Insight Regulatory update: Proposal for a ban on goods made using forced labour (EUFL Ban) 18 March 2024 7 minutes read In response to worldwide efforts to combat the utilisation of forced labour in supply chains, like the adoption of the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) in the US, the European Union (EU) is presently drafting a Regulation to forbid the sale of products manufactured through forced labour.On 5 March 2024, the European Parliament (EP) and the Council reached a provisional agreement on a draft text that now needs to be adopted by both institutions.Unlike the US UFLPA, this proposed Regulation (article 3) covers all product categories to date and it is not focused on any specific region. So, the ban will apply to any goods produced through forced labour and sold in the EU or exported. Read more