# European Union and Certain Member States — Certain Measures Concerning Palm Oil and Oil Palm Crop-Based Biofuels (Malaysia); European Union — Certain Measures Concerning Palm Oil and Oil Palm Crop-Based Biofuels (Indonesia), Panel Report | American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core

> A WTO panel report examines disputes by Indonesia and Malaysia over the EU's biofuels regime. The EU's gradual phase-out of palm oil-based biodiesel from counting toward renewable transport targets is at issue. The Commission based the phase-out on the high greenhouse gas risk of palm cultivation.

- Date: 2026-04-23 · published 2026-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15479-european-union-and-certain-member-states-certain-measures-concerning-palm-oil
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The EU phase-out limits a key export market for palm-based biodiesel, which is mildly bearish for palm oil demand. The effect on prices is limited because the rules are long-running.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-07-19 | [Malaysia, Indonesia mull taking EU plans to curb palm oil imports to WTO \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70002-malaysia-indonesia-mull-taking-eu-plans-to-curb-palm-oil-imports-to-wto.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-22 | [Malaysia sees sustained competitiveness even as Indonesia resumes palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41497-malaysia-sees-sustained-competitiveness-even-as-indonesia-resumes-palm-oil.md) | +1.8% | -10.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-05-24 | [NBB testifies on damage done by Indonesian biodiesel imports - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70906-nbb-testifies-on-damage-done-by-indonesian-biodiesel-imports-biofuels.md) | -0.7% | -4.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-15 | [At WTO, main palm oil producers tell EU to suspend biofuel sustainability measure \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59611-at-wto-main-palm-oil-producers-tell-eu-to-suspend-biofuel-sustainability.md) | +0.1% | -9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-21 | [Biodiesel makers in Indonesia look for new export markets - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67866-biodiesel-makers-in-indonesia-look-for-new-export-markets-biofuels.md) | +0.0% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- cambridge.org: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/article/european-union-and-certain-member-states-certain-measures-concerning-palm-oil-and-oil-palm-cropbased-biofuels-malaysia-european-union-certain-measures-concerning-palm-oil-and-oil-palm-cropbased-biofuels-indonesia-panel-report/C0A07EDAC0611EA67C9CD5597159C9F8

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