Article 3 Systemic character and importance of the ICT services provided to financial entities

(a)

sub-criterion 2.1: number of global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) and other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs) that are credit institutions to which ICT services are provided by the same ICT third-party service provider where the ICT services support critical or important functions;

(b)

sub-criterion 2.2: number of financial entities, other than credit institutions and G-SIIs and O-SIIs referred to in point (a) above, identified as systemic by competent authorities referred to under Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 to which ICT services are provided by the same ICT third-party service provider where the ICT services support critical or important functions.

(a)

one G-SII;

(b)

at least three O-SIIs;

(c)

at least one O-SII with an O-SII score above 3 000 calculated in accordance with Article 131(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

(a)

one financial entity that is a financial entity as referred to in Article 2(1), points (g), (h), (i) or (j) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and which is identified as ‘systemic’ by competent authorities;

(b)

at least three financial entities, other than credit institutions and than financial entities referred to in Article 2(1), points (g), (h), (i) or (j) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and which are identified as ‘systemic’ by competent authorities.

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sub-criterion 2.3: G-SIIs or O-SIIs and other financial entities included in the assessment in the ‘step 1’ sub criteria referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, including where those G-SIIs or O-SIIs provide financial infrastructure services to other financial entities, relying on an ICT service provided by the same ICT third-party service provider, are interdependent.