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| − | {{definition|Operator of essential services means a public or private entity of a type referred to in Annex II, which meets the criteria laid down in Article 5(2). | + | {{definition|Operator of essential services means a public or private entity of a type referred to in Annex II, which meets the criteria laid down in Article 5(2). <ref name="NIS Directive">[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016L1148 DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/1148 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union]</ref>}} |
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Annex II of the Directive contains the list of essential ICT-controlled / ICT-based services: energy (power, gas, oil), transport (air, rail, water, road), banking, financial market infrastructures, health sector, drinking water supply & distribution, and Digital Infrastructure (IXPs, DNS service providers, TLD name registries).<br/> | Annex II of the Directive contains the list of essential ICT-controlled / ICT-based services: energy (power, gas, oil), transport (air, rail, water, road), banking, financial market infrastructures, health sector, drinking water supply & distribution, and Digital Infrastructure (IXPs, DNS service providers, TLD name registries).<br/> | ||
Article 5(2): The criteria for the identification of the operators of essential services shall be as follows: (a) an entity provides a service which is essential for the maintenance of critical societal and/or economic activities; (b) the provision of that service depends on network and information systems; and (c) an incident would have significant disruptive effects on the provision of that service. | Article 5(2): The criteria for the identification of the operators of essential services shall be as follows: (a) an entity provides a service which is essential for the maintenance of critical societal and/or economic activities; (b) the provision of that service depends on network and information systems; and (c) an incident would have significant disruptive effects on the provision of that service. | ||
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Operator of essential services means a public or private entity of a type referred to in Annex II, which meets the criteria laid down in Article 5(2). [1]
Annex II of the Directive contains the list of essential ICT-controlled / ICT-based services: energy (power, gas, oil), transport (air, rail, water, road), banking, financial market infrastructures, health sector, drinking water supply & distribution, and Digital Infrastructure (IXPs, DNS service providers, TLD name registries).
Article 5(2): The criteria for the identification of the operators of essential services shall be as follows: (a) an entity provides a service which is essential for the maintenance of critical societal and/or economic activities; (b) the provision of that service depends on network and information systems; and (c) an incident would have significant disruptive effects on the provision of that service.
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