- 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 70
Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact
1.
Each Member State shall establish or designate as national competent authorities at least one notifying authority and at least one market surveillance authority for the purposes of this Regulation. Those national competent authorities shall exercise their powers independently, impartially and without bias so as to safeguard the objectivity of their activities and tasks, and to ensure the application and implementation of this Regulation. The members of those authorities shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties. Provided that those principles are observed, such activities and tasks may be performed by one or more designated authorities, in accordance with the organisational needs of the Member State.
2.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the identity of the notifying authorities and the market surveillance authorities and the tasks of those authorities, as well as any subsequent changes thereto. Member States shall make publicly available information on how competent authorities and single points of contact can be contacted, through electronic communication means by 2 August 2025. Member States shall designate a market surveillance authority to act as the single point of contact for this Regulation, and shall notify the Commission of the identity of the single point of contact. The Commission shall make a list of the single points of contact publicly available.
3.
Member States shall ensure that their national competent authorities are provided with adequate technical, financial and human resources, and with infrastructure to fulfil their tasks effectively under this Regulation. In particular, the national competent authorities shall have a sufficient number of personnel permanently available whose competences and expertise shall include an in-depth understanding of AI technologies, data and data computing, personal data protection, cybersecurity, fundamental rights, health and safety risks and knowledge of existing standards and legal requirements. Member States shall assess and, if necessary, update competence and resource requirements referred to in this paragraph on an annual basis.
4.
National competent authorities shall take appropriate measures to ensure an adequate level of cybersecurity.
5.
When performing their tasks, the national competent authorities shall act in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set out in Article 78.
6.
By 2 August 2025, and once every two years thereafter, Member States shall report to the Commission on the status of the financial and human resources of the national competent authorities, with an assessment of their adequacy. The Commission shall transmit that information to the Board for discussion and possible recommendations.
7.
The Commission shall facilitate the exchange of experience between national competent authorities.
8.
National competent authorities may provide guidance and advice on the implementation of this Regulation, in particular to SMEs, including start-ups, and SMCs, taking into account the guidance and advice of the Board and the Commission, as appropriate. Whenever national competent authorities intend to provide guidance and advice with regard to an AI system in areas covered by other Union law, the national competent authorities under that Union law shall be consulted, as appropriate.
9.
Where Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies fall within the scope of this Regulation, the European Data Protection Supervisor shall act as the competent authority for their supervision.
Related Recitals
(153) Establishment of at least one notifying authority and one market surveillance authority per Member State(154) Independence, impartiality and confidentiality of the relevant national authorities
(156) System of market surveillance and conformity of products
(157) Position of national authorities or other bodies in relation to the regulations of the AI Act
