# Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Step 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Each Member State shall apply the cross-cutting criteria to the remaining potential ECIs. The cross-cutting criteria shall take into account: the severity of impact; and, for infrastructure providing an essential service, the availability of alternatives; and the duration of disruption/recovery. A potential ECI which does not satisfy the cross-cutting criteria will not be considered to be an ECI.
A potential ECI which has passed through this procedure shall only be communicated to the Member States which may be significantly affected by the potential ECI.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/114/annex/III/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-114/annex-III/division-4
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