The Articles of the NIS 2 Directive


Preamble 1 to 84.

Preamble 1 to 10, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 11 to 20, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 21 to 30, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 31 to 40, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 41 to 50, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 51 to 60, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 61 to 70, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Preamble 71 to 84, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter I, General provisions.

Article 1, Subject matter, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 2, Scope, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 3, Minimum harmonisation, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 4, Definitions, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter II, Coordinated cybersecurity regulatory frameworks.

Article 5, National cybersecurity strategy, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 6, Coordinated vulnerability disclosure and a European vulnerability registry, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 7, National cybersecurity crisis management frameworks, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 8, National competent authorities and single points of contact, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 9, Computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs), NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 10, Requirements and tasks of CSIRTs, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 11, Cooperation at national level, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter III, Cooperation.

Article 12, Cooperation Group, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 13, CSIRTs network, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 14, The European cyber crises liaison organisation network (EU - CyCLONe), NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 15, Report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 16, Peer-reviews, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter IV, Cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations.

Section I, Cybersecurity risk management and reporting.

Article 17, Governance, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 18, Cybersecurity risk management measures, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 19, EU coordinated risk assessments of critical supply chains, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 20, Reporting obligations, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 21, Use of European cybersecurity certification schemes, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 22, Standardisation, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 23, Databases of domain names and registration data, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Section II, Jurisdiction and Registration.

Article 24, Jurisdiction and territoriality, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 25, Registry for essential and important entities, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter V, Information sharing.

Article 26, Cybersecurity information-sharing arrangements, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 27, Voluntary notification of relevant information, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter VI, Supervision and enforcement.

Article 28, General aspects concerning supervision and enforcement, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 29, Supervision and enforcement for essential entities, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 30, Supervision and enforcement for important entities, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 31, General conditions for imposing administrative fines on essential and important entities, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 32, Infringements entailing a personal data breach, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 33, Penalties, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 34, Mutual assistance, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Chapter VII, Transitional and final provisions.

Article 35, Review, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 36, Exercise of the delegation, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 37, Committee procedure, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 38, Transposition, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 39, Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 40, Amendment of Directive (EU) 2018/1972, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 41, Repeal, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 42, Entry into force, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).

Article 42, Entry into force, NIS 2 Directive (Proposal 16.12.2020).


Note: This is not the final text of the NIS 2 Directive. This is the text of the NIS 2 Directive Proposal of 16.12.2020.