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Recitals

The Council of the EU adopted its common position (‘general approach’) on the Artificial Intelligence Act on 6 December 2022. These are the latest recitals.

(1) Uniform Framework for Artificial Intelligence
(1) Uniform Framework for Artificial Intelligence
(2) Uniform Obligations for Operators for a High Level of Protection
(2) Uniform Obligations for Operators for a High Level of Protection
(3) Economic and Social Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
(3) Economic and Social Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
(4) Protecting Public Interests and Rights under Union Law
(4) Protecting Public Interests and Rights under Union Law
(5) Harmonised Rules on Artificial Intelligence
(5) Harmonised Rules on Artificial Intelligence
(5a) Harmonised Rules on Placing AI Systems on the Market
(5a) Harmonised Rules on Placing AI Systems on the Market
(6) AI System
(6) AI System
(6a) Machine Learning Approaches
(6a) Machine Learning Approaches
(6b) Machine Learning Approaches Logic and Knowledge-Based Approaches
(6b) Machine Learning Approaches Logic and Knowledge-Based Approaches
(6c) Machine Learning Approaches Ensuring Uniform Conditions for Regulation Implementation
(6c) Machine Learning Approaches Ensuring Uniform Conditions for Regulation Implementation
(6d) The Notion of User
(6d) The Notion of User
(7) Biometric Data
(7) Biometric Data
(8) Biometric Identification System
(8) Biometric Identification System
(9) Publicly Accessible Space
(9) Publicly Accessible Space
(10) Protection of Rights and Freedoms Across the Union
(10) Protection of Rights and Freedoms Across the Union
(11) Scope of the Regulation
(11) Scope of the Regulation
(12) Application of Regulation to Union Bodies Providing or Using AI Systems
(12) Application of Regulation to Union Bodies Providing or Using AI Systems
(-12a) Military, Defence, or National Security Purposes
(-12a) Military, Defence, or National Security Purposes
(12a) Liability of Intermediary Service Providers
(12a) Liability of Intermediary Service Providers
(12b) Respect for Scientific Research and Development
(12b) Respect for Scientific Research and Development
(12c) General Purpose AI Systems
(12c) General Purpose AI Systems
(13) Establishment of Standards for High-Risk AI Systems
(13) Establishment of Standards for High-Risk AI Systems
(14) Proportionate and Effective Risk-Based Approach
(14) Proportionate and Effective Risk-Based Approach
(15) Prohibited Practices of Artificial Intelligence
(15) Prohibited Practices of Artificial Intelligence
(16) Distortion of Human Behaviour
(16) Distortion of Human Behaviour
(17) Prohibited Social Scoring of Natural Persons
(17) Prohibited Social Scoring of Natural Persons
(18) Real-Time Biometric Identification by Law Enforcement
(18) Real-Time Biometric Identification by Law Enforcement
(19) Exceptions to the Use of Biometric Identification Systems
(19) Exceptions to the Use of Biometric Identification Systems
(20) Establishment of Limits to Real-Time Biometric Identification Systems
(20) Establishment of Limits to Real-Time Biometric Identification Systems
(21) Authorisation of Real-Time Remote Biometric Identification Systems in Publicly Accessible Space
(21) Authorisation of Real-Time Remote Biometric Identification Systems in Publicly Accessible Space
(22) Member State Authorisation of Biometric Identification Systems
(22) Member State Authorisation of Biometric Identification Systems
(23) Processing of Biometric Data
(23) Processing of Biometric Data
(24) Compliance with Appropriate Requirements for Biometric Identification
(24) Compliance with Appropriate Requirements for Biometric Identification
(25) Rules Not Applicable to Ireland
(25) Rules Not Applicable to Ireland
(26) Rules Not Applicable to Denmark
(26) Rules Not Applicable to Denmark
(27) Mandatory Requirements for Union Market Deployment
(27) Mandatory Requirements for Union Market Deployment
(28) Mitigation of Safety Risks to Ensure Fundamental Rights
(28) Mitigation of Safety Risks to Ensure Fundamental Rights
(29) Amendment of EU Acts to Meet Mandatory Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems
(29) Amendment of EU Acts to Meet Mandatory Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems
(30) Classification of Products as High-Risk
(30) Classification of Products as High-Risk
(31) Classification of AI System as High-Risk
(31) Classification of AI System as High-Risk
(32) Classification of Safety Components by Intended Purpose
(32) Classification of Safety Components by Intended Purpose
(33) Appropriate Measures for Real-time and Remote Biometric Identification
(33) Appropriate Measures for Real-time and Remote Biometric Identification
(34) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Management and Operation
(34) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Management and Operation
(35) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Education and Vocational Training
(35) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Education and Vocational Training
(36) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Employment and Selection
(36) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Employment and Selection
(37) Creditworthiness of Natural Persons
(37) Creditworthiness of Natural Persons
(38) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Law Enforcement Authorities
(38) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Law Enforcement Authorities
(39) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Migration and Asylum for Public Authority Use
(39) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Migration and Asylum for Public Authority Use
(40) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Justice
(40) Classification of High-Risk Systems for Justice
(41) Lawfulness of AI System Use
(41) Lawfulness of AI System Use
(42) Mandatory Requirements for Risk Mitigation
(42) Mandatory Requirements for Risk Mitigation
(43) Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems
(43) Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems
(44) Implementing Data Governance and Management Practices
(44) Implementing Data Governance and Management Practices
(44a) Application of Data Minimisation Throughout AI System Lifecycle
(44a) Application of Data Minimisation Throughout AI System Lifecycle
(45) Participation in Data Sharing
(45) Participation in Data Sharing
(46) Record Keeping Requirements
(46) Record Keeping Requirements
(47) The Principle of Transparency
(47) The Principle of Transparency
(48) Human Oversight Measures
(48) Human Oversight Measures
(49) Appropriate Level of Accuracy, Robustness and Cybersecurity
(49) Appropriate Level of Accuracy, Robustness and Cybersecurity
(50) The Principle of Robustness
(50) The Principle of Robustness
(51) Protecting Cybersecurity
(51) Protecting Cybersecurity
(52) Consistency of Applicable Rules for Union Harmonisation
(52) Consistency of Applicable Rules for Union Harmonisation
(52a) Setting Obligations for Operators within the AI Value Chain
(52a) Setting Obligations for Operators within the AI Value Chain
(53) Responsibility of the Provider
(53) Responsibility of the Provider
(54) Establishment of Quality Management System
(54) Establishment of Quality Management System
(54a) Obligations for Natural or Legal Persons as a Provider
(54a) Obligations for Natural or Legal Persons as a Provider
(55) Manufacturer Obligations Under New Legislative Framework
(55) Manufacturer Obligations Under New Legislative Framework
(56) Appointment of Authorised Representative
(56) Appointment of Authorised Representative
(56a) Role of Authorised Representative for Providers Outside of the Union
(56a) Role of Authorised Representative for Providers Outside of the Union
(57) [Deleted]
(57) [Deleted]
(58) Responsibilities for Users
(58) Responsibilities for Users
(58a) Protection of Data Subjects Rights
(58a) Protection of Data Subjects Rights
(59) [Deleted]
(59) [Deleted]
(60) [Deleted]
(60) [Deleted]
(61) Harmonised Standards
(61) Harmonised Standards
(61a) Conformity under a Cybersecurity Scheme
(61a) Conformity under a Cybersecurity Scheme
(62) Conformity Assessment for Trustworthiness
(62) Conformity Assessment for Trustworthiness
(63) Minimisation of Operational Duplication
(63) Minimisation of Operational Duplication
(64) Scope of Application of Third-Party Conformity Assessment for High-Risk AI Systems
(64) Scope of Application of Third-Party Conformity Assessment for High-Risk AI Systems
(65) Designating Notified Bodies for Third-Party Conformity Assessment
(65) Designating Notified Bodies for Third-Party Conformity Assessment
(66) Conformity Assessment on Substantial Modification
(66) Conformity Assessment on Substantial Modification
(67) CE Marking
(67) CE Marking
(68) Exemptions to Conformity Assessment
(68) Exemptions to Conformity Assessment
(69) Register Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems
(69) Register Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems
(70) Transparency and Notification Obligations for AI Interactions with Natural Persons
(70) Transparency and Notification Obligations for AI Interactions with Natural Persons
(71) Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandboxes
(71) Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandboxes
(72) Rules for Uniform Regulatory Sandbox Implementation
(72) Rules for Uniform Regulatory Sandbox Implementation
(-72a) Legal Basis for Participant Use of Personal Data in Regulatory Sandbox
(-72a) Legal Basis for Participant Use of Personal Data in Regulatory Sandbox
(72a) Guarantees for Providers or Prospective Providers
(72a) Guarantees for Providers or Prospective Providers
(73) Accounting for the Interests of Small-Scale Providers
(73) Accounting for the Interests of Small-Scale Providers
(73a) EU Funded Programmes and Project Contributions
(73a) EU Funded Programmes and Project Contributions
(74) Expert Contributions to Regulation Implementation
(74) Expert Contributions to Regulation Implementation
(74a) Exemptions for Microenterprises
(74a) Exemptions for Microenterprises
(75) Providing Access to Testing and Experimentation Facilities for Conformity Assessment
(75) Providing Access to Testing and Experimentation Facilities for Conformity Assessment
(76) Establishment of a European Artificial Intelligence Board
(76) Establishment of a European Artificial Intelligence Board
(76a) Enforcement and Capacities for Member States
(76a) Enforcement and Capacities for Member States
(77) Member State Supervisory Authorities
(77) Member State Supervisory Authorities
(78) Establishment of Post-Market Monitoring System
(78) Establishment of Post-Market Monitoring System
(79) Application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Access to Documentation
(79) Application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Access to Documentation
(79a) Establishment of Safeguard Procedure for AI Systems
(79a) Establishment of Safeguard Procedure for AI Systems
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