Fadillah slams EU regulation targeting products linked to deforestation

Alena NadiaPublished: Dec 23, 2022 5:12 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof has slammed a new European Union (EU) regulation that aims to ban certain products and commodities linked to deforestation and forest degradation.

The Petrajaya MP deemed the regulation - targeting commodities like palm oil, timber, cocoa and rubber - as being detrimental to free and fair trade...

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