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The Bill on Amendments to the Cybersecurity Act and Other Acts (Transposition of the Second Cybersecurity Directive) (739 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic, will transpose into Estonian law the NIS2 Directive of the European Union. The directive is aimed at harmonising the rules for managing cyberthreats and to raise the level of cybersecurity within the EU.
According to the explanatory memorandum, the transposition of the directive will increase the number of entities subject to cybersecurity requirements in Estonia by about 3,000 – bringing the total to around 6,500. The new rules will apply in such areas as the energy, transport, healthcare, digital infrastructure, and public administration sectors – that is, to the institutions providing essential or critical services. The enterprises subject to the requirements will have to implement security measures and to notify the supervisory authority of any cyber incidents with a significant impact. According to the Bill, the authority in question will be the Information System Authority, whose tasks will be expanded to include supervision of cybersecurity of power grids in accordance with the European Commission Regulation.
According to the Bill, the newly covered enterprises will have three years from the Act’s entry into force to comply with the cybersecurity requirements. To facilitate this, the state is preparing support measures and various instruction materials.
According to the explanatory memorandum, the harmonisation of the requirements will raise the cybersecurity level of the organisations crucial to society and the economy, and will improve the competitiveness of the enterprises.
An Act was passed
At today’s sitting, the Riigikogu passed the Act on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the Sultanate of Oman for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and its Protocol (692 SE), initiated by the Government. The aim of the Act is to ratify the corresponding Agreement between Estonia and Oman, and its Protocol.
The agreement for the elimination of double taxation is broadly in line with the Model Convention of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The agreement prohibits the source state from taxing certain types of income, imposes a lower-than-usual tax rate or requires the residence state to introduce tax exemptions or deductions. The agreement also establishes rules for resolving dual residency, which cannot be addressed through national legislation.
As of the end of 2024, Estonia had agreements for avoidance of double taxation in force with 63 countries. The purpose of the agreements is to facilitate investments between countries.
51 members of the Riigikogu supported the passing of the Act.
Verbatim record of the sitting (in Estonian)
Video recording will be available on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.
Riigikogu Press Service
Maiki Vaikla
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Link uudisele: The Bill on the transposition of the EU Cybersecurity Directive passed the first reading
Source: Parliament of Estonia