COM/2025/503 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications

Proposed Replacement EU Act

Proposed EU Act: COM/2025/503 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications [EXTERNAL LINK]

Date of Notification to DSC: 29 May 2025

Date proposal was first published: 21 May 2025

Status: Proposed Replacement EU Act

Departmental assessments of impact (updated as published):

Department for the Economy Assessment of Impact on the proposed EU act - 22 July 2025 [PDF, 5 pages, 165KB]

UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 18 June 2025 [PDF, 8 pages, 232KB]

 Evidence received (updated as received):

Copy of correspondence from the House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee to the UK Government – 17 July 2025

Written answers from the Department for the Economy and the Department for Business and Trade - 10 September 2025 [PDF, 16 pages, 447KB]

DSC Decisions (updated as published): 

At its meeting of 11 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:

Transcript of Department for the Economy, and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland evidence session - 11 September 2025 [PDF, 6 pages, 171KB]