Mr. Ronnie Downes:

There are two separate concepts here, one of which relates to occupied territories. I am not an expert in international law on these matters but there are occupied territories and then there are the illegal settlements, which are perhaps a different category again within the occupied territories. However, so far as trade as concerned - other than with Israel but with other parts of that region in the occupied territories governed by the standard WTO regime - it is our understanding that it would be a matter for the EU to take measures relating to trade more generally if it wants to.