EU regulatory register · AI Act
Article 2Scope
CELEX 32024R1689 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter I
Short answer
providers placing on the market or putting into service AI systems or placing on the market general-purpose AI models in the Union, irrespective of whether those providers are established or located within the Union or in a third country;
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/ai-act-2024-1689/artikel-2 · Short answer as data · Official text
AI Act in short
Some AI uses are banned, high-risk AI requires risk management and human oversight, and deployers must ensure AI literacy.
Source: NovaCopilot
Official text
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1. This Regulation applies to:
(a)
providers placing on the market or putting into service AI systems or placing on the market general-purpose AI models in the Union, irrespective of whether those providers are established or located within the Union or in a third country;
(b)
deployers of AI systems that have their place of establishment or are located within the Union;
(c)
providers and deployers of AI systems that have their place of establishment or are located in a third country, where the output produced by the AI system is used in the Union;
(d)
importers and distributors of AI systems;
(e)
product manufacturers placing on the market or putting into service an AI system together with their product and under their own name or trademark;
(f)
authorised representatives of providers, which are not established in the Union;
(g)
The article continues in the official text.
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