EXTERNAL ACTION / Malaysia

EU refuses to open a panel on its biofuels dispute with Kuala Lumpur

Brussels, 28/04/2021 (Agence Europe)

At a meeting of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement body on Wednesday 28 April, the EU refused Malaysia’s request to establish a panel for the dispute between them, according to an official in Geneva. This would constitute the second step in the resolution of the dispute. 

Malaysia had requested consultations with the EU in January regarding the EU’s restrictions on the use of palm oil for biofuels (see EUROPE B12639A19). This was in response to the EU’s decision...