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Malaysia slams ‘unjust’ EU deforestation law

Workers prepare oil palm seedlings at a plantation in Slim River, Malaysia. (Reuters File Photo)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday said it was disappointed over a European Union law banning imports of commodities linked to deforestation, fearing a hit to its exports of palm oil to the bloc.

On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved a landmark law that will require companies that sell goods into the European Union to produce “verifiable” information proving their goods were not grown on land deforested after 2020, or risk hefty fines.

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