Malaysia's application to set up a panel to examine the steps taken by the European Union (EU) regarding palm oil has been approved by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said the application was approved by a Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting under the WTO last Friday (May 28). This was the second after a first application was rejected by the EU on April 28.

The panel is to...