Proposal for a Regulation on monitoring and controlling drug precursors and repealing Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005

Proposed Replacement EU Act

Proposed EU Act: COM/2025/747 Proposal for a Regulation on monitoring and controlling drug precursors and repealing Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005 [EXTERNAL LINK]

Date of Notification to DSC: 11 December 2025

Date proposal was first published: 3 December 2025

Status: Proposed Replacement EU Act

Departmental assessments of impact:

Department of Health assessment of impact on the proposed act - 19 February 2026 [PDF, 4 pages, 196KB]

Evidence received (updated as received):

Department of Health - Written Answers [PDF, 4 pages, 160KB]

UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 2 March 2026 [PDF, 8 pages, 217KB]

DSC Decisions: 

At its meeting of 30 April 2026 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: