At the end of 2007 AOMG submitted a request for exemption under Annex IV for palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil and the related fatty acids and methyl esters as well as under Annex V (see AOMG works closely with APAG, FEDIOL and EBB on REACH). The Competent Authorities and the European Commission will be finalizing the list of substances (exempted from the obligation to register) under the Annex IV and V of the REACH regulation in a final proposal by June 11, 2008 to the European Parliament for it to be adopted by December 2008.

To underline the importance and urgency of its request AOMG has requested for the support of the governments of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines for a G 2 G approach. In Malaysia this is via the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) / Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC). In Indonesia it is via the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In the Philippines it is via the Department of Trade and Industry. In addition to the arguments put forth earlier the governments also emphasized the high volume of trade in this sector between ASEAN and the EU.