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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12939
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

Commission notes that SMEs should not be excluded from ban on forced labour products

On Monday 25 April MEPs on the Committee on International Trade (INTA) held discussions with experts and the European Commission on the forthcoming legislative proposal to ban forced labour products from the market. 

According to James Cockayne, a professor at the University of Nottingham specialising in international politics and anti-slavery, it would not be appropriate to exclude small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the scope of the future legislative instrument. “We...

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COPYRIGHT: EU Court of Justice validates reform imposing prior review to prevent online posting of protected content
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission notes that SMEs should not be excluded from ban on forced labour products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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TRADE: MEPs adopt report on regulation on foreign subsidies that distort competition
TAXATION: European Commission presents a recommendation to strengthen EU cooperation with Norway on VAT
DIGITAL: Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Thierry Breton insists that social network will have to comply with DSA rules
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TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to evaluate effectiveness of rules on permitted commercial vehicle weights and dimensions
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