Recital 96 Reasonable fees for conformity assessments

In order to ensure proportionality, conformity assessment bodies means a conformity assessment body as defined in Article 2, point (13), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;, when setting the fees for conformity assessment means the process of verifying whether the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Annex I have been fulfilled; procedures, should take into account the specific interests and 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 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;, including start-ups. In particular, conformity assessment bodies means a conformity assessment body as defined in Article 2, point (13), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008; should apply the relevant examination procedure and tests provided for in this Regulation only where appropriate and following a risk-based approach.