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Indonesia ready to confront EU over palm oil discrimination

Indonesia is already prepared to confront the European Union (EU) over the discriminatory policies on palm oil of Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) and Delegated Regulation EU before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Indonesia ready to confront EU over palm oil discrimination ảnh 1A farmer harvests palm oil in Indonesia's Riau province (Photo: AFP) 

Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesiais already prepared to confront the European Union (EU) over the discriminatorypolicies on palm oil of Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) and DelegatedRegulation EU before the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Indonesia will resist discrimination against itspalm oil products, and the country is preparing a question list, which will beadjusted with the team of attorney and scheduled to be filed to WTO on January14, Indonesia Vice Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga said on January 7.

Sambuaga said the team will undergo an initialprocess of consultation with the EU team to clarify and gather comprehensivefacts regarding this matter in Geneva, Switzerland.

Some ministries related to this dispute as wellas institutions, associations, business persons and law practitioners have lentsupport to Indonesia upon this measure to face EU via the WTO. 

Indonesia hasfiled a lawsuit at the WTO against the EU, claiming the bloc's restrictions onpalm oil-based biofuel are unfair, the Indonesian trade ministry said onDecember 15.

The EUconcluded earlier this year that palm oil cultivation results in excessivedeforestation and its use in transport fuel should be phased out by 2030.

Indonesia, the world's biggest producer of palm oil, has repeatedly saidit will challenge the EU's renewable energy directive, known as RED II, at theWTO's dispute settlement body./.
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