Law
EU AI Act: Scope of the AI Act
The EU AI Act applies to all who offer, use, or market AI systems or general-purpose AI models in the EU market. Military applications, research, and private use are excluded. The scope is defined in Article 2 of the AI Act.
EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsGPAI, AI Office and Code of PracticeGermany: Bundesnetzagentur, BSI and national implementationData protection, EDPB and IT security
Why it matters
Organisations must verify if their AI systems fall under the AI Act's scope to comply with legal obligations.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission / AI Act Service Desk |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Non-binding guidance |
| Document type | Law |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, GPAI, Governance, Data protection |
| Roles | Provider, Deployer, Importer, Distributor, Public authority |
| Discovered | 2026-05-23T09:39:09Z |
| Last checked | 2026-05-23T13:34:41Z |
| Link status | ok |