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EU AI Act / Chapter VI / Article 62
EU AI Act · Article 62

Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups

Chapter
VI · Measures in support of innovation
Applies from
2 August 2026
Who
Member States

What it means

Member States give SMEs and start-ups priority sandbox access, awareness-raising, training and dedicated communication channels, and conformity assessment fees take their size into account. The 2026 Omnibus extended some relief to small mid-caps.
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Derogations for specific operators

Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.

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