Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Annex II – subheading 1: List of technologies, materials, assets, facilities, equipment, networks, systems, services and economic activities of particular importance for the security or public order interests of the Union

Annex II – point 3 – point a – introductory part: a. Semiconductors technologies:

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 1: – design of integrated circuits and other semiconductors, including microprocessors, graphic processors, microcontrollers, logic chips, memory chips, radio frequency chips, photonic chips, analog chips, quantum chips, optical semiconductors, power semiconductors, discretes and sensors / microsystem, as well as related semiconductor intellectual property core

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 2: – electronic design automation software for the design of integrated circuits and other semiconductors, or for the design of advanced packaging

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 3: – front-end fabrication of integrated circuits and other semiconductors

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 4: – assembly, testing and packaging of integrated circuits and other semiconductors, including advanced printed circuit boards and packaging

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 4 a (new): – semiconductor manufacturing equipment, both for the front-end and back-end fabrication of integrated circuits and other semiconductors, including etching, deposition, epitaxy, lithography, advanced packaging, testing or metrology tools

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 4 b (new): – core components or software of semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 4 c (new): – materials used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other semiconductors, in particular specialty chemicals, rare gases, semiconductor materials, substrates or wafers

Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 4 d (new): – data storage and processing equipment and facilities

Annex II – point 3 – point b – introductory part: b. Artificial intelligence technologies, meaning any technology or know-how related to a machine-based system that is designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment, and that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments (‘AI system’), used for the following applications:

Annex II – point 3 – point b – indent 1: – generative AI systems trained using more than 10^25 FLOPS (floating point operations)

Annex II – point 3 – point b – indent 2: – generative AI systems trained in a significant part on biological/ genomic data, or designed to be used in a biotechnological, space or defence context

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Annex II – point 3 – point b – indent 4: deleted

Annex II – point 3 – point e – indent 1: – Secure digital communications and connectivity, such as RAN & Open RAN (Radio Access Network), 5G and 6G, laser and light communication

Annex II – point 3 – point e – indent 2: – Cyber security technologies incl. cyber-surveillance, encryption, security and intrusion prevention and detection systems, digital forensics

Annex II – point 3 – point e – indent 5 a (new): – Submarine fibre-optic cables

Annex II – point 3 – point g – indent 5 a (new): – Operational technologies for all transport modes, such as signalling systems, traffic management systems and safety-related technologies

Annex II – point 3 – point h – introductory part: h. Energy technologies, services and infrastructure:

Annex II – point 3 – point h – indent 1: – Nuclear technologies, reactors and power generation, radiological conversion/enrichment/recycling technologies, nuclear storage and disposal of radioactive waste

Annex II – point 3 – point h – indent 3: – Net-zero technologies, including photovoltaics and solar thermal infrastructure, as well as onshore and offshore renewable energy technologies

Annex II – point 3 – point h – indent 3 a (new): – Grid operators (TSOs and DSOs)

Annex II – point 3 – point h – indent 4: – European and cross-border grids, including smart grids and energy storage solutions, batteries, battery technologies for grid applications and renewable energy integration

Annex II – point 5: 5. The following critical entities and activities in the Union’s financial system: / (a) central counterparties or CCPs as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 648/20122; / (b) payment systems and payment institutions as defined in Article 4, points (7) and (4) respectively, of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council3; / (c) electronic money institutions as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council4; / (d) market operators as defined in Article 4(1), point (18), of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and investment firms that operate a multilateral trading facility or an organised trading facility; / (e) central securities depositories as defined in Article 2(1), point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council6; / (f) significant issuers of asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens and crypto asset service providers operating trading platforms for crypto-assets as defined in Article 3(1), points (10), (6), (7), (15) and (18), respectively, of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council7; / (g) large institutions as defined in Article 4(1), point (146), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8; / (h) global providers of specialised financial messaging services and designated critical ICT third-party service providers as defined in Ar…

Annex II – point 5 a (new): 5a. Transport industries, technologies and infrastructure components of critical importance: / (a) Aerospace manufacturing industry, including the production, maintenance and operation of aircraft, as well as their engines, propellers, parts, non-installed equipment and equipment1a / (b) Maritime technology industry, including, production, maintenance and conversion of all types of ships1b and equipment1c / (c) Rail industry, including all aspects of design, manufacturing, maintenance and refurbishment of rail transport systems, subsystems and related equipment1d / (d) Automotive industry, including automotive suppliers1e, refuelling infrastructure, including electric charging infrastructure1f and intelligent transport systems (ITS)1g / 1a Article 2.1 (a) (b) Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91. / 1b Article 12 (a, b, c) Framework of State Aid to Shipbuilding O2011/C 364/06). / 1c Article 2 (1) Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipme…

Annex II – point 5 b (new): 5b. Media services as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) that contribute to public opinion formation and are characterised by particular topicality and broad impact.

Annex II – point 5 c (new): 5c. Electoral infrastructure: the physical and digital systems, processes, and facilities necessary for the organisation and conduct of elections, including voting systems, voter registration databases and other technological systems ensuring the integrity, accessibility, and security of electoral processes.