critical service provider

Defined in Article 1, Decision (EU) 2019/1349 of the ECB

Definitions over time (1)

1. 25/05/2021 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 1, Decision (EU) 2019/1349 of the ECB Scope: Whole act

   ‘critical service provider’ means a service provider that has a direct contractual arrangement with a SIPS operator to provide, on a continuous basis, services to that SIPS operator, and potentially to the participants in the SIPS, which are essential for ensuring information confidentiality and integrity and service availability, as well as the smooth functioning of the core operations of the SIPS;

Used in (37 places in 8 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Decision (EU) 2019/1349 of the ECB (37 in 8)

Recital 4 · Recital 13⁶ · Article 1⁴ · Article 2⁴ · Article 3 · Article 4⁴ · Article 7⁷ · Article 9¹⁰