--- title: "Article 4 — Proportionality principle" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022R2554" shortTitle: "Article 4 — Proportionality principle" 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: 4 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. Financial entities shall implement the rules laid down in Chapter II in accordance with the principle of proportionality, taking into account their size and overall risk profile, and the nature, scale and complexity of their services, activities and operations. 2. In addition, the application by financial entities of Chapters III, IV and V, Section I, shall be proportionate to their size and overall risk profile, and to the nature, scale and complexity of their services, activities and operations, as specifically provided for in the relevant rules of those Chapters. 3. The competent authorities shall consider the application of the proportionality principle by financial entities when reviewing the consistency of the [ICT risk](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/dora/ict-risk) management framework on the basis of the reports submitted upon the request of competent authorities pursuant to [Article 6(5)](6.md) and [Article 16(2)](16.md). *** [Chapter I — General provisions](../chapters/i.md) · [← Article 3](3.md) · [Article 5 →](5.md)