印尼与欧洲自由贸易联盟签署自由贸易协议

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社雅加达报道，印度尼西亚上周日与欧洲自由贸易联盟（EFTA）签署了一项旨在增加贸易和投资的经济协议，结束了将近八年的谈判。

根据政府声明，在该协议下，印尼和EFTA国家（瑞士、列支敦士登、挪威和冰岛）之间进行贸易的数千种产品将取消关税和非关税壁垒。

根据雅加达的声明，在这些产品中，印尼棕榈油将在冰岛和挪威获得全面的市场准入，但用于鱼类以外的动物饲料的棕榈油除外。

瑞士驻雅加达的大使馆在一份声明中表示，瑞士也将允许更方便地获取棕榈油，但在一定的配额下。

瑞士联邦议员Johann N. Schneider-Ammann称，该协议的基础是可持续的棕榈油生产。

作为世界上最大的棕榈油生产国和出口国，印尼经常试图向买家保证其棕榈油的生产是可持续的。

詹晓晶摘自路透社

原文如下：

Indonesia, EFTA sign long delayed free trade deal

Indonesia on Sunday signed an economic agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) aimed at increasing trade and investment, concluding almost eight years of negotiations.

Under the deal, tariffs and non-tariff barriers would be eliminated for thousands of products traded between Indonesia and the EFTA countries - Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland, according to government statements.

Among those products, Indonesian palm oil would get full market access in Iceland and Norway, with an exception of palm products for animal feed other than for fish, according to Jakarta’s statement.

Switzerland would also grant easier access for palm oil, but under certain quotas, its embassy in Jakarta said in a statement.

Swiss Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann said the agreement was based on sustainable palm oil production.

The world’s top palm oil producer and exporter Indonesia has often tried to reassure buyers that its palm oil is produced sustainably. ​