Published EU Acts
Regulation (EU) 2026/1739 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2026 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
Date of Notification to Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee (DSC): 30 July 2026
Date published in Official Journal of the EU: 29 July 2026
Status: Inquiry
DSC Decisions: At its meeting of 6 August 2026, the Committee decided to hold an inquiry into the replacement EU act, pursuant to paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 6B of the Northern Ireland Act.
Evidence gathering:
The DSC was notified of the proposed EU act on 2 January 2025 and decided to monitor it. Read more information on the Committee's consideration of the proposed EU act.
Further information on the Act can be found below:
- Assessment of impact from the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on the published EU act - 3 August 2026 [PDF, 8 pages, 321KB]
- UK Government Explanatory Memorandum on the published EU act - 5 August 2026 [PDF, 13 pages, 201KB]
- Response from the UK Government – 17 August 2026 [PDF, 4 pages, 365KB]
- Further information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – 17 August 2026 [PDF, 3 pages, 238KB]
- Response from the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - 3 August 2026 [PDF, 5 pages, 504KB]
- Response from the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - 12 August 2026 [PDF, 2 pages, 97KB]
- RaISe - Potential Witness List on the published EU act - 30 July 2026 [PDF, 4 pages, 274KB]
- Consultation Response from the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) - 13 August 2026 [PDF, 2 pages, 44KB]
Relevant Official Report (Hansard) transcript:
