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Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

The AI Act, article by article.

The full official text in English and German: 113 articles, 180 recitals, 13 annexes and the Commission's guidelines, searchable and cross-linked.

Chapters

113 articles

  1. CHAPTER IGeneral provisionsArt. 1–4
  2. CHAPTER IIProhibited AI practicesArt. 5
  3. CHAPTER IIIHigh-risk AI systems5 sectionsArt. 6–49
  4. CHAPTER IVTransparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systemsArt. 50
  5. CHAPTER VGeneral-purpose AI models4 sectionsArt. 51–56
  6. CHAPTER VIMeasures in support of innovationArt. 57–63
  7. CHAPTER VIIGovernance2 sectionsArt. 64–70
  8. CHAPTER VIIIEU database for high-risk AI systemsArt. 71
  9. CHAPTER IXPost-market monitoring, information sharing and market surveillance5 sectionsArt. 72–94
  10. CHAPTER XCodes of conduct and guidelinesArt. 95–96
  11. CHAPTER XIDelegation of power and committee procedureArt. 97–98
  12. CHAPTER XIIPenaltiesArt. 99–101
  13. CHAPTER XIIIFinal provisionsArt. 102–113

180 recitals

Recitals

The recitals explain the reasoning behind the articles. Courts and authorities use them to interpret the operative text.

13 annexes

Annexes

The annexes list the high-risk use cases, the documentation requirements and the harmonisation legislation the Act hooks into.

2 documents

Guidelines and amendments

Commission guidelines that explain how the Commission reads specific provisions, and the acts that amend the Regulation.

Texts reproduced from the Official Journal of the European Union. Only the Official Journal is authentic.