The Belgian Council Presidency's compromise proposal for the planned EU supply chain directive still does not receive approval from the federal government. Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) also rejects the new draft.
"The current text contains so many problematic passages that there are very serious doubts that they can be remedied quickly," he says. Germany already has a supply chain law. The planned EU version would go beyond its specifications. At EU level, it is stipulated that companies are liable for breaches of duty of care, which is excluded under German law.