G/TBT/N/EU/562  
 
21 March 2018  
(18-1719) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  This 
notification is for transparency purposes and does not prejudge the position of the 
European Union on the applicability of the TBT Agreement to the notified measures.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
headin g. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Information 
and communications technology (ICT) products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity 
Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication 
Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act'') (COM(2017) 477 final/3) (and 
its accompanying annex) (92 pages + An nex 4 pages, in English, French and Spanish)   
6. Description of content: This proposal for a Regulation concerns the new mandate for 
ENISA, the EU cybersecurity Agency, and the establishment of a European cybersecurity 
certification framework.  
7. Object ive and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The overarching objective of the proposal is to reinforce the cyber resilience of 
the Union and thus foster the effective functioning of the internal market. In particular, the 
proposed Regulation provides for a comprehensive set of measures that build on previous 
actions and fosters mutually reinforcing specific objectives:  
 Increasing capabilities and preparedness of Member States and businesses;  
 Improving cooperation and coordina tion across Member States and EU institutions, 
agencies and bodies;  
 Increasing EU level capabilities to complement the action of Member States, in 
particular in the case of cross -border cyber crises;  
 Increasing awareness of citizens and businesses on cyber security issues;  G/TBT/N/EU/562  
 
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   Increasing the overall transparency of cybersecurity assurance of ICT products and 
services to strengthen trust in the digital single market and in digital innovation; 
and 
 Avoiding fragmentation of certification schemes in the EU and related security 
requirements and evaluation criteria across Member States and sectors.  
8. Relevant documents:  ISO/IEC 17000, 17065, 17067  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 2019 
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Jour nal of the 
EU (The provisions shall apply from 2019)  
10. Final date for comments: 90 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website:  
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
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content/EN/TXT/?qid=1519900535648&uri=CELEX:52017PC0477R(02)   
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