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title: "Article 5 — Minimum harmonisation"
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 5 — Minimum harmonisation"
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: 5
status: in_force
object_id: eu.nis2.legal_text.article.5
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
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*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)*

This Directive shall not preclude Member States from adopting or maintaining provisions ensuring a higher level of [cybersecurity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/nis2/cybersecurity), provided that such provisions are consistent with Member States’ obligations laid down in Union law.

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