Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

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.

The table below sets out the main procedural steps and the Assembly’s scrutiny of this proposed act.

Category	Proposed Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
Proposed EU law	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain [EXTERNAL LINK]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 27 February 2025 [PDF, 8 pages, 197KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	09/01/2025
Decision by DSC to monitor	At its meeting of 20 February 2025, the Committee decided to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement act.
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
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	N/A