Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market: comments from the perspective of comparative, labour and administrative procedural laws
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https://doi.org/10.12775/SIT.2025.007Keywords
forced labor, labor law, administrative proceedings, regulation on the prohibition of products manufactured using forced labour on the EU marketAbstract
The aim of this article is to analyse and critically evaluate the regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 December 2024 and has entered into force on the day following its publication. Except for some provisions, it shall apply from 14 December 2027. The authors examine its provisions from the perspective of comparative, labour, and administrative procedural laws, and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the new regulation.
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