# Possible WTO action, if EU's Renewable Energy Directive exclude palm oil

> Malaysia and Indonesia say they may file a WTO complaint if the European Commission adopts a proposal excluding palm biofuels from the Renewable Energy Directive. The EU Parliament's environment committee voted to exclude all palm biofuels. Other vegetable oils would remain included.

- Date: 2017-11-03 · published 2017-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67871-possible-wto-action-if-eu-s-renewable-energy-directive-exclude-palm-oil
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Exclusion of palm biofuel from EU renewable mandates would remove a demand outlet for palm oil and is bearish for prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-21 | [Policy Brief: EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II and Implications on Palm Oil Trade - CARI ASEAN Research and Advocacy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56084-policy-brief-eu-s-renewable-energy-directive-red-ii-and-implications-on-palm.md) | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-05-30 | [Call on EU to reclassify M’sian oil palm cultivation activities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59120-call-on-eu-to-reclassify-m-sian-oil-palm-cultivation-activities.md) | +0.5% | -1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-06-30 | [EU Acknowledges its Failed Palm Oil Policy and Indicates a Shift in Direction — CSPO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52641-eu-acknowledges-its-failed-palm-oil-policy-and-indicates-a-shift-in-direction.md) | -0.8% | +6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-26 | [Plantation - Export ban excludes crude palm oil and RBD palm oil \| I3investor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15827-plantation-export-ban-excludes-crude-palm-oil-and-rbd-palm-oil-i3investor.md) | +10.6% | -0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-01-23 | [EU palm oil ban won't end destructive farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67009-eu-palm-oil-ban-won-t-end-destructive-farming.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- nst.com.my: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/11/298704/possible-wto-action-if-eus-renewable-energy-directive-exclude-palm-oil

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