Recital 25 Cooperation arrangements with external competent authorities

Sector-specific Union legal acts which provide for cybersecurity means cybersecurity as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2019/881; risk-management measures or reporting obligations that are at least equivalent in effect to those laid down in this Directive could provide that the competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46 under such acts exercise their supervisory and enforcement powers in relation to such measures or obligations with the assistance of the competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46 under this Directive. The competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46 concerned could establish cooperation arrangements for that purpose. Such cooperation arrangements could specify, inter alia, the procedures concerning the coordination of supervisory activities, including the procedures of investigations and on-site inspections in accordance with national law, and a mechanism for the exchange of relevant information on supervision and enforcement between the competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46, including access to cyber-related information requested by the competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46 under this Directive.