AI governance — EU
Every requirement in the theme as a row, with the provision, the deadline and the supervisor in this jurisdiction.
The question this page answers
We put an AI service into production in three markets, which classification, which registration and which human oversight applies in the EU, the United States and China?
Requirement rows
- Classification of the system
AI-förordningen
art. 6 och bilaga III
Classification follows the use: prohibited practice, high risk under Annex III, limited risk with information duties, or minimal risk.
- Deadline:
- Before the service is made available to the public
- Penalty:
- Up to EUR 15 million or three percent of global turnover
- Supervision:
- Nationell marknadskontrollmyndighet och AI-byrån
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- Registration and filing
AI-förordningen
art. 49 och 71
High-risk systems are registered in the EU database before being placed on the market or put into service.
- Deadline:
- Before the service is made available to the public
- Penalty:
- Up to EUR 15 million or three percent of global turnover
- Supervision:
- Europeiska kommissionen och nationell myndighet
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- Transparency towards the user
AI-förordningen
art. 50
The person interacting with the system must be informed, and synthetic content must be marked machine-readable.
- Deadline:
- Before the service is made available to the public
- Penalty:
- Up to EUR 15 million or three percent of global turnover
- Supervision:
- Nationell marknadskontrollmyndighet
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- Data and training
AI-förordningen
art. 10
Training, validation and test data must be governed by a data governance practice and be relevant, representative and as error-free as possible.
- Deadline:
- Before the service is made available to the public
- Penalty:
- Up to EUR 15 million or three percent of global turnover
- Supervision:
- Nationell marknadskontrollmyndighet
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- Human oversight
AI-förordningen
art. 14
High-risk systems must be designed so a natural person can monitor operation, interpret output and stop the system.
- Deadline:
- Ongoing, for as long as the processing continues
- Penalty:
- Up to EUR 15 million or three percent of global turnover
- Supervision:
- Nationell marknadskontrollmyndighet
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- Supervision and penalty
AI-förordningen
art. 99
The member state designates a market surveillance authority, and the Commission's AI Office supervises general purpose models.
- Deadline:
- No deadline stated
- Penalty:
- Up to EUR 35 million or seven percent of global turnover for prohibited practice
- Supervision:
- AI-byrån och nationell marknadskontrollmyndighet
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Connections
Sources and review
Register version crossover-v1.0.0 · Read 2026-08-22
This page restates written law with the provision and the official source. It is not legal advice in an individual matter.
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