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
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 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 (ILO Convention No. 29 definition) from the EU market. Authorities investigate using a Dictionary termRisk-based approachA risk-based approach is a method that prioritises attention, resources and controls according to the likelihood and severity of potential impacts or non-compliance.Read the full definition against a Commission database of forced-labour risk areas and products; decisions apply EU-wide via the information portal.
Formal requirements
What the law requires
Reviewed provisions grouped by practical purpose. Use the official text for the full legal context.
Who and what it covers
Entities producing/selling/importing Dictionary termGoodsgoods listed in Annex I (by CN code): cement, iron & steel, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen, electricityRead the full definition , meeting 2 of 3
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023) — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citation
Key dates
In force 13 Dec 2024
Forced Labour Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citationapplies 14 Dec 2027
Forced Labour Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citation
Governance
Art. 17 preliminary investigation (risk-based) → Art. 18 investigation
Forced Labour Regulation — Art. 17 preliminary investigation (risk-based; Art. 18 investigationinformation duties on operators (measures to identify/prevent/minimise/end/Dictionary termRemedyMeasures that acknowledge, stop and repair harm, restore rights where possible, compensate loss and reduce the risk of recurrence.Read the full definition 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 risk)
Forced Labour Regulation — Art. 17 preliminary investigation (risk-based; Art. 18 investigationDatabase of 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 risk areas and products
Forced Labour Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citationDictionary 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 Single Portal (live 26 Jun 2026)
Forced Labour Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citationReport 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) — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citationArt. 1(3) — no new 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 obligations beyond existing EU/national law (links to CSDDD/LkSG ecosystem).
Forced Labour Regulation · instrument-level citation
Enforcement
Dictionary termCustoms enforcementCustoms enforcement is the use of border-control powers to check, stop, release or restrict goods according to applicable trade, product or sustainability-related requirements.Read the full definition
Forced Labour Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citationmember-state penalties (notification duty by 14 Dec 2026)
Forced Labour Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 · instrument-level citationArt. 20 decision — cumulative orders: prohibition of placing/export; withdrawal of products already on the market; disposal of the products.
Forced Labour Regulation · instrument-level citation
Dictionary
Key terms for this law
Terms with a retained, published connection to this legal source.
- 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
- Forced labourFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023)
Claims
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- Free from forced labourDictionary 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
Why this claim is connected
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
- Sweatshop-free
Why this claim is connected
Absolute claim requires audited supplier base; third-party social audits across manufacturing tiers.
- Child-labour remediation programme in every sourcing regionDictionary termChild labourWork that children are too young to perform or work that, because of its nature or conditions, harms their health, safety, development or education under applicable international and national standards.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
Why this claim is connected
Programme existence, coverage %, Dictionary termMonitoringThe continuous or periodic collection, analysis and use of information to track implementation, conditions, risks and progress against defined expectations.Read the full definition -and-Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition results (e.g. CLMRS data); cannot imply zero child labour.
- 100% of suppliers compliant with our Human Rights Due Diligence by 2027Dictionary termHuman RightsThe universal and inherent rights and freedoms held by every person because they are human, without discrimination.Read the full definition 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
Why this claim is connected
HRDD methodology published (assess-address-progress); compliance definition; supplier coverage %; Dictionary termAlignmentThe deliberate process of making strategies, requirements, incentives, data or actions consistent enough to support a shared objective without necessarily making them identical.Read the full definition with JDE-style re-basing to HREDD where applicable.