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What must you arrange under the Cbw for your suppliers and IT service providers (NIS2 21(2)(d))?

You establish policy for the security of your supply chain, determine how you deal with dependencies on suppliers and periodically check whether your direct suppliers and service providers meet your security requirements (Cbw 21(3)(d) and 21(4), Cbb 10).

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Next step: Set up the Cbw duties in Trusq

What the act requires

The duty of care extends to the relationship with your direct suppliers and service providers [1]. The NIS2 directive names the same topic [2].

How the Cyberbeveiligingsbesluit elaborates this

The Cbb requires established policy on the supply chain and a periodic check whether your direct suppliers and service providers meet the security requirements that you derive yourself from your risk analysis [3].

Separation of third-party systems

The ministerial regulation for your sector asks you, where appropriate, to separate your network and information systems from those of third parties [5], for example from the link with a customer portal or the environment of an IT administrator. For transport and chemicals that is the Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW [6]; for, among others, postal and courier services and food, equivalent regulations apply [7].

What you record in practice

  • a register of direct suppliers: TMS, on-board computers, telematics, WMS, hosting, IT management
  • which security requirements you set per supplier and how that appears in the contract
  • when and how you carried out the check and what came out of it

Does this also apply to cloud and IT service providers?

If your company falls under Cbb Article 4 (among others cloud, data centres and managed (security) services), Cbb Articles 6 to 18 do not apply [4] and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 elaborates this measure. The obligation under Cbw Article 21 remains.

What Trusq bases this on

These released rules are in Trusq and are read again with every publication; if a rule changes, this page changes with it.

  • Organisation: Manage supply-chain security. NIS2 21(2)(d), Cbw 21(3)(d)
  • Per ICT system: Identify the direct suppliers and service providers of this ICT system and check them against your security requirements. Cbw 21(3)(d), Cbw 21(4), NIS2 21(2)(d), NIS2 21(3)

Sources

  1. [1] Cbw Art. 21(3)(d) (Dutch Cyberbeveiligingswet (Cbw); Dutch law, unofficial translation). Cbw Article 21(3)(d). Original Dutch text:
    3. De maatregelen, bedoeld in het eerste lid, zijn gebaseerd op een benadering die alle gevaren omvat en tot doel heeft netwerk- en informatiesystemen en de fysieke omgeving van die systemen tegen incidenten te beschermen, en omvatten ten minste het volgende: […] d. de beveiliging van de toeleveringsketen, met inbegrip van beveiligingsgerelateerde aspecten met betrekking tot de relaties tussen de entiteit en haar rechtstreekse leveranciers of dienstverleners;
    Source, retrieved on 2 October 2026.
  2. [2] NIS2 Art. 21(2)(d) (Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2)). The NIS2 counterpart: Article 21(2)(d).
    2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on an all-hazards approach that aims to protect network and information systems and the physical environment of those systems from incidents, and shall include at least the following: […] (d) supply chain security, including security-related aspects concerning the relationships between each entity and its direct suppliers or service providers;
    Source, retrieved on 2 October 2026.
  3. [3] Cbb Art. 10 (Dutch Cyberbeveiligingsbesluit (Cbb); Dutch law, unofficial translation). Cbb Article 10: supply chain policy and periodic checking of direct suppliers. Original Dutch text:
    1. De essentiële entiteit of belangrijke entiteit heeft vastgesteld beleid over de beveiliging van de toeleveringsketen. De entiteit bepaalt in dat beleid haar omgang met afhankelijkheden van de producten en diensten van haar leveranciers en dienstverleners die invloed kunnen hebben op de beveiliging van haar netwerk- en informatiesystemen. De entiteit legt dat beleid schriftelijk vast en past dat beleid aantoonbaar toe. […] 2. De essentiële entiteit of belangrijke entiteit toetst of haar rechtstreekse leveranciers en rechtstreekse dienstverleners, bedoeld in het eerste lid, voldoen aan de beveiligingseisen, bedoeld in artikel 7, vijfde lid. De entiteit controleert dit periodiek.
    Source, retrieved on 2 October 2026.
  4. [4] Cbb Art. 4 (Dutch Cyberbeveiligingsbesluit (Cbb); Dutch law, unofficial translation). Cbb Article 4 excludes Articles 6 to 18 for, among others, cloud, data centre and managed service providers. Original Dutch text:
    Gelet op artikel 1 van de Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) 2024/2690 zijn de artikelen 6 tot en met 18 niet van toepassing op de volgende essentiële entiteiten en belangrijke entiteiten: a. DNS-dienstverleners; b. registers voor topleveldomeinnamen; c. aanbieders van cloudcomputingdiensten; d. aanbieders van datacentrumdiensten; e. aanbieders van netwerken voor de levering van inhoud; f. aanbieders van beheerde diensten; g. aanbieders van beheerde beveiligingsdiensten; h. aanbieders van onlinemarktplaatsen; i. aanbieders van onlinezoekmachines; j. aanbieders van platforms voor socialenetwerkdiensten; en k. verleners van vertrouwensdiensten.
    Source, retrieved on 2 October 2026.
  5. [5] Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW Art. 12(4) (Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW (Stcrt. 2026, 24093); Dutch law, unofficial translation). Network segmentation based on the risk analysis and, where appropriate, in relation to systems of third parties. Original Dutch text:
    4. Ter uitvoering van artikel 21, derde lid, onderdeel g, van de wet segmenteert de essentiële entiteit of belangrijke entiteit: a. haar netwerk- en informatiesystemen in netwerken of zones overeenkomstig de resultaten van de in artikel 7, vijfde lid, van het besluit bedoelde risicoanalyse; b. waar passend, haar netwerk- en informatiesystemen van de netwerk- en informatiesystemen van derden.
    Source, retrieved on 3 October 2026.
  6. [6] Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW Art. 2(1) (Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW (Stcrt. 2026, 24093); Dutch law, unofficial translation). The Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW applies to essential and important entities in, among others, transport (air, rail, water, road) and the chemical sector. Original Dutch text:
    1. Deze regeling is van toepassing op alle essentiële entiteiten en belangrijke entiteiten in de volgende sectoren dan wel subsectoren: Sector Subsector Vervoer Lucht Spoor Water Weg Drinkwater Afvalwater Afvalstoffenbeheer Vervaardiging, productie en distributie van chemische stoffen
    Source, retrieved on 3 October 2026.
  7. [7] Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW, explanatory note, section 4.3 (Cyberbeveiligingsregeling IenW (Stcrt. 2026, 24093); Dutch law, unofficial translation). According to the explanatory memorandum, the elaboration of the duty of care is identical for the sectors of EZ, KGG, LVVN and IenW. Original Dutch text:
    De uitwerking van de zorgplicht is gelijkluidend voor entiteiten in de sectoren waarvoor de Minister van Economische Zaken (EZ), Klimaat en Groene Groei (KGG), Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur (LVVN) en Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (IenW) de bevoegde autoriteit zijn.
    Source, retrieved on 3 October 2026.

Related questions

A customer demands that we comply with NIS2, but we are not covered by it. What now?Does the Cbw duty of care also apply to your TMS, WMS or telematics in the cloud?What must be in your policy for risk analysis and information security (NIS2 21(2)(a))?What does the duty of care of the Cyberbeveiligingswet involve?

Next step

Register your organisation and your Cbw sector. Trusq sets up the duty of care, the reporting duty, the tasks of the management body and the registration as actions, each with the evidence that is expected and the article it rests on.

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