National Annex — Austria
Status as of October 2026: In force. Community-maintained orientation. This is not legal advice; verify against the official gazette and authority guidance before relying on it. Corrections welcome, see contributing.
| Review | Status |
|---|---|
| Confidence | Maintainer reviewed |
| Checked line by line against the legal text | No |
| Reviewed by a lawyer | No |
| Last reviewed | October 2026 |
| Reviewed by | Frederik B. Krogsgaard, maintainer |
| Second reviewer | Wanted, see CONTRIBUTING |
| Next review due | April 2027 |
NIS2 implementation
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Implementing law | Netz- und Informationssystemsicherheitsgesetz 2026 (NISG 2026), BGBl. I Nr. 94/2025, in force since 1 October 2026. Initial registration is due by 1 January 2027. |
| Competent authority | Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit, a new federal office under the Bundesministerium für Inneres |
| National CSIRT / reporting | CERT.at / GovCERT Austria; significant incidents are reported through the NIS2 Services application in the Unternehmensserviceportal (USP) |
| Official starting point | https://www.usp.gv.at |
Country notes for your CDC
Austria received a Commission reasoned opinion in May 2025 before adoption; watch secondary ordinances for sector detail.
Standard checklist for all countries
- GOVERN: applicability determined per legal entity and sector, and recorded in the regulatory applicability register
- Entity registration completed with the national authority where required
- RESPOND: incident-reporting procedure drilled against the national channel and the 24 h early-warning clock
- Contact established with the national CSIRT before the first incident
- Data protection authority contact and GDPR Art. 33 flow prepared. This runs in parallel with NIS2 reporting
- National guidance and frameworks mapped to your control evidence, per the note above
Selector tag
Tick "Austria" in tools/regulatory-profile.html to include this country's references under the at-nat tag.
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