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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (C(2025)06948 — 2025/2943(DEA))

On the Commission delegated regulation of 16 October 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara

B-10-2025-0506

on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Carmen Crespo Díaz, Herbert Dorfmann

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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation amending origin labelling rules for fruit and vegetables from Western Sahara, arguing it allows ambiguous labelling and fails to ensure clear identification of the true country of origin. The resolution cites Court of Justice rulings that Western Sahara is a separate customs territory and that origin must be indicated as Western Sahara only.

Key points

  1. Objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 16 October 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 on origin labelling for fruit and vegetables from Western Sahara.
  2. Notes that the proposed regulation does not ensure clear identification of true origin, allowing ambiguous labelling contrary to EU food information law.
  3. Recalls that Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 prohibits food information that misleads consumers as to origin.
  4. Criticizes the proposed derogation allowing regions instead of countries on labels, risking a precedent that leaves consumers and farmers unprotected.
  5. States that the delegated act cannot allow ambiguous regional references suggesting Moroccan origin, as customs duties depend on country of origin.
  6. Warns that lack of explicit territorial reference could facilitate unfair practices, undermine confidence, and weaken traceability and legal certainty.
  7. Instructs its President to forward the resolution to the Commission and notify that the delegated regulation cannot enter into force.
  8. Instructs its President to forward the resolution to the Council and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

Who is affected

  • Consumers and farmers in the Union, who would be left unprotected by ambiguous labelling.
  • Operators and traders in fruit and vegetables from Western Sahara, affected by labelling requirements.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union