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Adviser to top EU court: Settlement goods should be labeled

Advocate General Gerard Hogan says under EU laws, labels must make it clear if products originate from "occupied" territories, particularly if they come from Israeli settlements beyond the Green Line, so as to account for "ethical considerations" that might influence consumers. Lawfare Project: This is blatant discrimination.

by  Eldad Beck
Published on  06-16-2019 12:30
Last modified: 06-18-2019 14:12
Adviser to top EU court: Settlement goods should be labeledAFP

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Judea and Samaria goods that are imported into the European Union must be clearly labeled as such to avoid misleading consumers, a senior legal adviser to the European Court of Justice said over the weekend.

The ECJ is currently considering a request from France's top tribunal "for clarification of rules on labeling goods" from Judea and Samaria, east Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.

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According to French news agency AFP, while the ECJ is not obliged to follow Advocate General Gerard Hogan's advice, the former Irish judge's legal opinions are considered as highly influential in the bench's deliberations.

In his brief, Hogan said that under EU laws, labels must make it clear if products originate from occupied territories, and particularly if they come from Israeli settlements beyond the Green Line.

"EU law requires, for a product originating in a territory occupied by Israel since 1967, the indication of the geographical name of this territory and, where it is the case, the indication that the product comes from an Israeli settlement," an ECJ statement outlining Hogan's legal opinion said.

In his brief, Hogan said the EU rules on labeling products take into account "ethical considerations" that might influence a consumer's purchases.

According to the report, citing previous EU court rulings saying that Israel's settlement policy is illegal, Hogan said: "It is hardly surprising that some consumers may regard this manifest breach of international law as an ethical consideration that influences their consumer preferences and in respect of which they may require further information.

"The absence of the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of a product originating in a territory occupied by Israel and, in any event, a settlement colony, might mislead the consumer as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food," he said.

The Lawfare Project, a legal think tank and litigation fund that fights anti-Semitism and the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, said that if the ECJ adopts Hogan's recommendation "it would open a Pandora's box of lawsuits" against European companies that fail to "properly label products from relevant countries of origin," unless the requirements were applied only to Israel, in which case it would be a "flagrant act of discrimination."

Lawfare Project Director Brooke Goldstein told Israel Hayom that "the European court has a historic opportunity to put an end to this double standard, which is morality biased against Israel.

"This type of label is a blatant act of discrimination. There are hundreds of disputed territories around the world, but only Israeli businesses and European companies that work with them will find themselves targeted by these unnecessary political requirements," she said.

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