COM/2025/386 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021
Proposed Replacement EU Act
The European Commission is holding a consultation on the proposed Regulation on the European Chemicals Agency [EXTERNAL LINK] – this closes on 2 December 2025.
Date of Notification to DSC: 17 July 2025
Date proposal was first published: 8 July 2025
Status: Proposed Replacement EU Act
Departmental assessments of impact (updated as published):
Department for the Economy assessment of impact on the proposed act [PDF, 11 Pages, 199KB]
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 21 August 2025 [PDF, 6 pages, 180KB]
Evidence received (updated as received):
Response from the UK Government - 21 October 2025 [PDF, 2 pages, 294KB]
DSC Decisions (updated as published):
At its meeting of 18 September 2025 the Committee decided to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement act and publish any interim reports it considers appropriate, pursuant to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Relevant Official Report (Hansard) transcript:
