--- title: "Article 20 — Governance" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02022L2555-20221227" source_retrieved: 2026-10-01 shortTitle: "Article 20 — Governance" instrument_type: level1_directive authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Directive (EU) 2022/2555" instrument: nis2 celex: "32022L2555" regulation: NIS2 regulation-full: "Directive (EU) 2022/2555" article: 20 status: in_force object_id: eu.nis2.legal_text.article.20 text_version: "Consolidated version of 27 December 2022" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02022L2555-20221227" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-02 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 27 December 2022 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 2 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02022L2555-20221227)* 1. Member States shall ensure that the management bodies of essential and important entities approve the cybersecurity risk-management measures taken by those entities in order to comply with [Article 21](21.md), oversee its implementation and can be held liable for infringements by the entities of that Article. The application of this paragraph shall be without prejudice to national law as regards the liability rules applicable to public institutions, as well as the liability of public servants and elected or appointed officials. 2. Member States shall ensure that the members of the management bodies of essential and important entities are required to follow training, and shall encourage essential and important entities to offer similar training to their employees on a regular basis, in order that they gain sufficient knowledge and skills to enable them to identify risks and assess cybersecurity risk-management practices and their impact on the services provided by the [entity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/nis2/entity). *** [Chapter IV — Cybersecurity risk-management measures and reporting obligations](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 19](19.md) · [Article 21 →](21.md)