On 12 December, the EU Forced Labour Regulation (āRegulationā) was published in the EU Official Journal. The publication is following the EU Councilās approval of the Regulation on 19 November 2024. The text of the Regulation was approved by qualified majority with 25 EU Member States voting in favour and 2 EU Member States abstaining from voting. The Regulation was signed by the President of the European Parliament and the President of the EU Council…
On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the proposal of the EU Forced Labour Regulation (āRegulationā). The text of the Regulation was approved on first reading with 555 votes in favour, 6 against, and 45 abstentions. The officially adopted text can be found here. Under the Regulation, all products (including their components) manufactured using forced labour or placed and made available on the market in the EU, or exported from the EU will be banned.…