{"id":2150,"date":"2026-07-03T23:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/eu-launches-single-portal-and-implementation-guidance-for-the-forced-labour-regulation-euflr\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:00:04","slug":"eu-launches-single-portal-and-implementation-guidance-for-the-forced-labour-regulation-euflr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/eu-launches-single-portal-and-implementation-guidance-for-the-forced-labour-regulation-euflr\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Launches Single Portal and Implementation Guidance for the Forced Labour Regulation (EUFLR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-1000093865\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1489332996\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  data-animate=\"bounceIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2072740463\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1037828191\" class=\"col small-12 large-12 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 240, 220);\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\" data-parallax=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:#993300;border-width:0px 0px 0px 5px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4055499473\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"highlight-box\"><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">On 30 June 2026, the European Commission published the Forced Labour Single Portal together with a set of guidance materials to help businesses, authorities and other stakeholders prepare for the EU Forced Labour Regulation \u2014 the rule that bans products made with forced labour from entering the EU market. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">This is a regulation that Vietnamese businesses in EU-facing export supply chains, especially in labour-intensive sectors, should start preparing for now, even though the compliance deadline is still more than a year away.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">Affected industries: <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\"><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><code>\ud83e\uddf5 D\u1ec7t may<\/code>    <\/span><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><code>\ud83d\udc5e Da gi\u00e0y <\/code>    <\/span><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><code>\ud83d\udcbb \u0110i\u1ec7n t\u1eed<\/code>     <\/span><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><code>\ud83d\udc1f Th\u1ee7y s\u1ea3n<\/code>    <\/span><code><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">\ud83e\ude91 \u0110\u1ed3 g\u1ed7<\/span><\/code><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4055499473 {\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 1.85;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1037828191 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:10%;height:2px;background-color:#cc5950;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3374856537\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%; color: #993300;\">1. The EU Forced Labour Regulation (EUFLR)<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Regulation (EU) 2024\/3015, commonly known as the EU Forced Labour Regulation (EUFLR), entered into force on 13 December 2024 and will formally apply from 14 December 2027. It prohibits placing, making available on, or exporting from the EU market any product made in whole or in part with forced labour, regardless of whether the product is manufactured inside or outside the EU. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Under Article 11 of the Regulation, the European Commission is required to issue implementation guidance. On 30 June 2026, the Commission officially launched the Forced Labour Single Portal, bringing together all guidance documents, support tools and related information to help stakeholders prepare during the 18-month period before the Regulation takes effect. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3374856537 {\n  font-size: 1.1rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-3374856537 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-equal align-center row-divided\"  id=\"row-1244861397\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1625214041\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Key milestones<br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-430209001\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-229859398\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"d\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">13\/12\/2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"l active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Regulation enters into force<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-229859398 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2005388094\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"d\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">14\/12\/2025<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"l active\" data-lang=\"vi\">EU member states complete the designation of national competent authorities<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2005388094 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-430209001 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(235, 220, 216);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-2096910317\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1512399848\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"d\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">30\/6\/2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"l active\" data-lang=\"vi\">\n<div class=\"l active\" data-lang=\"vi\">European Commission officially launches the Forced Labour Single Portal and implementation guidance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1512399848 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-785341421\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"d\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">14\/12\/2027<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"l active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Regulation formally applies \u2014 enforcement phase begins<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-785341421 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-2096910317 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(235, 220, 216);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1625214041 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-1244861397 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(197, 73, 41);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"callout-title active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">18-month preparation window<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">\n<p>Between now and 14 December 2027, the European Commission will continue adding information to the Portal and coordinating with member states, businesses and civil society organisations. Businesses should use this time to review their supply chains rather than waiting until closer to the deadline. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">2. What does the Single Portal offer?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-98781272\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-159582318\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #c54929;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ede1e1;\">Tools <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #c54929;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ede1e1;\">Content<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<td>Implementation guidance<\/td>\n<td>Explains how the Regulation applies in practice for businesses, competent authorities and other stakeholders, developed in consultation with experts and stakeholders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #f5e9e9;\"><span style=\"color: #574949;\">Dedicated SME support<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #f5e9e9;\"><span style=\"color: #574949;\">Materials and tools designed specifically to reduce the compliance burden for small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px;\">\n<td>Supply chain risk-identification tool<\/td>\n<td>Links to a public database on forced labour risk by geographic region and product category.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #f5ebeb;\"> List of national competent authorities (provisional)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #f5ebeb;\">Helps businesses and partners identify the responsible authority in each EU member state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1762796892\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-246455508\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">3. How does the investigation and enforcement process work?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>EUFLR follows a risk-based approach, focusing on high-risk sectors, products and regions. The process has three steps: <\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1139239928\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1305902014\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5ebeb;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/icons8-1st-64.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Preliminary assessment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The competent authority evaluates the likelihood of a violation based on information from stakeholders, reports, risk indicators and other sources. If there are grounds for suspicion, the business concerned may be asked to provide information about the product. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1305902014 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  border-radius: 9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1224499697\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/icons8-2-64.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Formal investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the suspicion is substantiated, the authority opens an investigation, notifies the business of its scope and grounds, and allows the business to submit further documentation. In some cases, on-site inspections may be carried out. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-825134177\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5ebeb;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/icons8-circled-3-64.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Decision and enforcement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the product is found to have been made with forced labour, the authority will ban it from the EU market, order its withdrawal and destruction, and notify the relevant customs authorities to ensure enforcement.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-825134177 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  border-radius: 9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1336643555\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1286897980\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">4. Why should Vietnamese businesses pay attention?<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">\n<p>EUFLR applies to <strong>all products<\/strong>, without being limited to specific sectors \u2014 but the European Commission has held dedicated sector workshops for solar energy, textiles, agri-food, automotive and seafood, signalling that these are viewed as higher-risk sectors. Many of these are among Vietnam&#8217;s key export sectors to the EU. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Regulation <strong>does not create a separate due diligence obligation <\/strong>beyond existing obligations under EU or national law \u2014 but in practice, businesses need to review their supply chains carefully to avoid the risk of products being banned regardless of where fault lies.<\/li>\n<li>If a Vietnamese business exports directly to the EU, its products could be investigated based on information from reports, civil society organisations, or the Commission&#8217;s public risk database.<\/li>\n<li>If a business is a supplier to an EU-importing partner, that partner may request information, records, or evidence of labour conditions across the supply chain to reduce its own risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">5. Action items<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"checklist\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Review internal labour policies against forced labour indicators as defined by the ILO (threats, withholding of identity documents, debt bondage, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Map the supply chain, particularly subcontractors and seasonal labour suppliers, where forced labour risk tends to be higher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Consult the Forced Labour Single Portal and its guidance materials to understand how EU authorities assess risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Prepare documentation and evidence of labour conditions (contracts, payroll records, recruitment records) so they can be provided quickly if requested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"active\" data-lang=\"vi\">Proactively discuss with EU-importing partners what information they may need during the 18-month preparation period before the Regulation takes effect.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">RBV &#8211; Update July 2026<span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">. <\/span> <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-246455508 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1489332996 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 30 June 2026, the European Commission published the Forced Labour Single Portal together with a set of guidance materials to help businesses, authorities and other stakeholders prepare for the EU Forced Labour Regulation \u2014 the rule that bans products made with forced labour from entering the EU market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2151,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150\/revisions\/2151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rbv.com.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}