COM/2025/526 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 as regards dates of application and transitional provisions

Proposed Replacement EU Act

Proposed EU Act: COM/2025/526 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: 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 EU act - 27 August 2025 [PDF, 10 pages, 263KB]

Department of Justice Assessment of Impact on the proposed EU act - 8 September 2025 [PDF, 3 pages, 135KB]

UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 26 August 2025 [PDF, 6 pages, 388KB]

Evidence received (updated as received):

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: