Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders

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) 2025/2650 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders [External link]
UK Government assessment and further information	Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU act to the DSC	06/11/2025
Consideration by the DSC of the proposed EU act	The DSC heard evidence from departmental officials on 11 December 2025 and agreed to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement 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	23/12/2025
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	N/A
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	09/02/2026
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	23/02/2026