The US has begun labeling products made in Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria "Made in Israel."
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The appropriate notice was added by the US Customs and Border Protection into the Federal Register on Wednesday.
The document states that goods produced in Area C as defined in the Oslo Accords and H2 as defined in the Hebron Protocol "must be marked to indicate their origin as 'Israel, 'Product of Israel,' or 'Made in Israel.'"
Products from Areas A and B and H2 are to be marked as originating from the West Bank, while goods made in the Gaza Strip will be labeled as such.
The notice explicitly prohibits joint labeling of West Bank or Gaza goods as "West Bank/Gaza Strip" or anything similar.
It adds that while the policy came into effect Wednesday, a "transition period" would allow importers to make any appropriate changes in the labeling.
The US intention to change its labeling policy regarding the Judea and Samaria settlements was voiced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who visited a winery in Judea and Samaria and the Golan Heights during a recent trip to Israel.
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Under US President Donald Trump, Washington announced it would no longer view all settlements as illegal per se and recognized the Golan Heights as a part of Israel.
This article was first published by i24NEWS
