When Indonesia and Malaysia against the negative campaign of palm oil

"We are facing the same problem, for example oil palm exports are now threatened by Europe, we must fight together," said Mahathir at the Bogor Presidential Palace, in the West Java.

Mahathir also believes, European reasons to lead a negative campaign against the CPO of Asia more to the sole business motives. It's just that all this time, the reasons given are still environmental problems that have been denied by Malaysia and Indonesia.

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The negative CPO will be further discussed at the next ministerial forum. Domestically, the Department of Commerce continues to counter CPO 's negative campaigns from Europe, one of them by recently winning a lawsuit in oil advertising. palm in France.

On the basis of the official decision of the French Commission of Ethics of Advertising, it is stated that the advertising of palm oil published by the Indonesian Center for Trade Promotion in Lyon does not violate not the rules. The stated advertising content concerns the most sustainable and most environmentally friendly palm oil in Indonesia.

At that time, the complainant stated that the statement was false and unfounded. However, based on a survey, the plaintiff's allegation is not proven, as Indonesia has adopted sustainable production methods and environmentally friendly.

Indonesia is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) established in 2004. The RSPO plays an information role on sustainable palm oil and the certification system of palm oil.

Indonesia is also engaged vis-à-vis the European Union through the European Sustainable Palm Oil Project by the year 2015. The project was aimed at to improve compliance with the certification standards set by the RSPO.