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CHAPTER IX – Post-market monitoring, information sharing, market surveillance (Art. 72-94)

Art. 72 AI Act – Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems arrow_right_alt

Art. 73 AI Act – Reporting of serious incidents arrow_right_alt

Art. 74 AI Act – Market surveillance and control of AI systems in the Union market arrow_right_alt

Art. 75 AI Act – Mutual assistance, market surveillance and control of general-purpose AI systems arrow_right_alt

Art. 76 AI Act – Supervision of testing in real world conditions by market surveillance authorities arrow_right_alt

Art. 77 AI Act – Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights arrow_right_alt

Art. 78 AI Act – Confidentiality arrow_right_alt

Will apply from 2 August 2025

  1. The Commission, market surveillance authorities and notified bodies and any other natural or legal person involved in the application of this Regulation shall, in accordance with Union or national law, respect the confidentiality of information and data obtained in carrying out their tasks and activities in such a manner as to protect, in particular:
    1. the intellectual property rights and confidential business information or trade secrets of a natural or legal person, including source code, except in the cases referred to in Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (57);
    2. the effective implementation of this Regulation, in particular for the purposes of inspections, investigations or audits;
    3. public and national security interests;
    4. the conduct of criminal or administrative proceedings;
    5. information classified pursuant to Union or national law.
  2. The authorities involved in the application of this Regulation pursuant to paragraph 1 shall request only data that is strictly necessary for the assessment of the risk posed by AI systems and for the exercise of their powers in accordance with this Regulation and with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. They shall put in place adequate and effective cybersecurity measures to protect the security and confidentiality of the information and data obtained, and shall delete the data collected as soon as it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, in accordance with applicable Union or national law.
  3. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2, information exchanged on a confidential basis between the national competent authorities or between national competent authorities and the Commission shall not be disclosed without prior consultation of the originating national competent authority and the deployer when high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1, 6 or 7 of Annex III are used by law enforcement, border control, immigration or asylum authorities and when such disclosure would jeopardise public and national security interests. This exchange of information shall not cover sensitive operational data in relation to the activities of law enforcement, border control, immigration or asylum authorities.When the law enforcement, immigration or asylum authorities are providers of high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1, 6 or 7 of Annex III, the technical documentation referred to in Annex IV shall remain within the premises of those authorities. Those authorities shall ensure that the market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 74(8) and (9), as applicable, can, upon request, immediately access the documentation or obtain a copy thereof. Only staff of the market surveillance authority holding the appropriate level of security clearance shall be allowed to access that documentation or any copy thereof.
  4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Commission, Member States and their relevant authorities, as well as those of notified bodies, with regard to the exchange of information and the dissemination of warnings, including in the context of cross-border cooperation, nor shall they affect the obligations of the parties concerned to provide information under criminal law of the Member States.
  5. The Commission and Member States may exchange, where necessary and in accordance with relevant provisions of international and trade agreements, confidential information with regulatory authorities of third countries with which they have concluded bilateral or multilateral confidentiality arrangements guaranteeing an adequate level of confidentiality.

(57) Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1).

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  • 167

Recital 167

In order to ensure trustful and constructive cooperation of competent authorities on Union and national level, all parties involved in the application of this Regulation should respect the confidentiality of information and data obtained in carrying out their tasks, in accordance with Union or national law. They should carry out their tasks and activities in such a manner as to protect, in particular, intellectual property rights, confidential business information and trade secrets, the effective implementation of this Regulation, public and national security interests, the integrity of criminal and administrative proceedings, and the integrity of classified information.

Art. 79 AI Act – Procedure at national level for dealing with AI systems presenting a risk arrow_right_alt

Art. 80 AI Act – Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III arrow_right_alt

Art. 81 AI Act – Union safeguard procedure arrow_right_alt

Art. 82 AI Act – Compliant AI systems which present a risk arrow_right_alt

Art. 83 AI Act – Formal non-compliance arrow_right_alt

Art. 84 AI Act – Union AI testing support structures arrow_right_alt

Art. 85 AI Act – Right to lodge a complaint with a market surveillance authority arrow_right_alt

Art. 86 AI Act – Right to explanation of individual decision-making arrow_right_alt

Art. 87 AI Act – Reporting of infringements and protection of reporting persons arrow_right_alt

Art. 88 AI Act – Enforcement of the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models arrow_right_alt

Art. 89 AI Act – Monitoring actions arrow_right_alt

Art. 90 AI Act – Alerts of systemic risks by the scientific panel arrow_right_alt

Art. 91 AI Act – Power to request documentation and information arrow_right_alt

Art. 92 AI Act – Power to conduct evaluations arrow_right_alt

Art. 93 AI Act – Power to request measures arrow_right_alt

Art. 94 AI Act – Procedural rights of economic operators of the general-purpose AI model arrow_right_alt