Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down: (a) the arrangements for calculating the total amount of the annual supervisory fees to be levied in respect of supervised entities and supervised groups; (b) the methodology and criteria for calculating the annual supervisory fee to be borne by each supervised entity and each supervised group; (c) the procedure for the collection by the ECB of the annual supervisory fees. 2. The total amount of the annual supervisory fees shall encompass the annual supervisory fee in respect of each significant supervised entity or group and each less significant supervised entity or group and shall be calculated by the ECB at the highest level of consolidation within the participating Member States.