Scope
All companies placing or making products available on the EU market or exporting from it — no size threshold
EU · regulation
Forced Labour Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2024/3015
Phasing inApplies 2027-12-14
Penalties
Market withdrawal/disposal of products; national penalties under member-state enforcement
Last verified
2026-08-22
In plain language
What this law does
Prohibits products made with forced labour (ILO Convention No. 29 definition) from the EU market. Authorities investigate using a risk-based approach against a Commission database of forced-labour risk areas and products; decisions apply EU-wide via the information portal.
Core obligations
No proactive filing duty, but supply-chain mapping and remediation evidence expected under investigation; respond to authority information requests; withdraw identified products
Dictionary
Terms defined in this law
- Art. 20 decisionForced Labour Regulation
- Customs enforcement; member-state penalties (notification duty by 14 Dec 2026)Forced Labour Regulation
- Forced labour* (2(2))Forced Labour Regulation
- Product made with forced labour* (2(7))Forced Labour Regulation
- Economic operator* (2(9))Forced Labour Regulation
- Distance sales* (Art. 4)Forced Labour Regulation
- Supply chainForced Labour Regulation
- Art. 17 preliminary investigation (risk-based) → Art. 18 investigation; information duties on operators (measures to identify/prevent/minimise/end/remedy forced-labour risk)Forced Labour Regulation
- Database of forced-labour risk areas and products; Forced Labour Single Portal (live 26 Jun 2026)Forced Labour Regulation
- Art. 1(3)Forced Labour Regulation
- In force 13 Dec 2024; applies 14 Dec 2027Forced Labour Regulation
- Entities producing/selling/importing goods, meeting 2 of 3Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023)
- Report must be **approved by the governing body**, published on the entity's website (prominent place), and filed with the Minister.Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023)
- Offence for non-complianceFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023)
- Annual report — s.11(3)(a)–(g), seven mandatory elementsFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023)
- Forced labourFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023)
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