Regulation (EU) 2026/1165 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods

Published Replacement EU Act

This law is a proposed 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 proposed act.

Category	Published Replacement EU Act
Procedure	Article 13(3)
EU law	Regulation (EU) 2026/1165 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods
UK Government assessment and further information	UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 25 February 2026 [PDF, 6 pages, 170KB] Updated UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 7 April 2026 [PDF, 6 pages, 198KB] Information considered by the Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Date of notification of proposed EU Act to the Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC)	02/01/2026
Decision by DSC to monitor	At its meeting of 26 February 2026, 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	26/05/2026
Date of notification of published EU act to the DSC	28/05/2026
Deadline for DSC decision on an inquiry	04/06/2026
Decision to hold an inquiry	At its meeting on 4 June 2026, the Committee decided not to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act.
Deadline for publication of DSC Report	06/07/2026
DSC report	N/A
Stormont Brake notification deadline	13/07/2026
Stormont Brake notification	N/A
UKG notification to European Commission	N/A
End of two-month scrutiny period	26/07/2026