# Art. 4 — Proportionality 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.mica.wtf/definitions/definitions/dora/ict-risk) management framework on the basis of the reports submitted upon the request of competent authorities pursuant to [Article 6(5)](/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-ii-ict-risk-management/article-6-ict-risk-management-framework.md) and [Article 16(2)](/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-ii-ict-risk-management/article-16-simplified-ict-risk-management-framework.md). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-i-general-provisions/article-4-proportionality-principle.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.