Changes in EU curbs on palm biofuel being tracked

The Malaysian government will monitor any changes to the EU’s regulations to bring it into line with the WTO’s findings, and pursue compliance proceedings if necessary, Johari said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia says it will closely monitor how the European Union (EU) responds to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that supported the bloc’s stance that palm oil-based biodiesel should not count as a renewable biofuel, but sought changes in how it implemented that decision.

A WTO adjudicating panel, in its first ruling related to deforestation, on Tuesday rejected Malaysia’s claims against the EU decision, but accepted its complaints over how the measures had been prepared, published and administered.