# AI regulatory sandboxes 57(12) — AI Act — provision context

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Part of **AI regulatory sandboxes** (AI Act, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-57).

## Provision text

### 57(12)

Providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox shall remain liable under applicable Union and national liability law for any damage inflicted on third parties as a result of the experimentation taking place in the sandbox. However, provided that the prospective providers observe the specific plan and the terms and conditions for their participation and follow in good faith the guidance given by the national competent authority, no administrative fines shall be imposed by the authorities for infringements of this Regulation. Where other competent authorities responsible for other Union and national law were actively involved in the supervision of the AI system in the sandbox and provided guidance for compliance, no administrative fines shall be imposed regarding that law.


## Topics on this provision

- **AI Value Chain Actors and Roles** — https://overview.legal/topics/ai-value-chain-actors
  The content focuses on responsibilities distributed across different actors in the AI value chain. A dedicated topic for understanding the various actors, their
- **Artificial Intelligence** — https://overview.legal/topics/ai
  AI systems and their implications for data protection
- **Fines** — https://overview.legal/topics/boetes
  Administrative fines imposed for GDPR violations
- **Authority Cooperation** — https://overview.legal/topics/cooperation-with-authorities-ai
  This new topic is needed because the AI Act establishes specific cooperation and coordination mechanisms between AI providers/deployers and competent authoritie
- **AI Act Procedures** — https://overview.legal/topics/ai-act-procedural-framework
  The 'Procedure' section of the AI Act establishes the overarching procedural framework and mechanisms for implementing and enforcing the regulation. This topic 

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 1/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/53738
- **EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 1/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence** §27 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/53738

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