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Transposed, in force
NIS2 status
Transposed, in force
National law
Decreto Legislativo 4 settembre 2024, n. 138 (Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 230 of 2024-10-01)
Competent authority
Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN), with sector-specific authorities
CSIRT
CSIRT Italia (ACN)
Last verified
2026-07-16

Italy

✅ NIS2 transposed and in force.

NIS2 transposition

  • National law: Decreto Legislativo 4 settembre 2024, n. 138 (Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 230 of 2024-10-01)
  • Status / entry into force: In force 2024-10-16 (met the EU deadline)

Competent authority & CSIRT

  • Competent authority: Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN), with sector-specific authorities
  • CSIRT / incident response: CSIRT Italia (ACN)
  • Registration: Rolling annual registration via the ACN platform from 2024-12-01 (deadline 28 Feb each year)

Incident reporting

Follows the NIS2 cascade: early warning within 24h, notification within 72h, final report within one month, submitted to the national CSIRT / competent authority. Assume national-language submission unless the authority states otherwise.

Penalties & board liability

  • Essential entities: up to €10M or 2% of worldwide turnover (directive minimum, adopted here).
  • Important entities: up to €7M or 1.4% of worldwide turnover.
  • Management-body accountability applies per NIS2 Art. 20; national enforcement mechanisms vary.

CER Directive

Critical-entities resilience is transposed in parallel (often via the same or a connected authority). Member States had to identify critical entities by 2026-07-17. ⚠️ VERIFY national CER instrument.

Notes

Added more sectors than the directive minimum. ACN may impose a temporary ‘incapacity to perform managerial functions’ on board members of repeat-offender essential entities. Security requirements to be met by Oct 2026 under the FNCS framework.

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