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# Germany's KRITIS-Dachgesetz critical infrastructure law enters into force
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-17-germany-kritis-dachgesetz-in-force/
- Published: 2026-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T06:58:23.000Z
- Description: Germany's KRITIS-Dachgesetz, transposing the EU's Critical Entities Resilience Directive, was promulgated on 16 March 2026 and entered into force the next day, creating the first federal legal framework for the physical protection of critical infrastructure operators.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [reuschlaw legal briefing, 17 March 2026](https://www.reuschlaw.de/news/kritis-dachgesetz-in-kraft-getreten/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish which individual operators have registered or that resilience plans have been implemented yet.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes whose law governs. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Reported counts half: weight +1.5 of 36 possible. Germany's KRITIS law now in force, national legal grip on critical infra operators. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)