- Art. 6Classification rules for high-risk AI systems
- Art. 7Amendments to Annex III
- Art. 8Compliance with the requirements
- Art. 9Risk management system
- Art. 10Data and data governance
- Art. 11Technical documentation
- Art. 12Record-keeping
- Art. 13Transparency and provision of information to deployers
- Art. 14Human oversight
- Art. 15Accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity
- Art. 16Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems
- Art. 17Quality management system
- Art. 18Documentation keeping
- Art. 19Automatically generated logs
- Art. 20Corrective actions and duty of information
- Art. 21Cooperation with competent authorities
- Art. 22Authorised representatives of providers of high-risk AI systems
- Art. 23Obligations of importers
- Art. 24Obligations of distributors
- Art. 25Responsibilities along the AI value chain
- Art. 26Obligations of deployers of high-risk AI systems
- Art. 27Fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems
- Art. 28Notifying authorities
- Art. 29Application of a conformity assessment body for notification
- Art. 30Notification procedure
- Art. 31Requirements relating to notified bodies
- Art. 32Presumption of conformity with requirements relating to notified bodies
- Art. 33Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting
- Art. 34Operational obligations of notified bodies
- Art. 35Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
- Art. 36Changes to notifications
- Art. 37Challenge to the competence of notified bodies
- Art. 38Coordination of notified bodies
- Art. 39Conformity assessment bodies of third countries
- Art. 40Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables
- Art. 41Common specifications
- Art. 42Presumption of conformity with certain requirements
- Art. 43Conformity assessment
- Art. 44Certificates
- Art. 45Information obligations of notified bodies
- Art. 46Derogation from conformity assessment procedure
- Art. 47EU declaration of conformity
- Art. 48CE marking
- Art. 49Registration
- Art. 51Classification of general-purpose AI models as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
- Art. 52Procedure
- Art. 53Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models
- Art. 54Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models
- Art. 55Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
- Art. 56Codes of practice
- Art. 57AI regulatory sandboxes
- Art. 58Detailed arrangements for, and functioning of, AI regulatory sandboxes
- Art. 59Further processing of personal data for developing certain AI systems in the public interest in the AI regulatory sandbox
- Art. 60Testing of high-risk AI systems in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
- Art. 60aTesting 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. 61Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes
- Art. 62Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups
- Art. 63Derogations for specific operators
- Art. 64AI Office
- Art. 65Establishment and structure of the European Artificial Intelligence Board
- Art. 66Tasks of the Board
- Art. 67Advisory forum
- Art. 68Scientific panel of independent experts
- Art. 69Access to the pool of experts by the Member States
- Art. 70Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact
- Art. 72Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems
- Art. 73Reporting of serious incidents
- Art. 74Market surveillance and control of AI systems in the Union market
- Art. 75Market surveillance and control of AI systems and mutual assistance
- Art. 75aSupervisory and enforcement powers of the AI Office
- Art. 75bCommitments
- Art. 75cNon-compliance, fines and periodic penalty payments
- Art. 75dSafeguards and further specification
- Art. 76Supervision of testing in real world conditions by market surveillance authorities
- Art. 77Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights and cooperation with market surveillance authorities
- Art. 78Confidentiality
- Art. 79Procedure at national level for dealing with AI systems presenting a risk
- Art. 80Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III
- Art. 81Union safeguard procedure
- Art. 82Compliant AI systems which present a risk
- Art. 83Formal non-compliance
- Art. 84Union AI testing support structures
- Art. 85Right to lodge a complaint with a market surveillance authority
- Art. 86Right to explanation of individual decision-making
- Art. 87Reporting of infringements and protection of reporting persons
- Art. 88Enforcement of the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models
- Art. 89Monitoring actions
- Art. 90Alerts of systemic risks by the scientific panel
- Art. 91Power to request documentation and information
- Art. 92Power to conduct evaluations
- Art. 93Power to request measures
- Art. 94Procedural rights of economic operators of the general-purpose AI model
- Art. 102Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008
- Art. 103Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013
- Art. 104Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013
- Art. 105Amendment to Directive 2014/90/EU
- Art. 106Amendment to Directive (EU) 2016/797
- Art. 107Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/858
- Art. 108Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
- Art. 109Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144
- Art. 110Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828
- Art. 111AI systems already placed on the market or put into service and general-purpose AI models already placed on the marked
- Art. 112Evaluation and review
- Art. 113Entry into force and application
AI Act Article 57
AI regulatory sandboxes
1.
Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities establish at least one AI regulatory sandbox at national level, which shall be operational by 2 August 2027. That sandbox may also be established jointly with the competent authorities of other Member States. The Commission may provide technical support, advice and tools for the establishment and operation of AI regulatory sandboxes.
The obligation under the first subparagraph may also be fulfilled by participating in an existing sandbox in so far as that participation provides an equivalent level of national coverage for the participating Member States.
2.
Additional AI regulatory sandboxes at regional or local level, or established jointly with the competent authorities of other Member States may also be established.
3.
The European Data Protection Supervisor may establish an AI regulatory sandbox for Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. For this purpose, references to national competent authorities in this Chapter shall be construed as references to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
3a.
The AI Office may establish an AI regulatory sandbox at Union level for AI systems covered by Article 75(1). For this purpose, references to national competent authorities in this Chapter shall be construed, where relevant, as references to the AI Office. That AI regulatory sandbox shall be implemented in close cooperation with relevant competent authorities, in particular where compliance with Union legislation other than this Regulation is supervised in the AI regulatory sandbox, and shall provide priority access to SMEs, including start-ups, and SMCs.
The establishment of a Union level AI regulatory sandbox by the AI Office shall be without prejudice to the competences of Member States to establish and supervise AI regulatory sandboxes for AI systems under their supervision.
4.
Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 allocate sufficient resources to comply with this Article effectively and in a timely manner. Where appropriate, national competent authorities shall cooperate with other relevant authorities, and may allow for the involvement of other actors within the AI ecosystem. This Article shall not affect other regulatory sandboxes established under Union or national law. Member States shall ensure an appropriate level of cooperation between the authorities supervising those other sandboxes and the national competent authorities.
5.
AI regulatory sandboxes established under this Article shall provide for a controlled environment that fosters innovation and facilitates the development, training, testing and validation of innovative AI systems for a limited time before their being placed on the market or put into service pursuant to a specific sandbox plan agreed between the providers or prospective providers and the competent authorities, ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place. Such sandboxes may include testing in real world conditions supervised therein. Where applicable, the sandbox plan shall incorporate the real-world testing plan referred to in Articles 60 and 60a.
6.
Competent authorities shall provide, as appropriate, guidance, supervision and support within the AI regulatory sandbox with a view to identifying risks, in particular to fundamental rights, health and safety, testing, mitigation measures, and their effectiveness in relation to the obligations and requirements of this Regulation and, where relevant, other Union and national law supervised within the sandbox.
7.
Competent authorities shall provide providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox with guidance on regulatory expectations and how to fulfil the requirements and obligations set out in this Regulation.
Upon request of the provider or prospective provider of the AI system, the competent authority shall provide a written proof of the activities successfully carried out in the sandbox. The competent authority shall also provide an exit report detailing the activities carried out in the sandbox and the related results and learning outcomes. Providers may use such documentation to demonstrate their compliance with this Regulation through the conformity assessment process or relevant market surveillance activities. In this regard, the exit reports and the written proof provided by the national competent authority shall be taken positively into account by market surveillance authorities and notified bodies, with a view to accelerating conformity assessment procedures to a reasonable extent.
8.
Subject to the confidentiality provisions in Article 78, and with the agreement of the provider or prospective provider, the Commission and the Board shall be authorised to access the exit reports and shall take them into account, as appropriate, when exercising their tasks under this Regulation. If both the provider or prospective provider and the national competent authority explicitly agree, the exit report may be made publicly available through the single information platform referred to in this Article.
9.
The establishment of AI regulatory sandboxes shall aim to contribute to the following objectives:
(a)
improving legal certainty to achieve regulatory compliance with this Regulation or, where relevant, other applicable Union and national law;
(b)
supporting the sharing of best practices through cooperation with the authorities involved in the AI regulatory sandbox;
(c)
fostering innovation and competitiveness and facilitating the development of an AI ecosystem;
(d)
contributing to evidence-based regulatory learning;
(e)
facilitating and accelerating access to the Union market for AI systems, in particular when provided by SMEs, including start-ups, and SMCs.
10.
National competent authorities shall ensure that, to the extent the innovative AI systems involve the processing of personal data or otherwise fall under the supervisory remit of other national authorities or competent authorities providing or supporting access to data, the competent data protection authorities and those other national or competent authorities are associated with the operation of the AI regulatory sandbox and involved in the supervision of those aspects to the extent of their respective tasks and powers.
11.
The AI regulatory sandboxes shall not affect the supervisory or corrective powers of the competent authorities supervising the sandboxes, including at regional or local level. Any significant risks to health and safety and fundamental rights identified during the development and testing of such AI systems shall result in an adequate mitigation. National competent authorities shall have the power to temporarily or permanently suspend the testing process, or the participation in the sandbox if no effective mitigation is possible, and shall inform the AI Office of such decision. National competent authorities shall exercise their supervisory powers within the limits of the relevant law, using their discretionary powers when implementing legal provisions in respect of a specific AI regulatory sandbox project, with the objective of supporting innovation in AI in the Union.
12.
Providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox shall remain liable under applicable Union and national liability law for any damage inflicted on third parties as a result of the experimentation taking place in the sandbox. However, provided that the prospective providers observe the specific plan and the terms and conditions for their participation and follow in good faith the guidance given by the national competent authority, no administrative fines shall be imposed by the authorities for infringements of this Regulation. Where other competent authorities responsible for other Union and national law were actively involved in the supervision of the AI system in the sandbox and provided guidance for compliance, no administrative fines shall be imposed regarding that law.
13.
The AI regulatory sandboxes shall be designed and implemented in such a way that, where relevant, they facilitate cross-border cooperation between national competent authorities.
14.
National competent authorities, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the AI Office, shall, as appropriate and within their respective competences, coordinate their activities and cooperate within the framework of the Board. They may support the joint establishment and operation of AI regulatory sandboxes, including in different sectors, and exchange best practices on related matters.
15.
National competent authorities shall inform the AI Office and the Board of the establishment of a sandbox, and may ask them for support and guidance. The AI Office shall make publicly available a list of planned and existing sandboxes and keep it up to date in order to encourage more interaction in the AI regulatory sandboxes and cross-border cooperation.
16.
National competent authorities shall submit annual reports to the AI Office and to the Board, from one year after the establishment of the AI regulatory sandbox and every year thereafter until its termination, and a final report. Those reports shall provide information on the progress and results of the implementation of those sandboxes, including best practices, incidents, lessons learnt and recommendations on their setup and, where relevant, on the application and possible revision of this Regulation, including its delegated and implementing acts, and on the application of other Union law supervised by the competent authorities within the sandbox. The national competent authorities shall make those annual reports or abstracts thereof available to the public, online. The Commission shall, where appropriate, take the annual reports into account when exercising its tasks under this Regulation.
17.
The Commission shall develop a single and dedicated interface containing all relevant information related to AI regulatory sandboxes to allow stakeholders to interact with AI regulatory sandboxes and to raise enquiries with competent authorities, and to seek non-binding guidance on the conformity of innovative products, services, business models embedding AI technologies, in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c). The Commission shall proactively coordinate with national competent authorities, where relevant.
