Regulation (EU) 2025/2645 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2025 on compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006

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) 2025/2645 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2025 on compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 [External link]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 14 June 2023 [PDF, 5 pages, 105KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU act to the DSC	The DSC was not notified of the proposed EU act.
Consideration by the DSC of the proposed EU act	Read the evidence gathered as part of the DSC's examination of the proposed EU act.
Date of publication in the Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	30/12/2025
Date of notification to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	02/01/2026
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	09/01/2026
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 8 January 2026, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	09/02/2026
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	16/02/2026
Stormont Brake notification to the Speaker	No notification received
Consideration by UK Government (UKG)	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	28/02/2026