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European Union: Introduced Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) including cybersecurity requirements

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Introduced Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) including cybersecurity requirements

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission submitted the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity in the Union, repealing EU Directive 2016/1148 (NIS1). The Proposal a…

Scope

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

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2020-12-16
under deliberation

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission submitted the Proposal for a Directive of the European…

2022-05-13
under deliberation

On 13 May 2022, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a political a…

2022-11-10
under deliberation

On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament passed the Network and Information Security Directive …

2022-11-28
adopted

On 28 November 2022, the Council of European Union adopted the Network and Information Security Dir…

2023-01-16
in grace period

On 16 January 2023, the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) enters into force with a …

2024-10-18
in force

On 18 October 2024, the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) was implemented. The NIS2…