Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-15
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Patricia Stephenson (SD), Labour Panel

Under current EU rules, the norm is a 55% origin threshold for products. If less than 55% of a product is made up of materials from a particular area, it is not considered as originating from that area. We need a much broader definition under this Bill because we cannot contribute in any way to the continuation of the settlements. Any good that has any part coming from the illegally occupied settlements must be considered, for the definition of the Bill, to have the whole scope of it. We cannot to be participating in anything that entrenches those settlements. That is why the amendment is really important. Rather than "originating", we talk about "produced in whole or in part".

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Sitting date: 2026-07-15