Who does the AI Act apply to?
Article 2 sets the scope: subject to its conditions, it covers providers, deployers, importers, distributors and other actors. Establishment is not the only criterion: the Union market and, in some cases, where outputs are used also matter. Read the definitions in Article 3 and the exclusions in Article 2 to determine your role.
Editorial orientation: read the linked provisions for conditions, exceptions and obligations.
Consolidated edition: 27 July 2026
The provisions to read
Article 2Scope
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…
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘AI system’ means a machine-based system that is designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and that may ex…
Responsibilities along the AI value chain
1. Any distributor, importer, deployer or other third-party shall be considered to be a provider of a high-risk AI system for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obli…