# Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups — 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-62 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups — Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups *AI Act, aiact-art-62-en — https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-62* 1. Member States shall undertake the following actions: a) provide SMEs, including start-ups, having a registered office or a branch in the Union, with priority access to the AI regulatory sandboxes, to the extent that they fulfil the eligibility conditions and selection criteria; the priority access shall not preclude other SMEs, including start-ups, other than those referred to in this paragraph from access to the AI regulatory sandbox, provided that they also fulfil the eligibility conditions and selection criteria; b) organise specific awareness raising and training activities on the application of this Regulation tailored to the needs of SMEs including start-ups, deployers and, as appropriate, local public authorities; c) utilise existing dedicated channels and where appropriate, establish new ones for communication with SMEs including start-ups, deployers, other innovators and, as appropriate, local public authorities to provide advice and respond to queries about the implementation of this Regulation, including as regards participation in AI regulatory sandboxes; d) facilitate the participation of SMEs and other relevant stakeholders in the standardisation development process. 2. The specific interests and needs of the SME providers, including start-ups, shall be taken into account when setting the fees for conformity assessment under Article 43, reducing those fees proportionately to their size, market size and other relevant indicators. 3. The AI Office shall undertake the following actions: a) provide standardised templates for areas covered by this Regulation, as specified by the Board in its request; b) develop and maintain a single information platform providing easy to use information in relation to this Regulation for all operators across the Union; c) organise appropriate communication campaigns to raise awareness about the obligations arising from this Regulation; d) evaluate and promote the convergence of best practices in public procurement procedures in relation to AI systems. ## Guidance ### EDPB Annual Report 2025 *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125683* Clarity in action: Supporting stakeholders through guidance and dialogue Annual Report 2025 Foreword 3 Highlights 4 1. The EDPB Secretariat 6 1.1 Mission And Activities 8 2. European Data Protection Board – Activities in 2025 12 2.1 Bridging Fundamental Rights and Digital Innovation Through GDPR Compliance 12 2.1.1 Helsinki high-level meeting: enhanced clarity, support and engagement 12 2.1.2 Regulation on procedural rules and Omnibus regulation on the record of processing 14 2.1.3 Cross… ### 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… ### Report on stakeholder event on anonymisation and pseudonymisation of 12 December 2025 *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125688* Report on stakeholder event on anonymisation and pseudonymisation of 12 December 2025 1. Background The EDPB organise d a remote stakeholder event on 12 December 2025 to collect stakeholders’ input on anonymisation and pseudonymisation , following the Court of Justice of the European Union ( “ CJEU ” ) judgment in case EDPS v SRB 1 . The objective was to engage with stakeholders to inform the EDPB’s ongoing work on its guidelines 01/2025 on pseudonymisation and f orthcoming guidelines on… ### 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 *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53738* EDPB, 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 (Digital Omnibus on AI) ### Vormvoorstel Nederlandse regulatory sandbox *Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens — https://overview.legal/posts/50722* De aankomende AI-verordening verplicht lidstaten tot het oprichten van ten minste één AI regulatory sandbox vanaf augustus 2026. Binnen een regulatory sandbox bieden toezichthouders ondersteuning aan aanbieders van AI-systemen die tijdens de ontwikkeling vragen hebben over hoe zij aan de AI-veror... ## Related topics - **AI Value Chain Actors and Roles** — https://overview.legal/topics/ai-value-chain-actors ## Legal Framework --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-62 · 2026-08-22