In a report sent to the various members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday 22 August, a WTO panel ruled that the EU’s countervailing duty on Indonesian biodiesel did not fully comply with WTO rules. In 2023, Indonesia requested the establishment of an panel to determine whether the measure imposed by the European Commission in 2019 was legal. Jakarta denied that it was using subsidies to favour its biodiesel producers over international competitors.
The WTO judges concluded...