IMCO and INTA, as joint-committees, are preparing a report on the proposal for a Regulation on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market. The co-Rapporteurs are Ms Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES (S&D, IMCO) and Ms Samira RAFAELA (Renew, INTA).
The draft report was presented at the joint committee meeting of 23 May 2023.The co-Rapporteurs highlighted in particular issues such as remediation for victims of forced labour, reversal of the burden of proof, Commission's guidelines to help inter alia SMEs, and extension of scope also to packaging, transport and distribution of goods.
Several Members who took the floor expressed their satisfaction with the draft report, while others noted their concerns, in particular about the absence of an impact assessment of the proposal.
Several Members who took the floor expressed their satisfaction with the draft report, while others noted their concerns, in particular about the absence of an impact assessment of the proposal.