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"Mr President, as the debate has shown, this is a complicated and sensitive subject. I agree with the previous speakers in this respect, in particular my colleague Mr Laschet.
Clearly, serious questions arise about preferential access to the Community market for products originating from the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. As far as I understand it, the preferential import from these territories constitutes a violation of Community law. Now I understand that the European Union wants to amend the Association Agreement with Israel with the addition of a pan-European cumulation of origin, and also the implementation of Jordanian-Israeli cumulation of origin. The question is, however, whether a cumulation system such as this is even possible without a solution to this problem of the preferential import of products from the Occupied Territories.
In my opinion, it is of the utmost importance that the European Parliament be consulted in good time before any part of the existing agreement is amended. I agree with the previous speakers: it is important that this take place before the end of the present Commission’s term of office, if possible.
We set great store by a clear explanation of these problems by the Commission. Does the Commission envisage possibilities for resolving the problems that have arisen with Israel within a reasonable time? I thank the Commissioner for his initial response and look forward to his second.
As the previous speaker remarked, this is indeed a measure that is neither for nor against Israel."@en1
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