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Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive)

In force · 14 December 2022

Summary

The CER Directive strengthens the physical and non-cyber resilience of entities providing essential services in eleven sectors, including energy, transport, health and water. Member States must adopt a strategy, carry out risk assessments and identify critical entities, which in turn take resilience measures. It complements the NIS 2 Directive, which covers cybersecurity aspects.

Original title

Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive)

Title in other languages

• Direttiva (UE) 2022/2557 relativa alla resilienza dei soggetti critici (Direttiva CER)
• Directive (UE) 2022/2557 sur la résilience des entités critiques (directive REC)
• Directiva (UE) 2022/2557 relativa a la resiliencia de las entidades críticas (Directiva REC)

Jurisdiction

European Union

Issuing body

European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Official number

Directive (EU) 2022/2557

Type

Directive

Date adopted

14 December 2022

Entry into force

16 January 2023

Status

In force

Available languages

English, Italian (official translation), French (official translation), Spanish (official translation), German (official translation)

Topics

• Critical infrastructure
• Energy
• Health

Licence / terms of use

EU reuse (Decision 2011/833/EU)

Notes

Abroga la Direttiva 2008/114/CE sulle infrastrutture critiche europee.

Collected from

manuale

Last verified

26 October 2026 (verified via web)

European Parliament and Council of the European Union. (2022). Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive) (Directive (EU) 2022/2557). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2557/oj

European Parliament and Council of the European Union. "Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive)." 14 December 2022. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2557/oj.

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