(3)The assessment should be carried out per individual ICT third-party service provider or, where applicable, per group of ICT third-party services providers in case the ICT third-party service provider belongs to a group as per Article 31(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554. In order to enable a comprehensive assessment of the potential systemic impact on the Union financial sector, ICT subcontractors of ICT third-party service providers should also be subject to the assessment by the ESAs, and where applicable, designated as critical ICT third-party service providers.