Recital 40 Powers of the competent authorities

Member States should ensure that their competent authorities have certain specific powers for the proper application and enforcement of this Directive in relation to 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;, where those entities fall under their jurisdiction as specified in this Directive. Those powers should include, in particular, the power to conduct inspections and audits, the power to supervise, the power to require 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; to provide information and evidence relating to the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations and, where necessary, the power to issue orders to remedy identified infringements. When issuing such orders, Member States should not require measures which go beyond what is necessary and proportionate to ensure the compliance of the critical entity 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; concerned, taking account of, in particular, the seriousness of the infringement and the economic capacity of the critical entity 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; concerned. More generally, those powers should be accompanied by appropriate and effective safeguards to be specified in national law in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. When assessing the compliance of a critical entity 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; with its obligations as laid down in this Directive, the competent authorities under this Directive should be able to request the competent authorities under Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to exercise their supervisory and enforcement powers in relation to an entity under that Directive that has been identified as a critical entity 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; under this Directive. The competent authorities under this Directive and the competent authorities under Directive (EU) 2022/2555 should cooperate and exchange information for that purpose.