Proposal for a Regulation amending amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement

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	COM/2025/823 Proposal for a Regulation amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement [EXTERNAL LINK]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 15 January 2026 [PDF, 4 pages, 162KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	27/11/2025
Decision by DSC to monitor	At its meeting of 29 January 2026, the Committee decided not 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