2. Recurring incidents that individually are not considered a major incident in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be considered as one major incident where they meet all of the following conditions:
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(a)
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they have occurred at least twice within 6 months;
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(b)
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they have the same apparent root cause as referred to in Article 20, first subparagraph, point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554;
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(c)
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they collectively fulfil the criteria for being considered a major incident set out in paragraph 1.
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Financial entities shall assess the existence of recurring incidents on a monthly basis.
This paragraph does not apply to microenterprises and to financial entities listed in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554.