Article 20 Commission support to competent authorities and critical entities

1.   The Commission shall, where appropriate, support Member States and critical entities in complying with their obligations under this Directive. The Commission shall prepare a Union-level overview of cross-border and cross-sectoral risks to the provision of essential services, organise advisory missions as referred to in Article 13(4) and Article 18 and facilitate information exchange among Member States and experts across the Union.

2.   The Commission shall complement Member States’ activities as referred to in Article 10 by developing best practices, guidance materials and methodologies, and cross-border training activities and exercises to test the resilience of critical entities.

3.   The Commission shall inform Member States about financial resources at Union level available to Member States for enhancing the resilience of critical entities.