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Chapter I — General provisions
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Subject matter'
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Scope
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Definitions
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AI literacy
4a
Processing of special categories of personal data for bias detection and correction
Chapter II — Prohibited AI practices
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Prohibited AI practices
Chapter III — High-risk AI systems
Section 1 — Classification of AI systems as high-risk
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Classification rules for high-risk AI systems
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Amendments to Annex III
Section 2 — Requirements for high-risk AI systems
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Compliance with the requirements
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Risk management system
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Data and data governance
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Technical documentation
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Record-keeping
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Transparency and provision of information to deployers
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Human oversight
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Accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity
Section 3 — Obligations of providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems and other parties
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Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems
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Quality management system
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Documentation keeping
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Automatically generated logs
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Corrective actions and duty of information
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Cooperation with competent authorities
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Authorised representatives of providers of high-risk AI systems
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Obligations of importers
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Obligations of distributors
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Responsibilities along the AI value chain
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Obligations of deployers of high-risk AI systems
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Fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems
Section 4 — Notifying authorities and notified bodies
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Notifying authorities
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Application of a conformity assessment body for notification
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Notification procedure
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Requirements relating to notified bodies
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Presumption of conformity with requirements relating to notified bodies
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Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting
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Operational obligations of notified bodies
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Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
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Changes to notifications
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Challenge to the competence of notified bodies
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Coordination of notified bodies
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Conformity assessment bodies of third countries
Section 5 — Standards, conformity assessment, certificates, registration
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Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables
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Common specifications
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Presumption of conformity with certain requirements
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Conformity assessment
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Certificates
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Information obligations of notified bodies
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Derogation from conformity assessment procedure
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EU declaration of conformity
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CE marking
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Registration
Chapter IV — Transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems
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Transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems
Chapter V — General-purpose AI models
Section 1 — Classification rules
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Classification of general-purpose AI models as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
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Procedure
Section 2 — Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models
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Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models
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Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models
Section 3 — Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
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Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
Section 4 — Codes of practice
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Codes of practice
Chapter VI — Measures in support of innovation
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AI regulatory sandboxes
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Detailed arrangements for, and functioning of, AI regulatory sandboxes
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Further processing of personal data for developing certain AI systems in the public interest in the AI regulatory sandbox
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Testing of high-risk AI systems in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
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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
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Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
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Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups
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Derogations for specific operators
Chapter VII — Governance
Section 1 — Governance at Union level
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AI Office
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Establishment and structure of the European Artificial Intelligence Board
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Tasks of the Board
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Advisory forum
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Scientific panel of independent experts
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Access to the pool of experts by the Member States
Section 2 — National competent authorities
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Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact
Chapter VIII — EU database for high-risk AI systems
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EU database for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III
Chapter IX — Post-market monitoring, information sharing and market surveillance
Section 1 — Post-market monitoring
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Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems
Section 2 — Sharing of information on serious incidents
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Reporting of serious incidents
Section 3 — Enforcement
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Market surveillance and control of AI systems in the Union market
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Market surveillance and control of AI systems and mutual assistance
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Supervisory and enforcement powers of the AI Office
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Commitments
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Non-compliance, fines and periodic penalty payments
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Safeguards and further specification
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Supervision of testing in real world conditions by market surveillance authorities
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Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights and cooperation with market surveillance authorities
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Confidentiality
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Procedure at national level for dealing with AI systems presenting a risk
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Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III
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Union safeguard procedure
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Compliant AI systems which present a risk
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Formal non-compliance
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Union AI testing support structures
Section 4 — Remedies
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Right to lodge a complaint with a market surveillance authority
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Right to explanation of individual decision-making
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Reporting of infringements and protection of reporting persons
Section 5 — Supervision, investigation, enforcement and monitoring in respect of providers of general-purpose AI models
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Enforcement of the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models
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Monitoring actions
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Alerts of systemic risks by the scientific panel
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Power to request documentation and information
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Power to conduct evaluations
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Power to request measures
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Procedural rights of economic operators of the general-purpose AI model
Chapter X — Codes of conduct and guidelines
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Codes of conduct for voluntary application of specific requirements
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Guidelines from the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation
Chapter XI — Delegation of power and committee procedure
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Exercise of the delegation
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Committee procedure
Chapter XII — Penalties
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Penalties
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Administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
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Fines for providers of general-purpose AI models
Chapter XIII — Final provisions
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Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008
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Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013
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Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
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Amendment to Directive 2014/90/EU
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Amendment to Directive (EU) 2016/797
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Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/858
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Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
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Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144
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Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828
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AI systems already placed on the market or put into service and general-purpose AI models already placed on the marked
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Evaluation and review
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Entry into force and application
Annexes
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List of Union harmonisation legislation
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List of criminal offences referred to in Article 5(1), first subparagraph, point (h)(iii)
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High-risk AI systems referred to in Article 6(2)
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Technical documentation referred to in Article 11(1)
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EU declaration of conformity
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Conformity assessment procedure based on internal control
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Conformity based on an assessment of the quality management system and an assessment of the technical documentation
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Information to be submitted upon the registration of high-risk AI systems in accordance with Article 49
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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
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Union legislative acts on large-scale IT systems in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice
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Technical documentation referred to in Article 53(1), point (a) — technical documentation for providers of general-purpose AI models
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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
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Criteria for the designation of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk referred to in Article 51
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Implementing acts
Digital & data
Level 2
AI Act
Implementing acts under AI Act, ordered by official identifier.
2025/454
Implementing act — Scientific panel of independent experts
In force
2026/1755
Implementing act — Conduct of certain proceedings by the Commission
In force