Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

Proposed Replacement EU Act

This law is a proposed replacement EU law: Article 13(3a) applies and the Stormont Brake could be used under certain circumstances. Read more about the procedure for new and amending/replacement EU laws and how they apply in Northern Ireland.

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Category	Proposed Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
Proposed EU law	Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 [EXTERNAL LINK]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed act – 15 May 2024 (PDF, 8 pages, 214KB]   Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)
Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	The DSC was not notified of the proposed EU act.   The proposed act was identified during the Committee's forward work planning exercise on 20 February 2025, when it considered proposed EU acts which had started their legislative passage before the Committee was established.
Consideration by the DSC of the proposed EU act	The DSC heard evidence from departmental officials on 1 May 2025 and is seeking views from stakeholders via Citizen Space - take part in the online survey. [External link]
Date of publication in Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	N/A
Date of notification of published EU act to the DSC	N/A
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	N/A
Decision to hold an inquiry	N/A
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	N/A
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	N/A
Stormont Brake notification	N/A
Consideration by UK Government (UKG)	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	N/A