Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour

The authority may investigate, prohibit and order withdrawal of a product where forced labour is established.

Identifier: Förordning (EU) 2024/3015 — CELEX 32024R3015
Status: phased
Applies: 2027-12-14
Supervisor: Nationella behöriga myndigheter, kommissionen, tullen
Who is covered: All products on the union market, whatever the origin, including parts in a finished good.

Requirements in the text

Artikel 17
Investigation and duty to provide information
The competent authority opens an investigation where there is substantiated concern that a product was made with forced labour, following a preliminary assessment weighing risk indicators and submitted information. Economic operators must supply requested supply chain information within the stated deadline, and the authority may run checks outside the union with the state's agreement. Decisions rest on the evidence as a whole.
Example — An authority requests traceability records for cotton yarn from a clothing importer and proceeds when the importer cannot evidence any tier beyond the sewing factory.
Artikel 20
Prohibition, withdrawal and disposal
Where forced labour is established, the authority prohibits placing and making the product available, orders withdrawal of products already on the market, and orders disposal in the prescribed manner. The decision applies union-wide through mutual recognition. The prohibition can be lifted where the operator shows the forced labour has been eliminated from the chain.
Example — A batch of solar panels is withdrawn in four member states, and the prohibition is lifted only after the importer changes polysilicon supplier and has the new chain audited.

Official source — EUR-Lex, förordning (EU) 2024/3015 · read 2026-09-01 · Value chain and due diligence

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