--- title: "Article 34 — Operational coordination between Lead Overseers" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022R2554" shortTitle: "Article 34 — Operational coordination between Lead Overseers" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2554" instrument: dora celex: "32022R2554" regulation: DORA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2554" article: 34 status: in_force text_version: "Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, OJ L 333, 27.12.2022" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2554/oj/eng" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, OJ L 333, 27.12.2022 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2554/oj/eng)* 1. To ensure a consistent approach to oversight activities and with a view to enabling coordinated general oversight strategies and cohesive operational approaches and work methodologies, the three [Lead Overseers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/dora/lead-overseer) appointed in accordance with [Article 31(1), point (b)](31.md), shall set up a JON to coordinate among themselves in the preparatory stages and to coordinate the conduct of oversight activities over their respective overseen [critical ICT third-party service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/dora/critical-ict-third-party-service-provider), as well as in the course of any action that may be needed pursuant to [Article 42](42.md). 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the [Lead Overseers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/dora/lead-overseer) shall draw up a common oversight protocol specifying the detailed procedures to be followed for carrying out the day-to-day coordination and for ensuring swift exchanges and reactions. The protocol shall be periodically revised to reflect operational needs, in particular the evolution of practical oversight arrangements. 3. The [Lead Overseers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/dora/lead-overseer) may, on an ad-hoc basis, call on the ECB and ENISA to provide technical advice, share hands-on experience or join specific coordination meetings of the JON. *** [Chapter V — Managing of ICT third-party risk](../chapters/v.md) › Section II — Oversight Framework of critical ICT third-party service providers · [← Article 33](33.md) · [Article 35 →](35.md)