An entity recognised as such in a Member State in accordance with national law, not including the judiciary, parliaments or central banks, which complies with the following criteria:

a) It is established for the purpose of meeting needs in the general interest and does not have an industrial or commercial character;

b) It has legal personality or is entitled by law to act on behalf of another entity with legal personality;

c) It is financed, for the most part, by the State, regional authorities or by other bodies governed by public law, is subject to management supervision by those authorities or bodies, or has an administrative,
managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State,
regional authorities or by other bodies governed by public law;

d) It has the power to address to natural or legal persons administrative or regulatory decisions affecting their rights in the cross-border movement of persons, goods, services or capital.

Source: Directive 2022/2555 (NIS2)

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