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# Article 37 — ICT systems acquisition, development, and maintenance

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1774 · binding · OJ L, 2024/1774, 25.6.2024 · dated 13 Mar 2024 [in force]**

*In force · Consolidated version of 25 June 2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1774-20240625)*

The financial entities referred to in [Article 16(1)](../../articles/16.md) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 shall design and implement, where appropriate, a procedure governing the acquisition, development, and maintenance of ICT systems following a risk-based approach. That procedure shall:\
   <a id="art-37-p-a"></a>a) ensure that, before any acquisition or development of ICT systems takes place, the functional and non-functional requirements, including information security requirements, are clearly specified and approved by the business function concerned;\
   <a id="art-37-p-b"></a>b) ensure the testing and approval of ICT systems prior to their first use and before introducing changes to the production environment;\
   <a id="art-37-p-c"></a>c) identify measures to mitigate the risk of unintentional alteration or intentional manipulation of the ICT systems during development and implementation in the production environment.\