Recital 39

(39) In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive and without prejudice to the legal responsibility of Member States and critical entities to ensure compliance with their respective obligations laid down therein, the Commission should, where it considers it appropriate, support competent authorities and critical entities with the aim of facilitating their compliance with their respective obligations. When providing support to Member States and critical entities in the implementation of obligations under this Directive, the Commission should build on existing structures and tools, such as those under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, established by Decision No 1313/2013/EU, and the European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection. In addition, it should inform Member States about resources available at Union level, such as within the Internal Security Fund, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council (23), Horizon Europe, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council (24), or other instruments relevant for the resilience of critical entities.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.