Reg (EU) 2024/3015 supplier due diligence
Build a product-level forced-labour risk dossier with tiered supplier mapping, weighted risk indicators, evidence, mitigation actions, and a decision record. Export JSON or print to PDF from your browser.
Global sourcing teams importing goods into Europe are mandated to actively identify, prevent, and mitigate human rights abuses within their supply networks. Compiling a comprehensive EU Forced Labour supplier risk dossier provides concrete evidence of corporate due diligence and ethical procurement. Procurement officers can seamlessly log supplier risk indicators, document internal audits, track mitigation steps, and record final sourcing decisions.
The regulation bans the placing, making available on the EU market, or exporting from the EU of any products made, in whole or in part, using forced labor, including forced child labor.
Risk assessment relies on identifying high-risk geographic areas or economic sectors using reliable information sources, such as reports from the ILO, civil society organizations, and national authorities.
National competent authorities will launch an investigation. If evidence confirms the use of forced labor, the product will be withdrawn from the market and confiscated at the EU border.
Yes, the ban applies to all economic operators regardless of size, though the extent of the due diligence and the burden of proof may account for the size and resources of the operator.