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EU AI Act

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Recitals

CHAPTER I – General Provisions (Art. 1-4)
Art. 1AI Act - Subject matter
Art. 2AI Act - Scope
Art. 3AI Act - Definitions
Art. 4AI Act - AI literacy
Art. 4aAI Act - Processing of special categories of personal data for bias detection and mitigation
CHAPTER II – Prohibited AI practices (Art. 5)
Art. 5AI Act - Prohibited AI Practices
CHAPTER III – High-risk AI systems (Art. 6-49)
Art. 6AI Act - Classification rules for high-risk AI systems
Art. 7AI Act - Amendments to Annex III
Art. 8AI Act - Compliance with the requirements
Art. 9AI Act - Risk management system
Art. 10AI Act - Data and data governance
Art. 11AI Act - Technical documentation
Art. 12AI Act - Record-keeping
Art. 13AI Act - Transparency and provision of information to deployers
Art. 14AI Act - Human oversight
Art. 15AI Act - Accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity
Art. 16AI Act - Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems
Art. 17AI Act - Quality management system
Art. 18AI Act - Documentation keeping
Art. 19AI Act - Automatically generated logs
Art. 20AI Act - Corrective actions and duty of information
Art. 21AI Act - Cooperation with competent authorities
Art. 22AI Act - Authorised representatives of providers of high-risk AI systems
Art. 23AI Act - Obligations of importers
Art. 24AI Act - Obligations of distributors
Art. 25AI Act - Responsibilities along the AI value chain
Art. 26AI Act - Obligations of deployers of high-risk AI systems
Art. 27AI Act - Fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems
Art. 28AI Act - Notifying authorities
Art. 29AI Act - Application of a conformity assessment body for notification
Art. 30AI Act - Notification procedure
Art. 31AI Act - Requirements relating to notified bodies
Art. 32AI Act - Presumption of conformity with requirements relating to notified bodies
Art. 33AI Act - Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting
Art. 34AI Act - Operational obligations of notified bodies
Art. 36AI Act - Changes to notifications
Art. 37AI Act - Challenge to the competence of notified bodies
Art. 38AI Act - Coordination of notified bodies
Art. 39AI Act - Conformity assessment bodies of third countries
Art. 40AI Act - Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables
Art. 41AI Act - Common specifications
Art. 42AI Act - Presumption of conformity with certain requirements
Art. 43AI Act - Conformity assessment
Art. 44AI Act - Certificates
Art. 45AI Act - Information obligations of notified bodies
Art. 46AI Act - Derogation from conformity assessment procedure
Art. 47AI Act - EU declaration of conformity
Art. 48AI Act - CE marking
Art. 49AI Act - Registration
CHAPTER IV – Transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems (Art. 50)
Art. 50AI Act - Transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems
CHAPTER V – General-purpose AI models (Art. 51-56)
Art. 51AI Act - Classification of general-purpose AI models as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
Art. 52AI Act - Procedure
Art. 53AI Act - Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models
Art. 54AI Act - Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models
Art. 55AI Act - Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
Art. 56AI Act - Codes of practice
CHAPTER VI – Measures in support of innovation (Art. 57-63)
Art. 57AI Act - AI regulatory sandboxes
Art. 58AI Act - Detailed arrangements for, and functioning of, AI regulatory sandboxes
Art. 59AI Act - Further processing of personal data for developing certain AI systems in the public interest in the AI regulatory sandbox
Art. 60AI Act - Testing of high-risk AI systems in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
Art. 60aAI Act - Testing of high-risk AI systems covered by Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section B of Annex I in real-world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
Art. 61AI Act - Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
Art. 62AI Act - Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups
Art. 63AI Act - Derogations for specific operators
CHAPTER VII – Governance (Art. 64-70)
Art. 64AI Act - AI Office
Art. 65AI Act - Establishment and structure of the European Artificial Intelligence Board
Art. 66AI Act - Tasks of the Board
Art. 68AI Act - Scientific panel of independent experts
Art. 69AI Act - Access to the pool of experts by the Member States
Art. 70AI Act - Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact
CHAPTER VIII – EU database for high-risk AI systems (Art. 71)
Art. 71AI Act - EU database for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III
CHAPTER IX – Post-market monitoring, information sharing and market surveillance (Art. 72-94)
Art. 72AI Act - Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems
Art. 73AI Act - Reporting of serious incidents
Art. 74AI Act - Market surveillance and control of AI systems in the Union market
Art. 75AI Act - Mutual assistance, market surveillance and control of general-purpose AI systems
Art. 75aAI Act - Supervisory and enforcement powers of the AI Office
Art. 75b AI Act - Commitments
Art. 75cAI Act - Non-compliance, fines and periodic penalty payments
Art. 75dAI Act - Safeguards and further specification
Art. 76AI Act - Supervision of testing in real world conditions by market surveillance authorities
Art. 77AI Act - Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights
Art. 78AI Act - Confidentiality
Art. 79AI Act - Procedure at national level for dealing with AI systems presenting a risk
Art. 80AI Act - Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III
Art. 81AI Act - Union safeguard procedure
Art. 82AI Act - Compliant AI systems which present a risk
Art. 83AI Act - Formal non-compliance
Art. 84AI Act - Union AI testing support structures
Art. 85AI Act - Right to lodge a complaint with a market surveillance authority
Art. 86AI Act - Right to explanation of individual decision-making
Art. 87AI Act - Reporting of infringements and protection of reporting persons
Art. 88AI Act - Enforcement of the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models
Art. 89AI Act - Monitoring actions
Art. 90AI Act - Alerts of systemic risks by the scientific panel
Art. 91AI Act - Power to request documentation and information
Art. 92AI Act - Power to conduct evaluations
Art. 93AI Act - Power to request measures
Art. 94AI Act - Procedural rights of economic operators of the general-purpose AI model
CHAPTER X – Codes of conduct and guidelines (Art. 95-96)
Art. 95AI Act - Codes of conduct for voluntary application of specific requirements
Art. 96AI Act - Guidelines from the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation
CHAPTER XI – Delegation of power and committee procedure (Art. 97-98)
Art. 97AI Act - Exercise of the delegation
Art. 98AI Act - Committee procedure
CHAPTER XII – Penalties (Art. 99-101)
Art. 99AI Act - Penalties
Art. 100AI Act - Administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
Art. 101AI Act - Fines for providers of general-purpose AI models
CHAPTER XIII – Final provisions (Art. 102-113)
Art. 102AI Act - Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008
Art. 103AI Act - Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013
Art. 104AI Act - Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
Art. 105AI Act - Amendment to Directive 2014/90/EU
Art. 106AI Act - Amendment to Directive (EU) 2016/797
Art. 107AI Act - Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/858
Art. 108AI Act - Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Art. 109AI Act - Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144
Art. 110AI Act - Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828
Art. 111AI Act - AI systems already placed on the market or put into service and general-purpose AI models already placed on the marked
Art. 112AI Act - Evaluation and review
Art. 113AI Act - Entry into force and application
Annexes
Art. Annex IAI Act - List of Union harmonisation legislation
Art. Annex IIAI Act - List of criminal offences referred to in Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (h)(iii)
Art. Annex IIIAI Act - High-risk AI systems referred to in Article 6(2)
Art. Annex IVAI Act - Technical documentation referred to in Article 11(1)
Art. Annex VAI Act - EU declaration of conformity
Art. Annex XIAI Act - Conformity assessment procedure based on internal control
Art. Annex VIIAI Act - Conformity based on an assessment of the quality management system and an assessment of the technical documentation
Art. Annex VIIIAI Act - Information to be submitted upon the registration of high-risk AI systems in accordance with Article 49
Art. Annex IXAI Act - Information to be submitted upon the registration of high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III in relation to testing in real world conditions in accordance with Article 60
Art. Annex XAI Act - Union legislative acts on large-scale IT systems in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Art. Annex XIAI Act - Technical documentation referred to in Article 53(1), point (a) — technical documentation for providers of general-purpose AI models
Art. Annex XIIAI Act - Transparency information referred to in Article 53(1), point (b) — technical documentation for providers of general-purpose AI models to downstream providers that integrate the model into their AI system
Art. Annex XIIIAI Act - Criteria for the designation of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk referred to in Article 51
Art. Annex XIVAI Act - The list of codes, categories and corresponding types of AI systems for the purpose of the notification procedure referred to in Article 30 specifying the scope of the designation as notified bodies

EU AI Act

Status: In force. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 entered into force on 1 August 2024 and applies according to a phased implementation timetable. It was subsequently amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (the Digital Omnibus on AI) which entered into force on 27 July 2026.

EUR-Lex-link: Adopted and published version, including other language versions, can be found here.

Full name: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act)

Type: Regulation

Objective and key elements:

The EU’s first comprehensive horizontal regulatory framework for AI
Aiming to:
- harmonise AI-regulation within the EU,
- protect fundamental rights,
- enhance the positive aspects of AI, and
- ensure free movement of AI systems
Applies to AI Systems and General Purpose AI
Includes a risk-based approach depending on AI purposes (and risk levels divided in categories “unacceptable risk”, “high risk”, “limited risk” and “minimal risk”)

Relevant to: Providers and deployers (users) of AI systems and General Purpose AI

Documents (newest on top):

Digital Omnibus on AI — Regulation (EU) 2026/1744,
Commission proposal COM (2025) 836 final,
Original AI Act — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, current consolidated version,
Corrigendum (text adopted by the Parliament), published on 19 April 2024, link
Parliament’s adopted negotiation position mandate, compromise text
- Updated with inter alia tailor-made regimes for general-purpose AI and foundation models (like ChatGPT), read more
- General approach by the Council published 6 December 2022, link
EU Commission draft 21 April 2021, link

(Last updated 11 August 2026)

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