EU AI Act
Appointing an authorised representative under the EU AI Act
Providers established outside the Union must appoint an authorised representative before placing high-risk AI systems or general-purpose AI models on the EU market.
Scope
You are in scope if
- You are a provider of an AI system or of a general-purpose AI model, established outside the Union
- You place that system on the EU market, put it into service in the Union, or place a general-purpose AI model on the Union market
- The obligation applies before the system is made available, not after
The mandate in practice
What we do — and what we do not do
What the authorised representative does
- Verifies that the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation have been drawn up, and that the conformity assessment procedure has been carried out
- Keeps the documentation at the disposal of national competent authorities for the applicable retention period
- Provides, on reasoned request, all information and documentation necessary to demonstrate conformity
- Cooperates with competent authorities on any action they take in relation to the system
- Terminates the mandate, and informs the market surveillance authority, if it has reason to consider that the provider is acting contrary to its obligations
What we do not do
- We do not become the provider. The conformity assessment, the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity remain your obligations.
- We do not become your importer or your distributor. Those are separate roles under the Regulation, with separate duties.
- We do not certify your system. No authorised representative can.
- We are required to end the mandate and inform the market surveillance authority if we have reason to consider that you are acting contrary to the Regulation.
The mandate is not a formality. A representative that considers the provider to be acting contrary to the Regulation is required to end it and say so.
Engagement
Our mandate
Written mandate defining precisely which systems are covered. Review of the conformity documentation before we accept. Custody and availability of documentation. Correspondence with market surveillance authorities handled in English. Fixed annual fee, quoted in writing before engagement.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Timing
When to contact us
- Before you launch in the EU
- Before you sign with a European distributor
- When a European customer or a platform asks for your representative’s details
- During a funding round or due diligence
- After you receive a request from a regulator or a platform
- When you expand from one product or system to a catalogue
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