# EU’s palm-based biofuel ban: Does it breach WTO free trade rules? | Malaysiakini

> Indonesia and Malaysia, which together produce about 85% of global palm oil, object to the EU's Delegated Act and argue it breaches WTO free trade rules. Malaysian Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok called the move protectionism unsupported by science.

- Date: 2019-05-14 · published 2019-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59117-eu-s-palm-based-biofuel-ban-does-it-breach-wto-free-trade-rules-malaysiakini
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The threat of WTO action and a potential biofuel phase-out adds uncertainty over EU palm oil demand, a bearish factor for palm oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-15 | [‘Bring it on,’ EU MP says of trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56448-bring-it-on-eu-mp-says-of-trade-fight-over-palm-biofuel-phase-out.md) | +2.8% | +21.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-24 | [Malaysia rules out raising palm oil's biodiesel blend to 20%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15583-malaysia-rules-out-raising-palm-oil-s-biodiesel-blend-to-20.md) | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-13 | [Malaysia backs off from WTO suit against EU on palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54694-malaysia-backs-off-from-wto-suit-against-eu-on-palm-oil.md) | -2.8% | -16.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-12 | [Commission tells Malaysia proposed biofuel policy respects WTO rules DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67021-commission-tells-malaysia-proposed-biofuel-policy-respects-wto-rules.md) | -1.6% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-09-06 | [India's duty hike blunts appetite for refined Malaysian palm oil \| Malaysiakini](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57179-india-s-duty-hike-blunts-appetite-for-refined-malaysian-palm-oil-malaysiakini.md) | +0.8% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- malaysiakini.com: https://www.malaysiakini.com/knowMYpalmoil/476050

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