Malaysia initiates WTO dispute over EU palm oil measures


This is the second dispute complaint targeting the EU's palm oil-related measures following a similar request by Indonesia in December 2019.

GENEVA: Malaysia has filed a complaint against the European Union over its palm oil measures at the World Trade Organization, the WTO website showed on Tuesday.

The complaint concerns measures by the EU and its member states France and Lithuania.

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