Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies

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) 2025/1561 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies [External Link]
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 17 June 2025 (PDF, 5 Pages, 183KB) Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of the proposed EU act to the DSC	29/05/2025
Consideration by the DSC of the proposed EU act	The DSC was notified of the published EU act on 31 July 2025, therefore it did not consider the proposal.
Date of publication in Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	30/07/2025
Date of notification of published EU act to the DSC	31/07/2025
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	07/08/2025
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 7 August 2025, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	09/09/2025
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	16/09/2025
Stormont Brake notification	A notification was not received by the Speaker.
Consideration by UK Government (UKG)	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	30/09/2025