57 Amendments of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2017/0225(COD)
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) To ensure that it fully achieves its objectives, the Agency should liaise with relevant institutions, EU supervisory and other competent authorities, agencies and bodies, including CERT-EU, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, European Defence Agency (EDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems (eu- LISA), European Central Bank (ECB), European Banking Authority (EBA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and any other EU Agency that is involved in cybersecurity. It should also liaise with authorities dealing with data protection in order to exchange know-how and best practices and provide advice on cybersecurity aspects that might have an impact on their work. Representatives of national and Union law enforcement and data protection authorities should be eligible to be represented in the Agency’s Permanent Stakeholders Group. In liaising with law enforcement bodies regarding network and information security aspects that might have an impact on their work, the Agency should respect existing channels of information and established networks.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Cybersecurity problems are global issues. There is a need for closer international cooperation to improve security standards, including the definition of common norms of behaviour and codes of conduct, use of international standards, and information sharing, promoting swifter international collaboration in response to, as well as a common global approach to, network and information security issues. To that end, the Agency should support further Union involvement and cooperation with third countries and international organisations by providing, where appropriate, the necessary expertise and analysis to the relevant Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) TAfter the completion of an appropriate stakeholder consultation by the Commission, ENISA should be empowered to request ENISA to prepare candidate schemes for specific ICT products or services. The Commission, based on the candidate scheme proposed by ENISA, should then be empowered to adopt the European cybersecurity certification scheme by means of implementingdelegated acts. Taking account of the general purpose and security objectives identified in this Regulation, European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted by the Commission should specify a minimum set of elements concerning the subject-matter, the scope and functioning of the individual scheme. These should include among others the scope and object of the cybersecurity certification, including the categories of ICT products and services covered, the detailed specification of the cybersecurity requirements, for example by reference to standards or technical specifications, the specific evaluation criteria and evaluation methods, as well as the intended level of assurance: basic, substantial and/or high.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Once a European cybersecurity certification scheme is adopted, manufacturers of ICT products or providers of ICT services should be able to submit an application for certification of their products or services to a conformity assessment body of their choice, anywhere in the Union. Conformity assessment bodies should be accredited by an accreditation body if they comply with certain specified requirements set out in this Regulation. Accreditation should be issued for a maximum of five years and may be renewed on the same conditions provided that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements. Accreditation bodies should revoke an accreditation of a conformity assessment body where the conditions for the accreditation are not, or are no longer, met or where actions taken by a conformity assessment body infringe this Regulation.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) It is necessary to require all Member States to designate one cybersecurity certification supervisory authority to supervise compliance of conformity assessment bodies and of certificates issued by conformity assessment bodies established in their territory with the requirements of this Regulation and of the relevant cybersecurity certification schemes, and to ensure that the European cybersecurity certificates are recognised on their territory. National certification supervisory authorities should handle complaints lodged by natural or legal persons in relation to certificates issued by conformity assessment bodies established in their territories, or in relation to alleged failures to recognise certificates on their territory, investigate to the extent appropriate the subject matter of the complaint and inform the complainant of the progress and the outcome of the investigation within a reasonable time period. Moreover, they should cooperate with other national certification supervisory authorities or other public authority, including by sharing information on possible non-compliance of ICT products and services with the requirements of this Regulation or specific cybersecurity schemes, or the non- recognition of European cybersecurity certificates.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60 a (new)
Recital 60 a (new)
(60 a) With a view to ensuring the consistent and future-proof application of the European cybersecurity certification framework, a Stakeholder Certification Group should be established within ENISA. It should consist of recognised experts representing academics, standardisation bodies, consumer groups, ICT industry and non-public sector operators of essential services as defined in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2016/1148, who will advise and assist ENISA to ensure a consistent implementation and application of the European cybersecurity certification framework; assist and closely cooperate with the Agency in the preparation and adoption of candidate cybersecurity certification schemes; recommend candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes; and adopt opinions addressed to the Commission relating to the maintenance and review of existing European cybersecurity certifications schemes. The Stakeholder Certification Group should be set up with the objective to allow expert input from relevant stakeholders to the European cybersecurity certification framework. The structure of the Stakeholder Certification Group should allow for ad-hoc members to be invited to contribute to the work on the proposal, development or adoption of any new candidate scheme.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) In order to specify further the criteria for the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. The Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and with all interested stakeholders, including those that do not participate in the above groups. Those consultations should be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing actsDelegated acts could be furthermore adopted on European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and services; on modalities of carrying enquiries by the Agency; as well as on the circumstances, formats and procedures of notifications of accredited conformity assessment bodies by the national certification supervisory authorities to the Commission.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) lays down a framework for the establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes for the purpose of ensuring an adequate level of cybersecurity of ICT products and servic, services and processes in the Union. Such framework shall apply without prejudice to specific provisions regarding voluntary or mandatory certification in other Union acts.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘cyber threat’ means any pointentional circumstance or eventaction, including an automated command, that may adversely impact network and information systems, their users and affected persons.;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) ‘cyber incident’ means any intentional or unintentional action or event that may adversely impact network and information systems, their users and affected persons;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘European cybersecurity certification scheme’ means the comprehensive set of rules, technical requirements, standards and procedures defined at Union level applying to the certification of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products and servic, services and processes falling under the scope of that specific scheme;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘European cybersecurity certificate’ means a document issued by a conformity assessment body attesting that a given ICT product or, service, process fulfills the specific requirements laid down in a European cybersecurity certification scheme;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘ICT product and service, service and process’ means any element or group of elements of network and information systems;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11 a) ‘consumer electronic device’ means a device consisting of hardware and software that process personal data or connect to the Internet for the operation of domotics and home control appliances, office appliances, routing equipment and devices that connect to a network, such as smart TV, toys and gaming consoles, virtual or personal assistants, connected streaming devices, wearables, voice- command and virtual reality systems;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16 a) 'functionality information scheme’ means a visual display of data in the form of a label, which aims to provide information to the end user on the functionality, connectivity, sensory, kinetic or security features of a consumer electronic device.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be a centre of expertise on theoretical and practical cybersecurity by virtue of its independence, the scientific and technical quality of the advice and assistance it delivers and the information it provides, the transparency of its operating procedures and methods of operation, and its diligence in carrying out its tasks.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall increase cybersecurity capabilities at Union level in order to complement the action of Member States in preventing and responding to cyber threats, notably in the event of cross- border incidents, and in order to carry out its task of assisting Union institutions in developing policies related to cybersecurity.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall promote the use of certification, including by contributing to the establishment and maintenance of a cybersecurity certification framework at Union level in accordance with Title III of this Regulation, with a view to increasing transparency of cybersecurity assurance of ICT products and servic, services and processes and thus strengthen trust in the digital internal market.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The Agency shall promote a high level of cyber hygiene and awareness of citizens and businesses on issues related to the cybersecurity.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. assisting and advising, in particular by providing its independent opinion and analysis of relevant activities in cyberspace and supplying preparatory work, on the development and review of Union policy and law in the area of cybersecurity, as well as sector-specific policy and law initiatives where matters related to cybersecurity are involved;
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. assisting Member States to implement consistently the Union policy and law regarding data protection notably in relation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as well as assisting the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in the development of guidelines related to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for cybersecurity purposes. The EDPB should be required to consult ENISA every time it issues an opinion or adopts a decision concerning the implementation of the GDPR and cybersecurity, in particular on, but not limited to, issues related to privacy impact assessments, data breach notification, security processing, security requirements, and privacy by design.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Upon a request by twoone or more Member States concerned, and with the sole purpose of providing assistance either in the form of advice for the prevention of future incidents , or in the form of assisting in the response to a current large scale incidents, the Agency shall provide support to or carry out an ex-post technical enquiry following notifications by affected undertakings of incidents having a significant or substantial impact pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/1148. The Agency shall perform the above activities by receiving relevant information from the affected Member States and by utilising its own resources on threat analysis as well as resources on incident response made available from CERT EU for that purpose. The Agency shall also carry out such an enquiry upon a duly justified request from the Commission in agreement with the concerned Member States in case of such incidents affecting more than twoone Member States.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. The Agency shall prepare a regular and in-depth EU Cybersecurity Technical Situation Report on incidents and threats based on open source information, its own analysis, and reports shared by, among others: Member States' CSIRTs (on a voluntary basis) or NIS Directive Single Points of Contact (in accordance with NIS Directive Article 14 (5)); European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, CERT-EU. The Executive Director shall present the public findings to the European Parliament.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) analyzing and aggregating reports from national sources with a view to contribute to establishing common situational awareness;
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) supporting the technical handling of an incident or crisis, based on its own independent expertise and resources including facilitating the sharing of technical solutions between Member States;
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e a (new)
(e a) assisting Member States and Union institutions in establishing and developing an EU Cybersecurity Crisis Response Framework integrating the objectives and modalities of cooperation suggested in the [Commission Recommendation on Coordinated Response to Large Scale Cybersecurity Incidents and Crisis from 13.9.2017].
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point e b (new)
(e b) assisting Member States and Union Institutions in developing and adopting a common taxonomy and template for situational reports to describe technical causes and impacts of cybersecurity incidents to further enhance their technical and operational cooperation during crisis.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Technical capabilities of the Agency For meeting the objectives described in Articles 5, 6 and 7 the Agency shall develop among others the following technical capabilities and skills: 1. The ability to analyse threat information data at large scale 2. The ability to conduct forensic analysis on devices and terminal equipment 3. The ability to analyse malware, indicators of compromise and other information related to a cybersecurity threat or incident 4. The ability to collect information on cybersecurity threats from open source as well as commercial sources 5. The ability to deploy technical equipment, tools and expertise remotely and on-site at the request of a Member State in case of Article 7 paragraph 5 and paragraph 8 To meet the technical capabilities described in this Article the Agency shall ensure that its recruitment processes reflect the diverse technical skills required. To meet the technical capabilities described in this Article and develop the relevant skills, the Agency shall cooperate with CERT EU and Europol in accordance to Article 7 paragraph 2.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) support and promote the development and implementation of the Union policy on cybersecurity certification of ICT products and servic, services and processes, as established in Title III of this Regulation, by:
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) preparing candidate European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and servic, services and processes in accordance with Article 44 of this Regulation;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3
(3) compiling and publishing guidelines and developing good practices and cyber hygiene principles concerning the cybersecurity requirements of ICT products and, services, and processes in cooperation with national certification supervisory authorities and the industry;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) support closer coordination and exchange of best practices among Member States on cybersecurity education, training and skills development, cyber hygiene and awareness.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of members of the Management Board and of their alternates shall be fourive years. That term shall be renewable.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Management Board shall elect by a majority of two-thirds of members its Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among its members for a period of fourive years, which shall be renewable once. If, however, their membership of the Management Board ends at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date. The Deputy Chairperson shall ex officio replace the Chairperson if the latter is unable to attend to his or her duties.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The Executive Board shall be composed of five members appointed from among the members of the Management Board amongst whom the Chairperson of the Management Board, who mayshall not also chair the Executive Board, and one of the representatives of the Commission. The Executive Director shall take part in the meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of the members of the Executive Board shall be fourive years. That term shall be renewable.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Executive Director shall be required to provide the relevant European Parliament Committees twice a year with a report on the state of cybersecurity in Europe. The Executive Director should also be invited by the Parliament to provide ENISA’s input on any EU legislative instrument imposing cybersecurity obligations.
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. The Executive Director shall also be entitled to act as an institutional special adviser on cybersecurity policy to the President of the European Commission, with a mandate defined in Commission Decision C(2014) 541 of 06 February 2014.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
A European cybersecurity certification scheme shall attest that the ICT products and servic, services and processes that have been certified in accordance with such scheme comply with specified requirements as regards their ability to resist at a given level of assurance, actions that aim to compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of stored or transmitted or processed data or the functions or services offered by, or accessible via, those products, processes, services and systems.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, based on the candidate scheme proposed by ENISA, may adopt implementingdelegated acts, in accordance with Article 55(1), providing for European cybersecurity certification schemes for ICT products and servic, services and processes meeting the requirements of Articles 45, 46 and 47 of this Regulation.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. A European cybersecurity certification scheme may specify one or more of the following assurance levels: basic, substantial and/or high, for ICT products and servic, services and processes issued under that scheme.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) assurance level basic shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a limited degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or ser consumer electronic device, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, existing international standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease the risk of cybersecurity incidents;
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) assurance level substantial shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme, which provides a substantial degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or, service or process, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, existing international standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to decrease substantially the risk of cybersecurity incidents;
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) assurance level high shall refer to a certificate issued in the context of a European cybersecurity certification scheme that is based on a national or multilateral standard in use, which provides a higher degree of confidence in the claimed or asserted cybersecurity qualities of an ICT product or service than certificates with the assurance level substantial, and is characterised with reference to technical specifications, national and multilateral existing international standards and procedures related thereto, including technical controls, the purpose of which is to prevent cybersecurity incidents.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where the scheme provides for marks or labels, the conditions under which such marks or labeltechnical feature information schemes, the conditions under which such technical feature information schemes may be used;
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) conditions for granting, maintaining, continuing, extending and reducing the scope of certification;
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. ICT products and servic, services and processes that have been certified under a European cybersecurity certification scheme adopted pursuant to Article 44 shall be presumed to be compliant with the requirements of such scheme.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7
Article 48 – paragraph 7
7. A European cybersecurity certificate issued pursuant to this Article shall be recognised in all Member States. as satisfying local cybersecurity requirements relating to ICT products and processes and consumer electronic devices covered by that certificate, taking into account the specified assurance level referred to in Article 46, and there shall be no discrimination between such certificates based either on the Member State of origin or the issuing conformity assessment body referred to in Article 51.
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products and servic, services and processes covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall cease to produce effects from the date established in the implementingdelegated act adopted pursuant Article 44(4). Existing national cybersecurity certification schemes and the related procedures for the ICT products and services not covered by a European cybersecurity certification scheme shall continue to exist.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, references in applicable laws, rules, regulations or guidance to a national cybersecurity certification scheme that has ceased to produce legal effects pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be deemed to refer instead to the covering European cybersecurity certification scheme (mutatis mutandis).
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49 a (new)
Article 49a Upon request by any natural or legal person ENISA shall determine whether, for the purposes of this Article, a specified national cybersecurity scheme is covered by a European cybersecurity scheme, ENISA shall reach its decision and render it public within four weeks of its receipt of the request.
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 8
Article 50 – paragraph 8
8. National certification supervisory authorities shall cooperate amongst each other and the Commission and, in particular, exchange information, experiences and good practices as regards cybersecurity certification and technical issues concerning cybersecurity of ICT products and servic, services and processes.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may, by means of implementingdelegated acts, define the circumstances, formats and procedures of notifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 55(2).
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54a Right to an effective judicial redress against a supervisory authority 1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or non-judicial remedy, each natural or legal person shall have the right to an effective judicial redress: (a) against a decision of a conformity assessment body or national certification supervisory authority concerning them, including in relation to the recognition of a European cybersecurity certificate which such person or entity holds; and (b) where a national certification supervisory authority does not handle a complaint for which it is competent. 2. Proceedings against a conformity assessment body or national certification supervisory authority shall be brought before the courts of the Member State where the conformity assessment body or national certification supervisory authority is established.
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation shall also assess the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of the provisions of Title III with regard to the objectives of ensuring an adequate level of cybersecurity of ICT products and servic, services and processes in the Union and improving the functioning of the internal market. The Commission shall assess, five years after the adoption of the Regulation, a potential extension of the scope of Title III.