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Germany: President signed NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act including security requirements

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President signed NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act including security requirements

On 2 December 2025, the President signed the NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act, including security requirements. The Act will enter into force one day after its official publication. It introduces a minimum set of risk measure…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-05-07
under deliberation

On 7 May 2024, the Federal Interior Minister presented the draft NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecu…

2024-07-24
under deliberation

On 24 July 2024, the draft NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act, including secu…

2025-06-23
under deliberation

On 23 June 2025, the updated draft Act on the Implementation of the NIS-2 Directive and on the Regu…

2025-07-04
under deliberation

On 4 July 2025, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BlnBDI) sub…

2025-11-13
under deliberation

On 13 November 2025, the NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act, including securi…

2025-12-02
adopted

On 2 December 2025, the President signed the NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening A…

2025-12-06
in force

On 6 December 2025, the NIS 2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act, including securit…