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The EU AI Act

The world’s first horizontal AI regulation. Applies to providers, deployers, importers, and distributors operating in the EU. AI Sigil maps every article to scoped obligations and pre-built controls.

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At a glance

The EU AI Act is a dense piece of regulation, but its shape rests on six anchor points:

  • What kind of legal instrument it is
  • When its provisions begin to apply
  • Who falls within its geographic reach
  • How it classifies AI risk
  • How AI Sigil covers it
  • What non-compliance costs

Each of these shapes whether and how the Regulation applies to your AI portfolio, read them before diving into obligations, roles, and articles.

Type: Regulation

Directly binding in all 27 EU member states without national transposition.

Status: In force

Entered into force on 1 August 2024, with its obligations applying in phases.

Geographic scope

Applies inside the EU and to non-EU providers and deployers whose AI output is used within the EU.

Controls in AI Sigil

62 pre-built controls, each mapped to the specific article or annex it derives from.

Risk model

Five tiers: Minimal Risk, Limited Risk, High Risk, General-Purpose AI (GPAI), and GPAI with Systemic Risk.

Penalties

Up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher (above GDPR's ceiling).

What it is

  • First comprehensive legal framework specifically regulating AI, adopted by EU Parliament and Council in 2024
  • Classifies AI systems by risk level (prohibited / high / limited / minimal)
  • Imposes proportionate obligations on each actor in the value chain
  • Providers carry the heaviest burden (risk management, technical doc, conformity assessment, post-market monitoring)
  • Deployers, importers, distributors carry lighter but specific duties
  • GPAI models follow a separate track with stricter rules for systemic-risk ones

You ship AI faster than you can govern it.

  • Phased application started 2 Feb 2025 with prohibited practices
  • Bulk of high-risk obligations apply from 2 Aug 2026
  • Non-compliance: up to €35M or 7% global turnover, above GDPR
  • Directly applicable in 27 EU member states, no national transposition
  • Extraterritorial reach: any AI output used in EU falls in scope