Article 18 4

4.   The advisory mission shall report its findings to the Commission, to the Member State that has identified a critical entity of particular European significance as a critical entity pursuant to Article 6(1), to the Member States to or in which the essential service is provided and to the critical entity concerned within three months of the conclusion of the advisory mission.

The Member States to or in which the essential service is provided shall analyse the report referred to in the first subparagraph and, where necessary, shall advise the Commission as to whether the critical entity of particular European significance concerned complies with its obligations under Chapter III and, where appropriate, as to the measures which could be taken to improve the resilience of that critical entity.

The Commission shall, based on the advice referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph, communicate its opinion to the Member State that has identified a critical entity of particular European significance as a critical entity pursuant to Article 6(1), to the Member States to or in which the essential service is provided and to that critical entity as to whether that critical entity complies with its obligations under Chapter III and, where appropriate, as to the measures which could be taken to improve the resilience of that critical entity.

The Member State that has identified a critical entity of particular European significance as a critical entity pursuant to Article 6(1) shall ensure that its competent authority and the critical entity concerned take into account the opinion referred to in the third subparagraph of this paragraph and provide information to the Commission and the Member States to or in which the essential service is provided on the measures it has taken pursuant to that opinion.