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Article 57

AI regulatory sandboxes

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Regulators & Authorities Article 57(4)

Member States must ensure that competent authorities allocate sufficient resources to comply with this Article effectively and in a timely manner.

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Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 allocate sufficient resources to comply with this Article effectively and in a timely manner.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(6)

Competent authorities must provide guidance, supervision and support within the AI regulatory sandbox.

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Competent authorities shall provide, as appropriate, guidance, supervision and support within the AI regulatory sandbox with a view to identifying risks, in particular to fundamental rights, health and safety, testing, mitigation measures, and their effectiveness in relation to the obligations and requirements of this Regulation and, where relevant, other Union and national law supervised within the sandbox.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(7)

Competent authorities must provide providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox with guidance on regulatory expectations and how to fulfil the requirements and obligations set out in this Regulation.

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Competent authorities shall provide providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox with guidance on regulatory expectations and how to fulfil the requirements and obligations set out in this Regulation.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(7)

Competent authorities must provide a written proof of the activities successfully carried out in the sandbox upon request.

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Upon request of the provider or prospective provider of the AI system, the competent authority shall provide a written proof of the activities successfully carried out in the sandbox.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(7)

Competent authorities must provide an exit report detailing the activities carried out in the sandbox and the related outcomes.

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The competent authority shall also provide an exit report detailing the activities carried out in the sandbox and the related
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(10)

National competent authorities must ensure that national data protection authorities and other national or competent authorities are associated with the operation of the AI regulatory sandbox and involved in the supervision of those aspects to the extent of their respective tasks and powers.

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National competent authorities shall ensure that, to the extent the innovative AI systems involve the processing of personal data or otherwise fall under the supervisory remit of other national authorities or competent authorities providing or supporting access to data, the national data protection authorities and those other national or competent authorities are associated with the operation of the AI regulatory sandbox and involved in the supervision of those aspects to the extent of their respective tasks and powers.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(11)

National competent authorities must have the power to temporarily or permanently suspend the testing process, or the participation in the sandbox if no effective mitigation is possible, and inform the AI Office of such decision.

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National competent authorities shall have the power to temporarily or permanently suspend the testing process, or the participation in the sandbox if no effective mitigation is possible, and shall inform the AI Office of such decision.
Providers Article 57(12)

Providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox must remain liable under applicable Union and national liability law for any damage inflicted on third parties as a result of the experimentation taking place in the sandbox.

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Providers and prospective providers participating in the AI regulatory sandbox shall remain liable under applicable Union and national liability law for any damage inflicted on third parties as a result of the experimentation taking place in the sandbox.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(15)

National competent authorities must inform the AI Office and the Board of the establishment of a sandbox.

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National competent authorities shall inform the AI Office and the Board of the establishment of a sandbox
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(16) Deadline: from one year after the establishment of the AI regulatory sandbox and every year thereafter until its termination

National competent authorities must submit annual reports to the AI Office and to the Board.

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National competent authorities shall submit annual reports to the AI Office and to the Board, from one year after the establishment of the AI regulatory sandbox and every year thereafter until its termination, and a final report.
Regulators & Authorities Article 57(16)

National competent authorities must make annual reports or abstracts thereof available to the public, online.

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The national competent authorities shall make those annual reports or abstracts thereof available to the public, online.
European Commission Article 57(17)

The Commission must develop a single and dedicated interface containing all relevant information related to AI regulatory sandboxes.

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The Commission shall develop a single and dedicated interface containing all relevant information related to AI regulatory sandboxes to allow stakeholders to interact with AI regulatory sandboxes and to raise enquiries with competent authorities, and to seek non-binding guidance on the conformity of innovative products, services, business models embedding AI technologies, in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c).
European Commission Article 57(17)

The Commission must proactively coordinate with national competent authorities, where relevant.

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The Commission shall proactively coordinate with national competent authorities, where relevant.

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