The approval of European Parliament's special committee of a resolution which called for the need of a single certification to guarantee that only sustainably produced palm oil enters the European Union (EU) market is discriminatory and bias against Malaysia's palm oil exports to the continent.
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, said the action of the special committee, which composed of members of the EU Parliament, was also a cause for concern to the country if it was approved.
"For me, it is not fair that they (EU) wants the certification before the palm oil can enter the EU market. Malaysia, as a palm oil producer, is entitled to issue the certificate and not for Europe to determine," he said.
He said this at a media conference after opening the 'Hello Teluk Intan's Commodities' programme here today.
Over 100 small farmers and entrepreneurs attended the programme, which aims to provide knowledge and awareness of the commodity sector
Mah said the resolution, which would be tabled in April, among others, also included the requirement for food labelling, indicating that palm oil was sustainably produced through packaging or information accessible through technological features.
"Malaysia is against the resolution because it would have a negative impact on palm oil exports to the EU and the impact on the economy is very bad for producers," he said.
He said if the EU Parliament were to approve the proposal, it would be a big challenge for Malaysia's palm oil industry.
"We also held a dialogue with the affected parties to tell them that the motion is a discrimination against palm oil," he said.
Mah said to protect the country's palm oil industry, the government will actively organise over 100 briefings and tour until next year, in order to create awareness among the 600,000 smallholders on Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Malaysia (MSPO).
"MSPO is the legal code standard on best practices from planting palm oil to processing and will be implemented in stages from 2018," he said.
In 2016, the EU was an important export destination for Malaysian palm oil products, with exports at 3.63 million tonnes worth RM10.3 billion, up 4.14 per cent from RM9.89 billion in the previous year. -- Bernama
Bernama
Sat Mar 25 2017
To protect the country's palm oil industry, the government will actively organise over 100 briefings and tour until next year. Filepic
Penstrukturan Akaun KWSP: Seimbangkan disiplin, fleksibiliti dalam pengurusan kewangan
Semua caruman selepas tarikh berkenaan akan diperuntukkan ke dalam akaun baharu mengikut pecahan iaitu sebanyak 75 peratus ke dalam Akaun Persaraan, 15 peratus Akaun Sejahtera dan 10 peratus Akaun Fleksibel. Bagaiman akaun yang distruktur kepada tiga akaun mampu membawa pengurusan kewangan yang lebih cekap?
Kerentanan Android TV menyebabkan akaun Gmail boleh dirampas
Sebuah kerentanan yang agak serius wujud membolehkan sesiapa sahaja mengakses akaun Gmail yang di log masuk ke TV.
Ipoh White Coffee disenarai ke-10 kopi terbaik dunia
Ipoh White Coffee menduduki tempat ke-10 dalam senarai 39 kopi terbaik di dunia yang diterbitkan laman web TasteAtlas pada 15 Mac lalu.
Tesla tawar potongan harga sehingga RM8,000
Tesla Model Y yang dijual bermula 20 Julai 2023 pada harga asal RM199,000 kini dijual pada harga RM191,000.
Lelaki parah kereta terbabas langgar pokok
Mangsa mengalami kecederaan parah di bahagian dada dan muka.
Prestasi mingguan FBM KLCI dan unjuran minggu depan
#NiagaAWANI bersama Ketua Strategi MIDF Research, Syed Muhammad Kifni Syed Kamaruddin bagi membincangkan mengenai prestasi mingguan FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI).
Kad Laporan MITI: Mudah cara pelaburan, fasilitasi perdagangan & pacu industri
Pengarah Institut Kajian Malaysia & Antarabangsa, UKM, Prof Dr Sufian Jusoh mengulas berkenaan kad laporan MITI yang memberi fokus kepada memudah cara pelaburan, fasilitasi perdagangan & memacu industri.
Harta intelek: Ada kesedaran tapi masih ada yang suka curi dan ciplak
Senario menciplak yang masih berleluasa berpunca daripada sikap masyarakat yang menyokong barangan ciplak.
AWANI Pagi: Tembusi Gerbang TVET Premier Negara dengan GMI
Diskusi bersama Ahmad Solihin Mohamed Yusoff, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) German-Malaysian Institute (GMI) dan dua alumni GMI, Muhammad Ashraff Mohamed Haniffah dan Raja Nur Athirah Raja Sharul Zaman, mengenai potensi pembelajaran dan kerjaya dalam TVET ditawarkan di GMI.
#AWANInews #AWANIPagi
#AWANInews #AWANIPagi
Bangun aplikasi penstriman digital TV di Ipoh seperti Netflix - Datuk Bandar
Idea itu kelak akan direalisasikan menerusi kerjasama MBI dan syarikat di bawah naungan Afdlin Shauki.