Source: OJ L 333, 27.12.2022, pp. 164–198
ENRecital 35 Critical entities of particular European significance
While critical entities means a public or private entity which has been identified by a Member State in accordance with Article 6 as belonging to one of the categories set out in the third column of the table in the Annex; generally operate as part of an increasingly interconnected network of service provision and infrastructure and often provide essential services means a service which is crucial for the maintenance of vital societal functions, economic activities, public health and safety, or the environment; in more than one Member State, some of those critical entities means a public or private entity which has been identified by a Member State in accordance with Article 6 as belonging to one of the categories set out in the third column of the table in the Annex; are of particular significance for the Union and its internal market because they provide essential services means a service which is crucial for the maintenance of vital societal functions, economic activities, public health and safety, or the environment; to or in six or more Member States and, therefore, could benefit from specific support at Union level. Rules on advisory missions in respect of such critical entities means a public or private entity which has been identified by a Member State in accordance with Article 6 as belonging to one of the categories set out in the third column of the table in the Annex; of particular European significance should therefore be established. Those rules are without prejudice to the rules on supervision and enforcement set out in this Directive.