Annex I — Sectors of high criticality
| Sector | Subsector | Type of entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Energy | 1. | Energy |
| 1. | Energy | |
| (a) | Electricity | |
| — | Electricity undertakings as defined in Article 2, point (57), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), which carry out the function of ‘supply’ as defined in Article 2, point (12), of that Directive | |
| — Distribution system operators as defined in Article 2, point (29), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | — | Distribution system operators as defined in Article 2, point (29), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 |
| — | Distribution system operators as defined in Article 2, point (29), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | |
| — Transmission system operators as defined in Article 2, point (35), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | — | Transmission system operators as defined in Article 2, point (35), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 |
| — | Transmission system operators as defined in Article 2, point (35), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | |
| — Producers as defined in Article 2, point (38), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | — | Producers as defined in Article 2, point (38), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 |
| — | Producers as defined in Article 2, point (38), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | |
| — Nominated electricity market operators as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) — Market participants as defined in Article 2, point (25), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 providing aggregation, demand response or energy storage services as defined in Article 2, points (18), (20) and (59), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 — Operators of a recharging point that are responsible for the management and operation of a recharging point, which provides a recharging service to end users, including in the name and on behalf of a mobility service provider | — | Nominated electricity market operators as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) |
| — | Nominated electricity market operators as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) | |
| — | Market participants as defined in Article 2, point (25), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 providing aggregation, demand response or energy storage services as defined in Article 2, points (18), (20) and (59), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 | |
| — | Operators of a recharging point that are responsible for the management and operation of a recharging point, which provides a recharging service to end users, including in the name and on behalf of a mobility service provider | |
| (b) District heating and cooling | (b) | District heating and cooling |
| (b) | District heating and cooling | |
| — | Operators of district heating or district cooling as defined in Article 2, point (19), of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) | |
| (c) Oil | (c) | Oil |
| (c) | Oil | |
| — | Operators of oil transmission pipelines | |
| — Operators of oil production, refining and treatment facilities, storage and transmission | — | Operators of oil production, refining and treatment facilities, storage and transmission |
| — | Operators of oil production, refining and treatment facilities, storage and transmission | |
| — Central stockholding entities as defined in Article 2, point (f), of Council Directive 2009/119/EC (4) | — | Central stockholding entities as defined in Article 2, point (f), of Council Directive 2009/119/EC (4) |
| — | Central stockholding entities as defined in Article 2, point (f), of Council Directive 2009/119/EC (4) | |
| (d) Gas | (d) | Gas |
| (d) | Gas | |
| — | Supply undertakings as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) | |
| — Distribution system operators as defined in Article 2, point (6), of Directive 2009/73/EC | — | Distribution system operators as defined in Article 2, point (6), of Directive 2009/73/EC |
| — | Distribution system operators as defined in Article 2, point (6), of Directive 2009/73/EC | |
| — Transmission system operators as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Directive 2009/73/EC | — | Transmission system operators as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Directive 2009/73/EC |
| — | Transmission system operators as defined in Article 2, point (4), of Directive 2009/73/EC | |
| — Storage system operators as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Directive 2009/73/EC | — | Storage system operators as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Directive 2009/73/EC |
| — | Storage system operators as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Directive 2009/73/EC | |
| — LNG system operators as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Directive 2009/73/EC | — | LNG system operators as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Directive 2009/73/EC |
| — | LNG system operators as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Directive 2009/73/EC | |
| — Natural gas undertakings as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2009/73/EC | — | Natural gas undertakings as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2009/73/EC |
| — | Natural gas undertakings as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2009/73/EC | |
| — Operators of natural gas refining and treatment facilities | — | Operators of natural gas refining and treatment facilities |
| — | Operators of natural gas refining and treatment facilities | |
| (e) Hydrogen | (e) | Hydrogen |
| (e) | Hydrogen | |
| — | Operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission | |
| 2. Transport | 2. | Transport |
| 2. | Transport | |
| (a) | Air | |
| — | Air carriers as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 used for commercial purposes | |
| — Airport managing bodies as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), airports as defined in Article 2, point (1), of that Directive, including the core airports listed in Section 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and entities operating ancillary installations contained within airports | — | Airport managing bodies as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), airports as defined in Article 2, point (1), of that Directive, including the core airports listed in Section 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and entities operating ancillary installations contained within airports |
| — | Airport managing bodies as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), airports as defined in Article 2, point (1), of that Directive, including the core airports listed in Section 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and entities operating ancillary installations contained within airports | |
| — Traffic management control operators providing air traffic control (ATC) services as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) | — | Traffic management control operators providing air traffic control (ATC) services as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) |
| — | Traffic management control operators providing air traffic control (ATC) services as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) | |
| (b) Rail | (b) | Rail |
| (b) | Rail | |
| — | Infrastructure managers as defined in Article 3, point (2), of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (9) | |
| — Railway undertakings as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2012/34/EU, including operators of service facilities as defined in Article 3, point (12), of that Directive | — | Railway undertakings as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2012/34/EU, including operators of service facilities as defined in Article 3, point (12), of that Directive |
| — | Railway undertakings as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2012/34/EU, including operators of service facilities as defined in Article 3, point (12), of that Directive | |
| (c) Water | (c) | Water |
| (c) | Water | |
| — | Inland, sea and coastal passenger and freight water transport companies, as defined for maritime transport in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10), not including the individual vessels operated by those companies | |
| — Managing bodies of ports as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), including their port facilities as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EC) No 725/2004, and entities operating works and equipment contained within ports | — | Managing bodies of ports as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), including their port facilities as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EC) No 725/2004, and entities operating works and equipment contained within ports |
| — | Managing bodies of ports as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), including their port facilities as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EC) No 725/2004, and entities operating works and equipment contained within ports | |
| — Operators of vessel traffic services (VTS) as defined in Article 3, point (o), of Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) | — | Operators of vessel traffic services (VTS) as defined in Article 3, point (o), of Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) |
| — | Operators of vessel traffic services (VTS) as defined in Article 3, point (o), of Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) | |
| (d) Road | (d) | Road |
| (d) | Road | |
| — | Road authorities as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/962 (13) responsible for traffic management control, excluding public entities for which traffic management or the operation of intelligent transport systems is a non-essential part of their general activity | |
| — Operators of Intelligent Transport Systems as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) | — | Operators of Intelligent Transport Systems as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) |
| — | Operators of Intelligent Transport Systems as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) | |
| 3. Banking | 3. | Banking |
| 3. | Banking | |
| 4. Financial market infrastructures | 4. | Financial market infrastructures |
| 4. | Financial market infrastructures | |
| — | Operators of trading venues as defined in Article 4, point (24), of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (16) | |
| — Central counterparties (CCPs) as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17) | — | Central counterparties (CCPs) as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17) |
| — | Central counterparties (CCPs) as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17) | |
| 5. Health | 5. | Health |
| 5. | Health | |
| — | Healthcare providers as defined in Article 3, point (g), of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (18) | |
| — EU reference laboratories referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council (19) | — | EU reference laboratories referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council (19) |
| — | EU reference laboratories referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council (19) | |
| — Entities carrying out research and development activities of medicinal products as defined in Article 1, point (2), of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) — Entities manufacturing basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations referred to in section C division 21 of NACE Rev. 2 — Entities manufacturing medical devices considered to be critical during a public health emergency (public health emergency critical devices list) within the meaning of Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21) | — | Entities carrying out research and development activities of medicinal products as defined in Article 1, point (2), of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) |
| — | Entities carrying out research and development activities of medicinal products as defined in Article 1, point (2), of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (20) | |
| — | Entities manufacturing basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations referred to in section C division 21 of NACE Rev. 2 | |
| — | Entities manufacturing medical devices considered to be critical during a public health emergency (public health emergency critical devices list) within the meaning of Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21) | |
| 6. Drinking water | 6. | Drinking water |
| 6. | Drinking water | |
| 7. Waste water | 7. | Waste water |
| 7. | Waste water | |
| 8. Digital infrastructure | 8. | Digital infrastructure |
| 8. | Digital infrastructure | |
| — | Internet Exchange Point providers | |
| — DNS service providers, excluding operators of root name servers | — | DNS service providers, excluding operators of root name servers |
| — | DNS service providers, excluding operators of root name servers | |
| — TLD name registries | — | TLD name registries |
| — | TLD name registries | |
| — Cloud computing service providers | — | Cloud computing service providers |
| — | Cloud computing service providers | |
| — Data centre service providers | — | Data centre service providers |
| — | Data centre service providers | |
| — Content delivery network providers | — | Content delivery network providers |
| — | Content delivery network providers | |
| — Trust service providers | — | Trust service providers |
| — | Trust service providers | |
| — Providers of public electronic communications networks | — | Providers of public electronic communications networks |
| — | Providers of public electronic communications networks | |
| — Providers of publicly available electronic communications services | — | Providers of publicly available electronic communications services |
| — | Providers of publicly available electronic communications services | |
| 9. ICT service management (business-to-business) | 9. | ICT service management (business-to-business) |
| 9. | ICT service management (business-to-business) | |
| — | Managed service providers | |
| — | Managed security service providers | |
| 10. Public administration | 10. | Public administration |
| 10. | Public administration | |
| — | Public administration entities of central governments as defined by a Member State in accordance with national law | |
| — Public administration entities at regional level as defined by a Member State in accordance with national law | — | Public administration entities at regional level as defined by a Member State in accordance with national law |
| — | Public administration entities at regional level as defined by a Member State in accordance with national law | |
| 11. Space | 11. | Space |
| 11. | Space |
(1) Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU ( OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 125 ).
(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity ( OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 54 ).
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources ( OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82 ).
(4) Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products ( OJ L 265, 9.10.2009, p. 9 ).
(5) Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC ( OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 94 ).
(6) Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges ( OJ L 70, 14.3.2009, p. 11 ).
(7) Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU ( OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1 ).
(8) Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation) ( OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1 ).
(9) Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area ( OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 32 ).
(10) Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security ( OJ L 129, 29.4.2004, p. 6 ).
(11) Directive 2005/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on enhancing port security ( OJ L 310, 25.11.2005, p. 28 ).
(12) Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC ( OJ L 208, 5.8.2002, p. 10 ).
(13) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/962 of 18 December 2014 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the provision of EU-wide real-time traffic information services ( OJ L 157, 23.6.2015, p. 21 ).
(14) Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport ( OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1 ).
(15) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 ( OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1 ).
(16) Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349 ).
(17) Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories ( OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1 ).
(18) Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare ( OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 45 ).
(19) Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU ( OJ L 314, 6.12.2022, p. 26 ).
(20) Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use ( OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67 ).
(21) Regulation (EU) 2022/123 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 January 2022 on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices ( OJ L 20, 31.1.2022, p. 1 ).
(22) Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption ( OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1 ).
(23) Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment ( OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40 ).