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NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c)–(d): business continuity and supply-chain security

Risk-management measures include business continuity (backup, disaster recovery, crisis management) and supply-chain security with direct suppliers and service providers, which covers AI and model services

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c)–(d) to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseNIS2Art. 21–Duty holderEssential andimportant…Applies from2024-10-18In forceArtefactContinuity planfor AI…LayersLayer 04Layer 05Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c)–(d) to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseNIS2 · Art. 21–Duty holderEssential and important entitiesApplies from2024-10-18 · In forceArtefactContinuity plan for AI…LayersLayer 04Layer 05Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-NIS2-ART21-2. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: NIS2, Art. 21–.
  • Duty holder: Essential and important entities.
  • Applies from: 2024-10-18, In force.
  • Artefact: Continuity plan for AI….
  • Layers: Layer 04, Layer 05.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
Id
AIGE-OBL-NIS2-ART21-2
Instrument
NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 law
Clause
Art. 21(2)(c)–(d)
In scope
Essential and important entities
Authority
National competent authority (NIS2)
Applies from
In force · Member States apply their measures from 2024-10-18; binds through national law

The artefact that evidences it

Continuity plan for AI dependencies with tested fallbacks; supplier assessments for model and platform providers.

Patterns that build it

No pattern in the catalogue names this clause on its "Maps to" line yet; the artefact above is the engineering answer.

Source

Chapter 08, section Cyber-security and incident-reporting law, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c)–(d): business continuity and supply-chain security (AIGE-OBL-NIS2-ART21-2). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-nis2-art21-2. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c)–(d): business continuity and supply-chain security (AIGE-OBL-NIS2-ART21-2)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-nis2-art21-2},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}