CHAPTER 2: AUTHORITIES AND BODIES
Alongside requiring Member States to set “security and notification requirements for operators of essential services and for digital service providers”, the NIS Directive also specifies that they must “designate national competent authorities, single points of contact and CSIRTs with tasks related to the security of network and information systems”.16 Each of these bodies will play an important role in how the Directive is applied in the Member States and across the EU.
Competent authorities
Competent authorities are the agencies or organisations that oversee compliance with laws and regulations implemented on the basis of the NIS Directive. There is no specified limit on the number of competent authorities a ...
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