Western Sahara tomatoes cannot be labeled as Moroccan, according to the EU Court

Western Sahara Resource Watch 04th October 2024 EU Court: Western Sahara tomatoes cannot be labelled as Moroccan In its ruling this morning, 4 October 2024 the EU Court of Justice ruled that products from Western Sahara on the EU market cannot be labelled “from Morocco”. 04 October 2024 Western Sahara “is separate from Morocco and is a customs territory within the meaning of EU law. Any other indication would be likely to suggest to consumers that those melons and tomatoes originate from a place other than the territory in which they were harvested", a press release from the court stated in an important ruling today. “The indication of the country of origin which must appear on the melons and tomatoes in question may designate only the Western Sahara, because those goods are harvested in that territory” the release reads. The Court has pronounced itself at the request of the French Council of State, which in June 2022 had referred a case brought by a French union of farmers, ...