Article 33 Support measures for microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, including start-ups

1. organise specific awareness-raising and training activities about the application of this Regulation;

2. establish a dedicated channel for communication with microenterprises, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘medium-sized enterprises’ mean, respectively, microenterprises, small enterprises and medium-sized enterprises as defined in the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC; and small enterprises means a financial entity that employs 10 or more persons, but fewer than 50 persons, and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that exceeds EUR 2 million, but does not exceed EUR 10 million; and, as appropriate, local public authorities means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. to provide advice and respond to queries about the implementation of this Regulation;

3. support testing and conformity assessment means the process of verifying whether the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Annex I have been fulfilled; activities, including where relevant with the support of the European Cybersecurity means cybersecurity as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2019/881; Competence Centre.

Member States may, where appropriate, establish cyber resilience regulatory sandboxes. Such regulatory sandboxes shall provide for controlled testing environments for innovative products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; to facilitate their development, design, validation and testing for the purpose of complying with this Regulation for a limited period of time before the placing on the market means the first making available of a product with digital elements on the Union market;. The Commission and, where appropriate, ENISA, may provide technical support, advice and tools for the establishment and operation of regulatory sandboxes. The regulatory sandboxes shall be set up under the direct supervision, guidance and support by the market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; of the establishment of a regulatory sandbox through ADCO. The regulatory sandboxes shall not affect the supervisory and corrective powers of the competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46. Member States shall ensure open, fair, and transparent access to regulatory sandboxes, and in particular facilitate access by microenterprises, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘medium-sized enterprises’ mean, respectively, microenterprises, small enterprises and medium-sized enterprises as defined in the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC; and small enterprises means a financial entity that employs 10 or more persons, but fewer than 50 persons, and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that exceeds EUR 2 million, but does not exceed EUR 10 million;, including start-ups.

In accordance with Article 26, the Commission shall provide guidance for microenterprises, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘medium-sized enterprises’ mean, respectively, microenterprises, small enterprises and medium-sized enterprises as defined in the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC; and small and medium-sized enterprises means a financial entity that is not a small enterprise and employs fewer than 250 persons and has an annual turnover that does not exceed EUR 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet that does not exceed EUR 43 million; in relation to the implementation of this Regulation.

The Commission shall advertise available financial support in the regulatory framework of existing Union programmes, in particular in order to ease the financial burden on microenterprises, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘medium-sized enterprises’ mean, respectively, microenterprises, small enterprises and medium-sized enterprises as defined in the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC; and small enterprises means a financial entity that employs 10 or more persons, but fewer than 50 persons, and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that exceeds EUR 2 million, but does not exceed EUR 10 million;.

Microenterprises, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘medium-sized enterprises’ mean, respectively, microenterprises, small enterprises and medium-sized enterprises as defined in the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC; and small enterprises means a financial entity that employs 10 or more persons, but fewer than 50 persons, and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that exceeds EUR 2 million, but does not exceed EUR 10 million; may provide all elements of the technical documentation specified in Annex VII by using a simplified format. For that purpose, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, specify the simplified technical documentation form targeted at the needs of microenterprises, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘medium-sized enterprises’ mean, respectively, microenterprises, small enterprises and medium-sized enterprises as defined in the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC; and small enterprises means a financial entity that employs 10 or more persons, but fewer than 50 persons, and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that exceeds EUR 2 million, but does not exceed EUR 10 million;, including how the elements set out in Annex VII are to be provided. Where a microenterprise means a financial entity, other than a trading venue, a central counterparty, a trade repository or a central securities depository, which employs fewer than 10 persons and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that does not exceed EUR 2 million; or small enterprise means a financial entity that employs 10 or more persons, but fewer than 50 persons, and has an annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total that exceeds EUR 2 million, but does not exceed EUR 10 million; opts to provide the information set out in Annex VII in a simplified manner, it shall use the form referred to in this paragraph. Notified bodies means a conformity assessment body designated in accordance with Article 43 and other relevant Union harmonisation legislation; shall accept that form for the purposes of conformity assessment means the process of verifying whether the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Annex I have been fulfilled;.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 62(2).