EU regulatory register · AI Act
Article 55Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk
CELEX 32024R1689 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter V
Short answer
1. In addition to the obligations listed in Articles 53 and 54, providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk shall:
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/ai-act-2024-1689/artikel-55 · Short answer as data · Official text
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Official text
Read from the EU Publications Office for this CELEX number. The wording stands as published; nothing here is rewritten or summarised.
1. In addition to the obligations listed in Articles 53 and 54, providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk shall:
(a)
perform model evaluation in accordance with standardised protocols and tools reflecting the state of the art, including conducting and documenting adversarial testing of the model with a view to identifying and mitigating systemic risks;
(b)
assess and mitigate possible systemic risks at Union level, including their sources, that may stem from the development, the placing on the market, or the use of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk;
(c)
keep track of, document, and report, without undue delay, to the AI Office and, as appropriate, to national competent authorities, relevant information about serious incidents and possible corrective measures to address them;
(d)
ensure an adequate level of cybersecurity protection for the general-purpose AI model with systemic risk and the physical infrastructure of the model.
2. Providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk may rely on codes of practice within the meaning of Article 56 to demonstrate compliance with the obligations set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, until a harmonised standard is published. Compliance with European harmonised standards grants providers the presumption of conformity to the extent that those standards cover those obligations. Providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risks who do not adhere to an approved code of practice or do not comply with a European harmonised standard shall demonstrate alternative adequate means of compliance for assessment by the Commission.
3. Any information or documentation obtained pursuant to this Article, including trade secrets, shall be treated in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set out in Article 78.
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Knowledge card
- Applies
- gpai-provider: Meet the additional obligations for models with systemic risk.
- Risk if ignored
- high
- What to do
- Meet the additional obligations for models with systemic risk.
- Deadline
- Applies since 2 August 2025 for models with systemic risk; notify the Commission within two weeks of meeting the threshold (Art. 52(1)). Models placed on the market before that date must comply by 2 August 2027.
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Obligations, actions and sanctions
Article 55 · Role: gpai-provider
Meet the additional obligations for models with systemic risk.
Deadline: Applies since 2 August 2025 for models with systemic risk; notify the Commission within two weeks of meeting the threshold (Art. 52(1)). Models placed on the market before that date must comply by 2 August 2027.
Decision chain (JSON)
Sanction: Administrative fine: prohibited practices up to EUR 35 million or 7 % of worldwide annual turnover; other obligations up to EUR 15 million or 3 %; incorrect information up to EUR 7.5 million or 1 %. For general-purpose AI models the Commission (AI Office) decides, up to EUR 15 million or 3 %.
Summary of the obligation in the register; the official language versions on EUR-Lex are authoritative. Source: NovaCopilot
Risk, sanction and outcome
Art. 55 · gpai-provider
Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst EUR 15 000 000 · Authority: European Commission (AI Office)
Decisions applying the provision: none in the register
Full chain (JSON)
Outcomes are counted from stored judgments that cite the provision verbatim. Source: NovaCopilot
Guidance and secondary law
Authority guidance and the delegated or implementing acts that fill the article, with the primary source at the issuing body. Read 2026-08-31.
- Guideline · Europeiska kommissionen2025-07-18Guidelines on the scope of obligations for general-purpose AI models
Which obligations bind whom under Chapter V: the provider concept, downstream modification and the open-source carve-outs.
Article 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
- Guideline · Europeiska kommissionen2025-07-10General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
The voluntary code for general-purpose models: transparency, copyright and systemic risk, read against Articles 53 and 55.
Article 53, 55
The text is quoted from the official source and is not legal advice. A national court reads the language version that binds in its jurisdiction.
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