# Malaysia files request for consultations with the European Union and Certain Member States on certain measures concerning palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels at the WTO on January 15

> Malaysia filed a WTO request for consultations with the European Union, France and Lithuania on 15 January 2021 over measures on palm oil and palm-based biofuels. Malaysia argues the EU's rules on crop-based biofuels violate several WTO obligations. Malaysia is also keeping open the option of challenging other EU member states.

- Date: 2021-01-19 · published 2021-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49045-malaysia-files-request-for-consultations-with-the-european-union-and-certain
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute could restrict palm oil access to EU biofuel markets, although its immediate price impact depends on how the case develops. Buyers should watch for changes to EU palm-based demand.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-15 | [Malaysia to file WTO complaint on EU's palm oil curb by November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57978-malaysia-to-file-wto-complaint-on-eu-s-palm-oil-curb-by-november.md) | +0.9% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-09 | [Palm Oil News - Here Are Four Strategies of PFMA to Face the Market Pressure in European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15727-palm-oil-news-here-are-four-strategies-of-pfma-to-face-the-market-pressure-in.md) | +4.6% | +18.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-16 | [Malaysia, Indonesia to collaborate against EU resolution on sustainable palm oil \| MLex \| Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72021-malaysia-indonesia-to-collaborate-against-eu-resolution-on-sustainable-palm-oil.md) | +0.2% | -7.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-06-08 | [WTO to Review Malaysia-EU Palm Oil Spat. What Happens Next? – The Diplomat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46595-wto-to-review-malaysia-eu-palm-oil-spat-what-happens-next-the-diplomat.md) | -11.7% | -7.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-09 | [Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15767-indonesia-and-malaysia-agree-to-fight-discrimination-against-palm-oil-reuters.md) | -2.4% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- currentthoughtsontrade.com: https://currentthoughtsontrade.com/2021/01/19/malaysia-files-request-for-consultations-with-the-european-union-and-certain-member-states-on-certain-measures-concerning-palm-oil-and-oil-palm-crop-based-biofuels-at-the-wto-on-january-15/

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