AI Act Article 84: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

All obligations under Article 84

Obligation 1

The Commission shall designate one or more Union AI testing support structures to perform the tasks listed under Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in the area of AI. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 84, Article 84

Obligated entity

Commission

Action required

designate

Deadline

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Penalty

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Obligation 2

Union AI testing support structures shall provide independent technical or scientific advice at the request of the Board, the Commission, or of market surveillance authorities. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 84, Article 84

Obligated entity

Union AI testing support structures

Action required

provide

Deadline

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Penalty

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EU AI Act compliance deadlines

• 2025-02-02 Article 4 AI literacy in_force
• 2025-02-02 Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk) in_force
• 2025-08-02 GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56) in_force
• 2026-08-02 Article 50(2) machine-readable marking (watermarking) of AI-generated content provisionally_amended
• 2026-08-02 Article 50 transparency obligations OTHER than the 50(2) marking grace (for example disclosure that a user is interacting with an AI system) scheduled
• 2026-08-02 Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations provisionally_amended
• 2026-08-02 National AI regulatory sandboxes (establishment deadline) provisionally_amended
• 2026-12-02 NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM provisionally_amended
• 2027-08-02 Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations provisionally_amended

Questions about Article 84

Who must comply with Article 84 of the AI Act? +

Commission, Union AI testing support structures.

What does Article 84 of the AI Act require? +

designate provide