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Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

TA-9-2024-0309 · P9_TA(2024)0309 · PE746.734

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937. The text sets out the rules for identifying and removing such products from the Union market. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the proposal is replaced or substantially amended.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposed regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market.
  2. The regulation amends Directive (EU) 2019/1937.
  3. Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Who is affected

  • Operators placing products on the Union market, who must comply with the prohibition on forced-labour products.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Articles 114 and 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.