In Centrum voor Gelijkheid van Kansen en voor Racismebestrijding v NV Firma Feryn C-54/07 the Advocate General delivered an opinion that a public statement made by an employer in the Belgian media to the effect that they would not employ Moroccans, was direct discrimination contrary to the EU Race Discrimination Directive (2000/43). Furthermore, he considered that to limit the Directive to cases in which there were identifiable victim-complainants would undermine the effectiveness of the principle of equal treatment.