80The importance of taking that size into account is also highlighted by recital 5 of Delegated Regulation 2015/63, which expressly states that the ex ante contribution should reflect the size of the institutions concerned. As is apparent from that recital, the size of an institution represents a first indicator of the risk posed by it, since the larger an institution is, the more likely it is that, in the case of distress, the SRB would consider it in the public interest to resolve that institution and to make use of the SRF to ensure an effective application of the resolution tools.
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