Directive (EU) 2026/2383 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2026 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

Published Replacement EU Act

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Category	Published Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
Published EU law	Directive (EU) 2026/2383 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2026 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   The Committee is seeking views on this published EU act.  Take part in the online survey which closes on 29 November 2026.
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	03/11/2026
Date of notification of published EU act to the DSC	05/11/2026
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	19/11/2026
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 12 November 2026, the Committee decided to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	16/12/2026
DSC report	The DSC's Inquiry report will be published by 16 December 2026.
Stormont Brake notification deadline	18/12/2026
Stormont Brake notification	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	03/01/2027