Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry

Proposed Replacement EU Act

Proposed EU Act: COM/2025/822 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry [EXTERNAL LINK]

Date of Notification to DSC: 27 November 2025

Date proposal was first published: 17 June 2025

Status: Proposed Replacement EU Act

Departmental assessments of impact (updated as published):

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs assessment of impact on the proposed act - 7  January 2026 [PDF, 3 pages, 141KB]

Department of Justice assessment of impact on the proposed act - 12 January 2026 [PDF, 3 pages, 139KB]

Department for the Economy assessment of impact on the proposed act - 12 January 2026 [PDF, 5 pages, 114KB]

UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 19 January 2026 [PDF, 6 pages, 203 KB]

Evidence received (updated as received):

DSC Decisions (updated as published): 

At its meeting of 29 January 2026 the Committee decided not to monitor the progress of the proposed replacement EU act pursuant to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Relevant Official Report (Hansard) transcript:

Transcript of Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Department for the Economy and Department of Justice evidence session - 29 January 2026 [PDF, 5 pages, 145KB]