# Scope 2(12) — AI Act — provision context

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Part of **Scope** (AI Act, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-2).

## Provision text

### 2(12)

This Regulation does not apply to AI systems released under free and open-source licences, unless they are placed on the market or put into service as high-risk AI systems or as an AI system that falls under Article 5 or 50.


## Topics on this provision

- **Annex III Amendments** — https://overview.legal/topics/annex-iii-amendments
  This new topic is needed because amendments to Annex III represent specific regulatory changes to the AI Act's classification framework that warrant dedicated t
- **High-Risk AI Classification** — https://overview.legal/topics/high-risk-ai-classification
  The content specifically addresses classification rules for high-risk AI systems under the AI Act, which is a distinct regulatory concept requiring its own dedi
- **AI Risk Assessment** — https://overview.legal/topics/ai-risk-assessment
  The AI Act employs a risk-based regulatory approach to determine which practices are prohibited, requiring assessment and classification of AI system risks, whi
- **Artificial Intelligence** — https://overview.legal/topics/ai
  AI systems and their implications for data protection

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Perspectives for Open Source AI** (literature) — https://overview.legal/posts/83512

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