# EU’s dropping anti-dumping duties could help Malaysia

> The European Union removed anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from 13 producers in Argentina and Indonesia, following a 2016 European Court of Justice ruling. Malaysian economist Yeah Kim Leng says the ruling could help Malaysia argue against EU palm oil measures as discriminatory.

- Date: 2018-03-27 · published 2018-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65883-eu-s-dropping-anti-dumping-duties-could-help-malaysia
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The precedent strengthens Malaysia's legal position against EU palm oil biodiesel curbs, reducing the risk of lost EU demand for palm oil.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-29 | [WTO Rules in Favor of Indonesia on EU's Biodiesel Anti-Dumping Duties \| Indonesia Investments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66874-wto-rules-in-favor-of-indonesia-on-eu-s-biodiesel-anti-dumping-duties-indonesia.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-07-01 | [India’s lower import duty a boon to Malaysia’s palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45940-india-s-lower-import-duty-a-boon-to-malaysia-s-palm-oil.md) | +1.7% | +9.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-29 | [As India, EU may increase duties, Indonesia eyes China for palm oil export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56447-as-india-eu-may-increase-duties-indonesia-eyes-china-for-palm-oil-export.md) | +13.0% | +17.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-05 | [WTO backs Indonesia on EU’s biodiesel AD duties - PortCalls Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66369-wto-backs-indonesia-on-eu-s-biodiesel-ad-duties-portcalls-asia.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-31 | [Prestasi Sawit Malaysia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62641-prestasi-sawit-malaysia.md) | -3.7% | -8.1% |

## Sources

- themalaysianreserve.com: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2018/03/27/eus-dropping-anti-dumping-duties-could-help-malaysia/

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