--- title: "Article 24 — Use of European cybersecurity certification schemes" 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 24 — Use of European cybersecurity certification schemes" 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: 24 status: in_force object_id: eu.nis2.legal_text.article.24 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. In order to demonstrate compliance with particular requirements of [Article 21](21.md), Member States may require essential and important entities to use particular ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes, developed by the essential or important [entity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/nis2/entity) or procured from third parties, that are certified under European [cybersecurity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/nis2/cybersecurity) certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. Furthermore, Member States shall encourage essential and important entities to use qualified trust services. 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with [Article 38](38.md), to supplement this Directive by specifying which categories of essential and important entities are to be required to use certain certified ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes or obtain a certificate under a European cybersecurity certification scheme adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. Those delegated acts shall be adopted where insufficient levels of cybersecurity have been identified and shall include an implementation period. Before adopting such delegated acts, the Commission shall carry out an impact assessment and shall carry out consultations in accordance with Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. 3. Where no appropriate European cybersecurity certification scheme for the purposes of paragraph 2 of this Article is available, the Commission may, after consulting the Cooperation Group and the European Cybersecurity Certification Group, request ENISA to prepare a candidate scheme pursuant to Article 48(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. *** [Chapter IV — Cybersecurity risk-management measures and reporting obligations](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 23](23.md) · [Article 25 →](25.md)