EUROPEAN UNION – CERTAIN MEASURES CONCERNING
PALM OIL AND OIL PALM CROP-BASED BIOFUELS

Request for the Establishment of a Panel by Indonesia

The following communication, dated 18 March 2020, from the delegation of Indonesia to the Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU.

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On 9 December 2019, Indonesia requested consultations with the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of the WTO Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ("DSU"), Article XXII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994"), Article 14 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ("TBT Agreement") and Article 30 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("SCM Agreement") regarding certain measures imposed by the European Union and the EU Member States affecting palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels.

Consultations on those measures were held on 19 February 2020. Regretfully, those consultations have failed to settle the dispute.

Indonesia therefore requests that the Dispute Settlement Body establishes a panel to examine the matter identified in this request, pursuant to Articles 4.7 and 6 of the DSU, Article XXIII of the GATT 1994, Article 14.1 of the TBT Agreement and Article 30 of the SCM Agreement.