# Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes — AI Act — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-61 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes — Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes *AI Act, aiact-art-61-en — https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-61* 1. For the purpose of testing in real world conditions under Article 60, freely-given informed consent shall be obtained from the subjects of testing prior to their participation in such testing and after their having been duly informed with concise, clear, relevant, and understandable information regarding: a) the nature and objectives of the testing in real world conditions and the possible inconvenience that may be linked to their participation; b) the conditions under which the testing in real world conditions is to be conducted, including the expected duration of the subject or subjects’ participation; c) their rights, and the guarantees regarding their participation, in particular their right to refuse to participate in, and the right to withdraw from, testing in real world conditions at any time without any resulting detriment and without having to provide any justification; d) the arrangements for requesting the reversal or the disregarding of the predictions, recommendations or decisions of the AI system; e) the Union-wide unique single identification number of the testing in real world conditions in accordance with Article 60(4) point (c), and the contact details of the provider or its legal representative from whom further information can be obtained. 2. The informed consent shall be dated and documented and a copy shall be given to the subjects of testing or their legal representative. ## Guidance ### Guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125668* Guidelines 02/2025 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies Version 2.0 Adopted on 07 July 2026 1 | Adopted Version history Version Date Adoption information version 1.1 08 April 2025 adoption of the guidelines before public consultation version 2.0 07 July 2026 adoption of the guidelines after public consultation 3 | Adopted 4 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 70 (1)(e) of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the… ### Opinion 15/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125681* Opinion 15 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(2), Article 42 and Article 46 of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to… ### Opinion 14/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125682* Opinion 14 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64 (2) and Article 42 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free… ### Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125684* Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements 27 March 2026 1. Background The EDPB organised an online stakeholder event on 27 March 2026 to collect stakeholders’ input on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements. The objective was to engage with stakeholders at an early stage of drafting the EDPB Guidelines on the processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements (Chapter III of… ### EDPB-werkprogramma: vier pijlers met plannen voor richtsnoeren over AI, anonimisering en *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53737* Het werkprogramma is opgebouwd rond vier pijlers: Pijler I: richt zich op harmonisatie en compliance: praktische guidance, templates (voor o.a. DPIA's, dataleknotificaties, privacy notices) en specifieke ondersteuning voor het mkb. Pijler II: draait om handhaving en samenwerking tussen toezichtho... ## Related topics - **Consent** — https://overview.legal/topics/toestemming ## Legal Framework --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-61 · 2026-08-22