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Germany’s Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann from the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) is standing by his rejection of the planned EU supply chain law. “The risks for our country and its economy, which is characterised by small and medium-sized enterprises, outweigh the benefits. I have therefore decided not to vote in favour of this proposal,” he told the Rheinische Post newspaper in remarks published on Saturday. The EU Supply Chain Act is intended to hold large companies accountable if they profit from child or forced labour in countries outside the EU. However, the plan is in dang…