Definitions
Article 1
For the purposes of this Decision, the definitions contained in Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/17) and Regulation (EU) No 1163/2014 (ECB/2014/41) shall apply.

Total amount of annual supervisory fees for 2016
Article 2
1
The total amount of annual supervisory fees for 2016 shall be EUR 404 536 022, calculated as shown in the Annex.
2
Each category of supervised entities and supervised groups shall pay the following total amount of annual supervisory fees:
a
significant supervised entities and significant supervised groups: EUR 357 520 301;
b
less significant supervised entities and less significant supervised groups: EUR 47 015 721.

Entry into force
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 April 2016.
The President of the ECB
Mario Draghi
Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 of the European Central Bank of 16 April 2014 establishing the framework for cooperation within the Single Supervisory Mechanism between the European Central Bank and national competent authorities and with national designated authorities (SSM Framework Regulation) (ECB/2014/17) (OJ L 141, 14.5.2014, p. 1).