# EU resolution on palm oil against ISCC system – Expert | Borneo Post Online

> Palm oil consultant James Fry said the EU Parliament resolution to phase out palm-based biofuels after 2020 discriminates against palm oil and conflicts with ISCC certification. He noted that 99% of palm oil biofuel used in the EU was certified last year.

- Date: 2018-01-18 · published 2018-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67025-eu-resolution-on-palm-oil-against-iscc-system-expert-borneo-post-online
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is an industry opinion on a policy already under debate, with no new measure. It signals continued Malaysian resistance that could affect the final EU decision.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-27 | [Sustainable Palm Oil, in line with European proposals against imported deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53663-sustainable-palm-oil-in-line-with-european-proposals-against-imported.md) | -4.9% | -4.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-04-28 | [EPOA’s Position Paper on EU Regulatory Measures » European Palm Oil Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47633-epoa-s-position-paper-on-eu-regulatory-measures-european-palm-oil-alliance.md) | +3.2% | +8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-08 | [Indonesia, Malaysia aim to fight 'discrimination' against palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35529-indonesia-malaysia-aim-to-fight-discrimination-against-palm-oil.md) | +2.1% | +14.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-20 | [Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47106-palm-oil-production-needs-a-sustainable-solution.md) | -2.8% | -15.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-22 | [EUDR: Palm oil's readiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19737-eudr-palm-oil-s-readiness.md) | -0.0% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- theborneopost.com: https://www.theborneopost.com/2018/01/19/eu-resolution-on-palm-oil-against-iscc-system-expert/

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