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The Cooperation Group shall have the following tasks: providing strategic guidance for the activities of the CSIRTs network established under Article 12; exchanging best practice on the exchange of information related to incident notification as referred to in Article 14(3) and (5) and Article 16(3) and (6); exchanging best practice between Member States and, in collaboration with ENISA, assisting Member States in building capacity to ensure the security of network and information systems; discussing capabilities and preparedness of the Member States, and, on a voluntary basis, evaluating national strategies on the security of network and information systems and the effectiveness of CSIRTs, and identifying best practice; exchanging information and best practice on awareness-raising and training; exchanging information and best practice on research and development relating to the security of network and information systems; where relevant, exchanging experiences on matters concerning the security of network and information systems with relevant Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies; discussing the standards and specifications referred to in Article 19 with representatives from the relevant European standardisation organisations; collecting best practice information on risks and incidents; examining, on an annual basis, the summary reports referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 10(3); discussing the work undertaken with regard to exercises relating to the security of network and information systems, education programmes and training, including the work done by ENISA; with ENISA's assistance, exchanging best practice with regard to the identification of operators of essential services by the Member States, including in relation to cross-border dependencies, regarding risks and incidents; discussing modalities for reporting notifications of incidents as referred to in Articles 14 and 16. By 9 February 2018 and every two years thereafter, the Cooperation Group shall establish a work programme in respect of actions to be undertaken to implement its objectives and tasks, which shall be consistent with the objectives of this Directive.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.