Proposal for a ban on goods made with forced labour'

It is also in line with the 2021-2024 EU strategy on the rights of the child, aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of children both in the EU and across the world. [...] The proposal is also in line with the EU's commitment to respect for human rights, as enshrined in the Treaty on European Union, which binds the EU's activities to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 6). [...] Preparation of the proposal The Commission deems the adoption of a regulation as necessary to avoid obstacles to the free movement of goods in the internal market, and to prevent possible distortions of competition caused by diverging national laws.6 The proposal is therefore based on Articles 114 and 207 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which lay down the principles. [...] The changes the proposal would bring The proposed regulation would complete the existing EU legislative framework on forced labour mentioned above, insofar as it would provide the legal basis to prevent a product made with forced labour from being placed or made available on the EU internal market or exported from the EU (Article 3 of the proposal). [...] The Czech Senate and the Czech Chamber of Deputies, the German Bundesrat, the Polish Sejm and the Spanish Parliament have all submitted opinions on the Commission proposal.