AI Act Recital 79 EN
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Recital 79 — provider responsibility for high-risk AI systems

High-Risk AI Classification Annex III Amendments AI Risk Assessment Artificial Intelligence AI Act Territorial Scope High-Risk AI Obligations
In force — consolidated2026-07-27 · CELEX 02024R1689-20260727 · ELI ↗
Version history 2
  • 2026-07-27in force CELEX 02024R1689-20260727
  • 2024-07-12 CELEX 02024R1689-20240712

It is appropriate that a specific natural or legal person, defined as the provider, takes responsibility for the placing on the market or the putting into service of a high-risk AI system, regardless of whether that natural or legal person is the person who designed or developed the system.

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