Claims assessment · Supply-chain claim
Free from Dictionary termForced labourWork or service exacted from a person under the menace of a penalty and for which that person has not offered themselves voluntarily.Read the full definition
Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
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How this claim is typically treated
5 reviewed markets · one comparison
| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Restricted | View legal reasoningFLR (EU) 2024/3015 — forced-labour products banned from market (applies 14 Dec 2027); UCPD | Dictionary termSupply chain mappingSupply chain mapping is the process of identifying suppliers, sites, flows, materials and relationships across a supply chain.Read the full definition ; Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition procedures; claim must reflect actual due diligence |
| United KingdomUK | Restricted | DMCC Act 2024 — CMA green-claims enforcementOfficial text ↗Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (TISC)Official text ↗ View legal reasoningMSA 2015 s.54 context; CMA Code | Statement + Dictionary termDue DiligenceAn ongoing, risk-based process through which an organisation identifies, prevents, mitigates, tracks and communicates how it addresses adverse impacts, and supports remediation where appropriate.Read the full definition ; claim-of-fact risk if incidents surface |
| United StatesUS | Restricted | View legal reasoningUFLPA (rebuttable presumption); Tariff Act s.307; FTC s.5 | Import Dictionary termTraceabilityThe ability to follow a product through specified stages of production, processing and distribution, providing visibility of origin and movement but not proof of responsible production.Read the full definition ; CBP detention record affects credibility |
| CanadaCA | Restricted | Competition Act greenwashing provisions (Bill C-59)Official text ↗Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains ActOfficial text ↗ View legal reasoningSupply Chains Act; Customs Tariff forced-labour import ban; s.74.01(1)(b.2) | Annual report consistency; methodology |
| AustraliaAU | Restricted | View legal reasoningMSA 2018 s.16 consistency; ACL s.18 | MS statement must not contradict marketing claim |
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