Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 as regards dates of application and transitional provisions

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 Assembly’s scrutiny of this act.

Category	Published Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
EU law	Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 as regards dates of application and transitional provisions
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 26 August 2025 [PDF, 6 pages, 388KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	17/07/2025
Decision by DSC to monitor	At its meeting on 18 September 2025, the Committee decided to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement act.
Date of publication in Official Journal of the EU 2-month scrutiny period starts	03/12/2025
Date of notification of published EU act to the DSC	04/12/2025
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	11/12/2025
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 11 December 2025, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	13/01/2026
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	20/01/2026
Stormont Brake notification	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	03/02/2026