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Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)

Table of Contents

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Chapter I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1 — Subject matter'Art. 2 — Scope Art. 3 — Definitions Art. 4 — AI literacy Art. 4a — Processing of special categories of personal data for bias detection and correction

Chapter II — PROHIBITED AI PRACTICES

Art. 5 — Prohibited AI practices

Chapter III — HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS

Art. 6 — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems Art. 7 — Amendments to Annex III Art. 8 — Compliance with the requirements Art. 9 — Risk management system Art. 10 — Data and data governance Art. 11 — Technical documentation Art. 12 — Record-keeping Art. 13 — Transparency and provision of information to deployers Art. 14 — Human oversight Art. 15 — Accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity Art. 16 — Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems Art. 17 — Quality management system Art. 18 — Documentation keeping Art. 19 — Automatically generated logs Art. 20 — Corrective actions and duty of information Art. 21 — Cooperation with competent authorities Art. 22 — Authorised representatives of providers of high-risk AI systems Art. 23 — Obligations of importers Art. 24 — Obligations of distributors Art. 25 — Responsibilities along the AI value chain Art. 26 — Obligations of deployers of high-risk AI systems Art. 27 — Fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems Art. 28 — Notifying authorities Art. 29 — Application of a conformity assessment body for notification Art. 30 — Notification procedure Art. 31 — Requirements relating to notified bodies Art. 32 — Presumption of conformity with requirements relating to notified bodies Art. 33 — Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting Art. 34 — Operational obligations of notified bodies Art. 35 — Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies Art. 36 — Changes to notifications Art. 37 — Challenge to the competence of notified bodies Art. 38 — Coordination of notified bodies Art. 39 — Conformity assessment bodies of third countries Art. 40 — Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables Art. 41 — Common specifications Art. 42 — Presumption of conformity with certain requirements Art. 43 — Conformity assessment Art. 44 — Certificates Art. 45 — Information obligations of notified bodies Art. 46 — Derogation from conformity assessment procedure Art. 47 — EU declaration of conformity Art. 48 — CE marking Art. 49 — Registration

Chapter IV — TRANSPARENCY OBLIGATIONS FOR PROVIDERS AND DEPLOYERS OF CERTAIN AI SYSTEMS

Art. 50 — Transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems

Chapter V — GENERAL-PURPOSE AI MODELS

Art. 51 — Classification of general-purpose AI models as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk Art. 52 — Procedure Art. 53 — Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models Art. 54 — Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models Art. 55 — Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk Art. 56 — Codes of practice

Chapter VI — MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATION

Art. 57 — AI regulatory sandboxes Art. 58 — Detailed arrangements for, and functioning of, AI regulatory sandboxes Art. 59 — Further processing of personal data for developing certain AI systems in the public interest in the AI regulatory sandbox Art. 60 — Testing of high-risk AI systems in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes Art. 60a — 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. 61 — Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes Art. 62 — Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups Art. 63 — Derogations for specific operators

Chapter VII — GOVERNANCE

Art. 64 — AI Office Art. 65 — Establishment and structure of the European Artificial Intelligence Board Art. 66 — Tasks of the Board Art. 67 — Advisory forum Art. 68 — Scientific panel of independent experts Art. 69 — Access to the pool of experts by the Member States Art. 70 — Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact

Chapter VIII — EU DATABASE FOR HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS

Art. 71 — EU database for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III

Chapter IX — POST-MARKET MONITORING, INFORMATION SHARING AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE

Art. 72 — Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems Art. 73 — Reporting of serious incidents Art. 74 — Market surveillance and control of AI systems in the Union market Art. 75 — Market surveillance and control of AI systems and mutual assistance Art. 75a — Supervisory and enforcement powers of the AI Office Art. 75b — Commitments Art. 75c — Non-compliance, fines and periodic penalty payments Art. 75d — Safeguards and further specification Art. 76 — Supervision of testing in real world conditions by market surveillance authorities Art. 77 — Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights and cooperation with market surveillance authorities Art. 78 — Confidentiality Art. 79 — Procedure at national level for dealing with AI systems presenting a risk Art. 80 — Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III Art. 81 — Union safeguard procedure Art. 82 — Compliant AI systems which present a risk Art. 83 — Formal non-compliance Art. 84 — Union AI testing support structures Art. 85 — Right to lodge a complaint with a market surveillance authority Art. 86 — Right to explanation of individual decision-making Art. 87 — Reporting of infringements and protection of reporting persons Art. 88 — Enforcement of the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models Art. 89 — Monitoring actions Art. 90 — Alerts of systemic risks by the scientific panel Art. 91 — Power to request documentation and information Art. 92 — Power to conduct evaluations Art. 93 — Power to request measures Art. 94 — Procedural rights of economic operators of the general-purpose AI model

Chapter X — CODES OF CONDUCT AND GUIDELINES

Art. 95 — Codes of conduct for voluntary application of specific requirements Art. 96 — Guidelines from the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation

Chapter XI — DELEGATION OF POWER AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

Art. 97 — Exercise of the delegation Art. 98 — Committee procedure

Chapter XII — PENALTIES

Art. 99 — Penalties Art. 100 — Administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies Art. 101 — Fines for providers of general-purpose AI models

Chapter XIII — FINAL PROVISIONS

Art. 102 — Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 Art. 103 — Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 Art. 104 — Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 Art. 105 — Amendment to Directive 2014/90/EU Art. 106 — Amendment to Directive (EU) 2016/797 Art. 107 — Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 Art. 108 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 Art. 109 — Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 Art. 110 — Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828 Art. 111 — AI systems already placed on the market or put into service and general-purpose AI models already placed on the marked Art. 112 — Evaluation and review Art. 113 — Entry into force and application

Recitals

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Annexes

Annex I Annex II Annex III Annex IV Annex V Annex VI Annex VII Annex VIII Annex IX Annex X Annex XI Annex XII Annex XIII Annex XIV

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