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3.74.   The Fourth Schedule of the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2017 addresses the conformity of imports with MS or any other approved standard, as stipulated in the respective technical regulations of regulatory bodies. Part I covers cement, cement products, and plastic flushing cisterns equipped mechanisms. Imports require a certificate of approval (COA) or a letter of exemption, issued by or on behalf of the Chief Executive of the CIDB[the Construction Industry Development Board]. Two items were added to Part I in 2022, i.e. recovered paper and paper board, and waste and scrap of metal. Imports require a COA pursuant to the guidelines for importation and inspection of wastepaper and metal scrap.

3.78.  (...) The 38 notifications submitted between March 2018 and January 2022 covered a wide range of products, including (...) wastepaper and metal scrap products (...)

3.97.  (...) The Government Green Procurement Guideline 3.0, published in October 2020, consists of 40 groups of selected green products and services.

4.4.   (...) The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) oversees the development of plantations and industries for palm oil, rubber, timber, cocoa, pepper, kenaf, and biofuel. (...)

4.5.   Malaysia's agricultural policy is based on several documents, including the National Agrofood Policy 2021-2030 (NAP 2.0), the National Agricommodity Policy 2021-2030 (DAKN 2030), and the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, 2021-2025 (Twelfth Plan). The NAP 2.0, which replaced the NAP (2011-2020), focuses on modern technology in the agrofood subsector to attain higher productivity and enhanced food security. Policy objectives include (...) (vi) encouraging sustainable consumption and production. The NAP 2.0 contains five policies to enable these objectives: (...) (iv) advancing towards food system sustainability; (...)

4.6.   Under the responsibility of the MPIC[the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities], the DAKN 2030[the National Agricommodity Policy 2021-2030] outlines the direction for the development of Malaysia's agricommodity industry for eight major commodities and related products, i.e. (...) biomass (agricommodity biomass), and biofuel. The DAKN contains five policies setting the direction for the sector and guiding the development of each commodity, with a focus on moving towards sustainable production and consumption, (...)

4.7.   (...) Moreover, the adoption of green and sustainable practices such as the Malaysian Agricultural Practices (myGAP) certification, the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification, and the Malaysian Organic (myOrganic) certification are to be accelerated.

Table 4.2 Financing scheme operated by Agrobank, 2017-21
(MYR million)
(…)
Special Relief Facility:
To minimize losses borne by farmers affected by flooding in December 2014, and to assist SMEs facing short-term cash flow problems due to the COVID 19 outbreak in 2020
(2017)8.1, (2018)5.1,(2019)2.8,(2020)334.8,(2021)303.1
(…)
To minimize losses borne by farmers affected by flooding in December 2017
(2017) n.a., (2018)4.7,(2019)3.7,(2020)3.6,(2021)3.7
(…)
n.a. Not applicable.

4.15.   (...) Palm oil is processed into a wide range of products including cooking oil and margarine, olein, stearin, refined bleached deodorized palm oil (RBDPO) used in cleaning products, and biofuels. According to the authorities, palm oil-based biodiesel (biofuel) is manufactured in Malaysia using domestically sourced CPO[crude palm oil] and RBDPO.

4.18.  The MPOCC[the Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council] promotes sustainable and responsible management of Malaysia's palm oil products through its MSPO[the Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council] Certification Scheme. The MPOCC sets standards, develops certification schemes, and establishes sustainable production and processing of palm oil with a focus on environmental, social, and economic aspects. (...) The authorities note that the revised MSPO standards series (MS 2530:2022) will be effective on 1 January 2024; the revised MSPO standards will have stringent requirements to address environmental, social, and governance/economic components of sustainability, as well as provides traceability for the industry and its stakeholders.