Directive (EU) 2026/706 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 amending Directive 2014/32/EU as regards measuring systems for electric vehicle supply equipment and compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters

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.

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Category	Published Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
EU law	Directive (EU) 2026/706 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 amending Directive 2014/32/EU as regards measuring systems for electric vehicle supply equipment and compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters  [EXTERNAL LINK]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed act (PDF, 6 pages,121KB]   UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the published EU act [PDF, 4 pages, 123KB]   Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	27/02/2025
Decision by DSC to monitor	At its meeting of 10 April 2025, the Committee decided to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement act.
Consideration by the DSC of the proposed EU act	The DSC heard evidence from departmental officials on 10 April 2025.   Following the provisional agreement between the Council of the EU and European Parliament on the proposal, the DSC requested a revised assessment of impact.
Date of publication in Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	20/03/2026
Date of notification of published EU act to the DSC	26/03/2026
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	02/04/2026
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 2 April 2026, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	N/A
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	06/05/2026
Stormont Brake notification	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	20/05/2026