Proposal for a Regulation (EU) COM/2025/504 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulations (EU) no 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications
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.
➡️ Learn more about the terminology and information on this page.
➡️ Learn about the process for published replacement EU acts.
 Category |
Proposed Replacement EU Act |
|---|---|
 Procedure |
Article 13(3) |
 Proposed EU law |
|
 UK Government assessment and further information |
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 18 June 2025 [PDF, 8 pages, 232KB]
|
 Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) |
29/05/2025 |
 Decision by DSC to monitor |
At its meeting of 11 September 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 |
