Article 2 · Chapter I: General Provisions
Scope
Cross-cutting
Summary
Defines which actors and which uses fall in scope: providers placing AI on the EU market, deployers established or located in the EU, importers, distributors, and providers/deployers in third countries when the output is used in the EU. Carves out national security, military, defence, scientific R&D, and personal non-professional use.
Key obligations
- Applies to providers regardless of where they are established if the output is used in the EU
- Applies to deployers located in the EU
- Excludes purely personal, non-professional use
- Excludes systems exclusively for military, defence or national security