Article 94

Union Space Resilience Network

1. The Union Space Resilience Network (‘EUSRN’) is established to support coordination and exchanges between the Agency and the competent authorities in fulfilling their respective mandates as regards Union-owned assets and respectively the assets referred to in Article 5, first paragraph, point (21).

2. The EUSRN shall have the following tasks:

(a) to ensure consistent approaches among the competent authorities when providing the advice and support referred to in Article 93(5), and support the Union space operators in achieving coherence in their monitoring and handling of significant incidents;

(b) to prevent, as regards significant incidents affecting the assets referred to in Article 5, first paragraph, point (21), adverse impacts in the functioning of the Union Space Programme referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696, as well as to promote, for that purpose, the necessary coordination and to support the adoption, by the Commission and the Agency, of measures needed to mitigate such adverse impacts, under the mandates conferred by Articles 28, 29 and 34 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696, with a view to fulfil the objectives laid down in Article 4(1), point (c), of that Regulation;

(c) to ensure coherence of the national measures taken pursuant to Article 34(6) and Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696 for the protection of the assets of infrastructure located on the territories of Member States, at the ground segments, which are an integral part of the Union Space Programme;

(d) to discuss any relevant developments on risks affecting the assets of space infrastructure, promote a consistent approach in the monitoring and management of cyber risk for the space sector in the Union, discuss best practices and share information regarding relevant resilience measures;

(e) organise joint meetings with the NIS Cooperation Group established pursuant to Article 14(1) or EU-CyCLONe established pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to exchange relevant information in relation to the space sector concerning cyber threats, incidents, vulnerabilities, awareness raising initiatives, trainings, exercises and skills, capacity building, standards and technical specifications.

3. The EUSRN shall be composed of representatives of competent authorities, the Commission, the Agency and the European External Action Service (EEAS). Where appropriate, the Commission or the Agency may invite representatives of other Union institutions, agencies or bodies, in particular the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European Defence Agency (EDA), or the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) to attend specific sessions of the EUSRN.

4. The EUSRN shall, on a regular basis, exchange information with, and report to, the computer security incident response teams network (‘CSIRTs network’) referred to in Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, to ENISA and to the European Cyber Crisis Liaison Organisation Network (EU-CyCLONe) referred to in Article 16 of that Directive, with a view to provide situational updates and assessments in relation to significant incidents impacting the assets referred to in Article 5, first paragraph, point (21), of this Regulation, and to discuss any potential consequences that significant incidents may entail upon other sectors and services falling within the scope of that Directive.

5. The Commission shall ensure coordination between the EUSRN and the Critical Entities Resilience Group established pursuant to Article 19 of Directive (EU) 2022/2557, and respectively, between the EUSRN and the Cooperation Group established pursuant to Article 14 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.

6. The EUSRN shall meet on a regular basis and at least twice a year. The Agency shall chair the technical working groups. In addition to the regular meetings referred to in first subparagraph, the EUSRN shall hold, every 18 months, a general session dedicated to the facilitation of strategic cooperation in the domain of space and the sharing of relevant updates and analyses. The Commission shall chair the general sessions.

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