Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement
Proposed Replacement EU Act
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):
Evidence received (updated as received):
UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the proposed EU act - 15 January 2026 [PDF, 4 pages, 162 KB]
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:
