Indonesia hits European Union with WTO lawsuit over palm oil

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The action could escalate a trade dispute between Indonesia and the EU.

Indonesia has filed a World Trade Organization lawsuit against the European Union over plans to phase out palm oil-based biofuel for cars, the trade ministry said.

In response to what it called"discriminative" policies against its key palm oil exports, Indonesia said it filed a complaint with the WTO last week. Teresa Kok, the minister overseeing Malaysia's palm oil sector, told AFP on Monday that she will head to Europe in March, and a challenge will not be filed until after then."I want to give my trip a chance and see whether I can avoid filing the case at the WTO," she added.

 

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