The German federal parliament approved the Kritis “roof” law to bolster the resilience of critical infrastructure. The government’s draft was decisively passed on Thursday, with support from the Union, SPD and AfD giving it a clear majority.
The act implements the EU’s CER directive on the resilience of critical facilities by turning it into national law. Through uniform nationwide rules for the physical protection of essential infrastructure, the federal government aims to strengthen the economic resilience of the country and, in turn, improve the supply security of the population.
Key provisions of the Kritis roof law include:
– Requirements for identifying the operators of critical facilities, especially those of “exceptional importance for Europe” and for registering those operators.
– The development and enforcement of national risk‑analysis and risk‑assessment frameworks for critical services.
– Statutory embedding of essential national resilience requirements for operators of critical facilities.
– Introduction of a mandatory incident reporting system.
Together, these measures are intended to create a coordinated, resilient approach to protecting Germany’s most vital infrastructure.