After the designation of the critical information and communication technology (ICT) third-party service providers and taking into account the annual oversight plans for all critical ICT third-party service providersan ICT third-party service provider designated as critical in accordance with Article 31, the authorities listed in Article 40(2) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 should be asked to nominate their staff as member of the joint examination teams. These authorities should ensure that the nominated staff meet the specific technical expertise required in the profiles needed in the joint examination teams. The demonstration that an authority does not have staff meeting the specific technical expertise needed in the joint examination teams should be considered by the Lead Overseerthe European Supervisory Authority appointed in accordance with Article 31(1), point (b) of this Regulation as justification to discharge, at that point in time, the authorities of their obligation to nominate staff members to the joint examination teams. In that case, the authority should nevertheless commit on the best effort basis to address this shortfall of expertise and try to reinforce its capabilities to contribute to the joint examination teams in the context of the next exercise. The staff members designated as members of a joint examination team should continue to be employees of the nominating authority and therefore subject to working hours and permanent location of work as included in their employment contracts.