Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
EP Position
The rapporteurs Samira Rafaela and Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques introduced the report on the Commission proposal COM(2022)0453 and the Parliament heard opinions from AFET, EMPL, DEVE and PECH rapporteurs alongside contributions from the Committees on International Trade and on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. MEPs speaking on behalf of political groups and Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Ylva Johansson took the floor during the debate.
Key Trade Point
The report addresses a proposed regulation to prohibit products made with forced labour being placed on the Union market, with the file referenced as 2022/0269(COD) and the committee report A9-0306/2023. Multiple committee rapporteurs and group representatives set out positions and concerns during the Strasbourg debate.
What Comes Next
The debate closed and a vote is recorded in the minutes of 23.4.2024 under item 5.26.
Sources
Official Documents
- Monday, 22 April 2024 - Strasbourg Plenary debate on the regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour; debate concluded, with a vote scheduled for 23 April 2024.
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