impose restrictive measures on the use of palm oil that violate trade agreements.

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday agreed to create an expert group to resolve a dispute between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) over rules affecting the consumption of oil-based biofuels. palm in the block.

Malaysia had requested a WTO arbitration panel in January, accusing the EU, and in particular member states France and Lithuania, of imposing restrictive measures on the use of the oil palm trees that violated international trade agreements.

Brussels blocked a panel’s initial request, but the second request was accepted at a meeting of the organization’s Dispute Settlement Council on Friday, according to a Geneva-based trade official.

Under WTO rules, parties to a dispute can block a first request for the establishment of an arbitration panel, but if the parties make a second request, it is virtually guaranteed to be successful.

Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer of palm oil, initially filed a complaint with the WTO last July, rejecting EU efforts to phase out its use as a biofuel.



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