EU’s ban on palm oil import seen as biased

Johari said the ban will create undue restrictions and contradict free trade practices.

KUALA LUMPUR: The European Union’s (EU) ban on the import of palm oil as a biofuel by 2030 is seen as lacking in transparency and scientific reliability, which provides an inaccurate view of the sustainability practices practised in the country’s biofuel industry.

Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the ban is also seen as biased and will create undue restrictions and contradict free trade practices as it violates the principles of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), namely the Technical Barriers to Trade and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994.