Directive (EU) 2024/2853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC

Published Replacement EU Act

This law is a published 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 work of the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) in relation to this act.

Category	Published Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
EU law	Directive (EU) 2024/2853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC [External link]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 25 October 2022 [PDF, 4 pages, 85KB] UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the published EU act - 4 December 2024 [PDF, 4 pages, 85KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of publication in the Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	18/11/2024
Date of notification to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	21/11/2024
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	28/11/2024
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 28 November 2024, the Committee decided to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	30/12/2024
DSC report	DSC report on Regulation (EU) 2024/2853
Stormont Brake notification deadline	06/01/2025
Stormont Brake notification	A notification was not received by the Speaker.
Consideration by UK Government (UKG)	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	18/01/2025