Regulation (EU) 2026/1739 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2026 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
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.
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➡️ Learn about the process for published replacement EU acts.
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Published Replacement EU Act |
 Procedure |
Article 13(3) |
 EU law |
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UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed act - 27 February 2025 [PDF, 8 pages, 197KB] UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the published EU act - 5 August 2026 (PDF, 13 pages, 202KB)
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 Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) |
02/01/2026 |
 Decision by DSC to monitor |
20/02/2025 |
 Consideration by the DSC of the proposed EU act |
The DSC heard evidence from departmental officials on 20 February 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. |
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29/07/2026 |
 Date of notification to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) |
30/07/2025 |
 Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry |
06/08/2026 |
 Decision to hold an inquiry |
At its meeting on 6 August 2026, the Committee decided to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act. |
| Deadline for publication of DSC Report |
08/09/2026 |
 DSC report |
The Committee must publish its inquiry report by 8 September 2026 |
 Stormont Brake notification deadline |
15/09/2026 |
 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 |
29/09/2026 |
