Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement on Tuesday March 5 to ban products resulting from forced labor. Legislation likely to particularly concern Chinese production involving the Uyghur Muslim minority.
The EU executive will identify products or categories of products for which importers and exporters will need to provide more precise information on the manufacturer and suppliers. The agreement, based on a Commission proposal presented in September 2022, still needs to be formally approved by the Parliament and the Council (EU states)