‘critical infrastructure’ means an asset, network, system or part thereof which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions, health, safety, security, economic or social well-being of people, and the disruption, breach or destruction of which would have a significant impact in a Member State or in the Union as a result of the failure to maintain those functions;
ciallaíonn “bonneagar criticiúil” sócmhainn, líonra, córas nó cuid de chóras atá fíor-riachtanach chun feidhmeanna sochaíocha ríthábhachtacha, sláinte, sábháilteacht, slándáil, leas eacnamaíoch nó sóisialta na ndaoine a chothabháil, agus a mbeidh tionchar suntasach ag a bhriseadh, a shárú nó a scriosadh i mBallstát nó san Aontas mar thoradh ar an mainneachtain na feidhmeanna sin a chothabháil;