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Enterprises that operate installations where plastic pellets are handled in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 1500 tonnes per year can be responsible for higher risks of plastic pellet losses. Medium-sized and large enterprises that operate installations where plastic pellets are handled in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 1500 tonnes per year should demonstrate compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation by obtaining, and renewing, a certificate issued by certifiers. In line with a supply-chain approach, while limiting the administrative burden, small enterprises that operate installations where plastic pellets are handled in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 1500 tonnes per year should demonstrate compliance by obtaining a certificate issued by certifiers with a validity of five years. The certification process is also intended to help small enterprises that operate installations where plastic pellets are handled in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 1500 tonnes per year to identify the actions needed to be compliant with the requirements laid down in this Regulation. After the expiry period of the certificate, such small enterprises should demonstrate compliance by notifying an update of their risk management plan as well as a self-declaration of conformity to the competent authority every five years from the last notification, unless such small enterprises choose, in a timely manner, to continue to demonstrate compliance by renewing a certificate issued by certifiers.