Regulation (EU) 2026/1703 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 as regards the prohibition on the export of mixed municipal waste destined for recovery

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	Regulation (EU) 2026/1703 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 as regards the prohibition on the export of mixed municipal waste destined for recovery[External link]
UK Government assessment and further information	Correspondence from the UK Government - 20 July 2026 [PDF, 1 pages, 174KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of publication in the Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	10/07/2026
Date of notification to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	16/07/2026
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	23/07/2026
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting of 23 July 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	26/08/2026
Stormont Brake notification	No notification received.
Consideration by UK Government (UKG)	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	10/09/2026