NIS 2 Annexes Annex 2

Annex 2 – Other critical sectors

Sector Subsector Type of entity
1. Postal and courier services
Postal service providers as defined in Article 2, point (1a), of Directive 97/67/EC, including providers of courier services
2. Waste management
Undertakings carrying out waste management as defined in Article 3, point (9), of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), excluding undertakings for whom waste management is not their principal economic activity
3. Manufacture, production and distribution of chemicals
Undertakings carrying out the manufacture of substances and the distribution of substances or mixtures, as referred to in Article 3, points (9) and (14), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and undertakings carrying out the production of articles, as defined in Article 3, point (3), of that Regulation, from substances or mixtures
4. Production, processing and distribution of food
Food businesses as defined in Article 3, point (2), of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) which are engaged in wholesale distribution and industrial production and processing
5. Manufacturing
(a) Manufacture of medical devices and  in vitro diagnostic medical devices
Entities manufacturing medical devices as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), and entities manufacturing  in vitro diagnostic medical devices as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) with the exception of entities manufacturing medical devices referred to in Annex I, point 5, fifth indent, of this Directive
(b) Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
Undertakings carrying out any of the economic activities referred to in section C division 26 of NACE Rev. 2
(c) Manufacture of electrical equipment
Undertakings carrying out any of the economic activities referred to in section C division 27 of NACE Rev. 2
(d) Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
Undertakings carrying out any of the economic activities referred to in section C division 28 of NACE Rev. 2
(e) Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
Undertakings carrying out any of the economic activities referred to in section C division 29 of NACE Rev. 2
(f) Manufacture of other transport equipment
Undertakings carrying out any of the economic activities referred to in section C division 30 of NACE Rev. 2
6. Digital providers
Providers of online marketplaces
Providers of online search engines
Providers of social networking services platforms
7. Research
Research organisations
(1) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
(3) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).
(4) Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1).
(5) Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176).