Увaжaемые кaнaдцы, этo прaвдa или не oчень?

[whocares1970]

<< The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to prohibit vendors from selling wines produced in Judea and Samaria because they are labelled as products of Israel.

In a letter dated July 11, 2017, Vincent Caron, the LCBO’s senior policy adviser, informed vendors that the CFIA had instructed them on July 6 that “Product of Israel” – as these wines are labelled – “would not be an accepting country of origin declaration for wine products that have been made from grapes that are grown fermented, processed, blended and finished in the West Bank occupied territory.”

According to the letter, “the government of Canada does not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the territories occupied in 1967 (the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip). As such, wine products from these regions that are labelled as ‘Products of Israel’ would not be acceptable and would be considered misleading… LCBO is currently working with CFIA on an action plan to ensure compliance with the notification going forward.” >>

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[merig00]

UPDATE: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a response on Thursday regretting the outcome of the wine labelling assessment that led to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s (LCBO) response regarding products from two wineries labelled as “Product of Israel”.

They said that in their assessment, they did not fully consider the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA).

“Further clarification of the CIFTA (Article 1.4.1b) indicates that these wines adhere to the agreement and therefore we can confirm that the products in question can be sold as currently labelled,” a spokesperson said in a press release.

The CFIA will be following up with the LCBO to correct their original response.

http://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/lcbo-cracks-israeli-wines-occupied-territories-based-cfia-recommendation

[whocares1970]

And so, it is OK, at least for now.

[merig00]

Well it was written by an advisor to LCBO. I googled him - some professor at local law school. So either it's just some initiative by activist or an attempt at a sort of "dear colleagues" letter that they did in USA with Title IX.

[whocares1970]

Perhaps. I am glad though that he did not have his way - for now.

[publl.livejournal.com]

Подумалось-вспомнилось в качестве параллели.
Израильские продукты бойкотят по формальному признаку "оккупанты".
А Тиллерсон недавно поздравил турков с тем, что год назад они отстояли демократию от путчистов,­ — тоже ведь формализмом отдаёт.
В обоих случаях, если смотреть на ситуацию не формально, а по сути, то её содержание оказывается иным вплоть до противоположного. Вот боюсь предполагать: они это серьёзно? прикалываются? сволочной интерес так упаковывают? опять «хитрый план»?.. Первый вариант, конечно, самый трагический.

[whocares1970]

Фoрмaльнo Иудея и Сaмaрия не oккупирoвaны, тaк чтo ситуaция всё же другaя.