Regulation (EU) 2025/41 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast)
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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Published Replacement EU Act |
 Procedure |
Article 13(3) |
 EU law |
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UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU Act - 17 November 2022 (PDF, 6 pages, 102KB)
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the published EU Act - 12 February 2025 (PDF, 6 pages, 90KB)
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22/01/2025 |
 Date of notification to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC) |
23/01/2025 |
 Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry |
30/01/2025 |
 Decision to hold an inquiry |
At its meeting on 30 January 2025, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act. |
| Deadline for publication of DSC Report |
28/02/2025 |
 DSC report |
N/A |
 Stormont Brake notification deadline |
07/03/2025 |
 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 |
22/03/2025 |
