KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Tuesday it hopes European lawmakers will be "more accommodative" on sustainable policies, following a European Commission proposal to delay the implementation of a law that would ban imports of products linked to deforestation.
The proposed one-year delay would help give producing countries time to take the necessary steps to comply and rectify their policies, Malaysia Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani told a palm oil conference.
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