Article 1 Subject matter and scope

1.   This Regulation lays down measures that promote the cross-border interoperability of trans-European digital public services, thus contributing to the interoperability of the underlying network and information systems by establishing common rules and a governance framework.

2.   This Regulation applies to Union entities and public sector bodies that regulate, provide, manage or implement trans-European digital public services.

3.   This Regulation applies without prejudice to the competence of Member States to define what constitutes public services or to their ability to establish procedural rules for or to provide, manage or implement those services.

4.   This Regulation is without prejudice to the competence of Member States with regard to their activities concerning public security, defence and national security.

5.   This Regulation does not entail the supply of information the disclosure of which would be contrary to the essential interests of Member States’ public security, defence or national security.