Malaysian Palm Oil Producers Council commented on misinterpretation of information on ban on palm oil imports to Tajikistan

Published 2020년 6월 1일

Tridge summary

The Government of Tajikistan has not actually banned the import of palm oil as misreported, but has restricted its import to only those for industrial processing and the production of final products. The ban does not extend to the food industry, meaning the use of palm oil in food is still permitted. This clarification corrects the misconceptions arising from a Decree that was misinterpreted in the media.

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Recently, news appeared in the media that the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan allegedly banned the import of palm oil into the country. However, this information is misinterpreted. The Decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan dated May 1, 2020 “On the prohibition of the import of palm oil into the Republic of Tajikistan” states: “To prohibit the import into the Republic of Tajikistan of all types of palm oil, except for its import as raw materials for industrial processing and production of final products”. At the same time, there is not a word in this Resolution about the ban on the use of palm oil in the food industry of Tajikistan. This means that there is no ban on the import (import) of ...

Source: Kvedomosti