EU states back biodiesel duties on Argentina, Indonesia

A majority of the EU members on Tuesday backed the European Commission's view that producers in the two countries were dumping - selling at below fair market or cost price.

The European Commission has proposed duties of between 217 and 246 euros ($300-340) per ton on biodiesel imports from Argentina and of between 122 to 179 euros a ton on imports from Indonesia, figures seen by Reuters showed.

Imports are already subject to provisional tariffs, imposed in May. The definitive duties, which are slightly higher, should be in place by the end of November after further procedural steps.