
The ministry will fine the only portal that did not withdraw offers for tourist apartments in Israeli settlements after a formal request.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs opens a sanctioning file against a vacation rental platform for not removing advertisements for accommodation in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, after failing to comply with the Government's requirement.
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In September, the Government approved a decree against the war in Gaza that classifies advertisements for goods and services in occupied Israeli settlements as illicit advertising.
This Monday, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs opened a sanctioning file against a vacation rental platform for not removing advertisements for accommodation in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
The department led by Pablo Bustinduy had formally asked this portal and six others to block or eliminate this type of offers from their website, considering that it is "illegal advertising" in Spain. The company filed has been the only one that has not complied with the requirement.
At the end of last year, Consumption detected that 138 advertisements for tourist apartments in Israeli settlements were being offered in Spain through seven multinationals dedicated to tourist services, and demanded their withdrawal as they were considered illicit commercial content.
Of these platforms, six eliminated the notified advertisements or blocked access to them from Spain and one ignored the ministry's request despite having been notified up to three times about these events.
That is why Pablo Bustinduy's department has opened a disciplinary file against this portal. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs had already warned that, if the order to remove the ads was not complied with, it would consider taking further action and launching a formal investigation to analyze whether the platform is actually committing an infringement.
The fine for a case of potential illicit advertising like this can reach up to 100,000 euros or up to four to six times the illicit benefit obtained as a result of the sanctioned practice.
At the end of September last year, the Government approved a decree on measures against the war in Gaza by which any advertisement marketing a good originating from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories or a service provided in these areas was considered illicit advertising.
The department directed by Pablo Bustinduy considers that maintaining this offer of products and services in the Spanish market would contribute to "perpetuating Israel's colonial efforts."
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