Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-02-Speech-4-042"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EC-Israel trade agreement2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000302.3.4-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-02-Speech-4-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Maj Britt Theorin2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it is, of course, unacceptable for breaches of our trade agreement with Israel to be concealed or tolerated. By giving de facto preferential treatment to products from the occupied settlements under the trade agreement with Israel, the EU is contravening two important principles of international law. It is contravening both the fourth Geneva Convention from 1949 and international norms in force concerning the unilateral incorporation of occupied territories. Because the world’s and the EU’s respect for these two international principles forms the basis for the peace process which has been instituted, violations of these principles undermine the very basis of the peace process. The EU must now choose between basing its relations with Israel and Palestine on the standards of international law, thereby strengthening the basis of the peace process, and showing disdain for international law. The choice ought to be simple. International law prescribes that trade agreements should be established with countries and regions which we recognise and not with disputed territories. Customs duties must be claimed back, and the EU’s Member States and Israel must respect the trade agreement’s rules concerning strict monitoring of the way in which products are labelled to show their country of origin. The Commission must guarantee that these things will be done. Commissioner Vitorino’s contribution offered some hope that they would be. The peace process in the Middle East must be given a chance. It can only be founded upon international law. It is the EU’s responsibility to contribute to this."@en1

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